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I am grateful for the wisdom of IBEC Board member Dave Kier. He is a successful businessperson both in the eyes of God and his customers. Dave is making a difference in his home area in the Midwest as well as in countries in Africa and Central Asia. Larry W. Sharp, BAM Support Specialist, IBEC […]

I can’t believe what I heard!  Did someone really say that?  And, like so much on social media or talk shows nowadays, totally without evidence of course. The person categorically stated that Business as Mission has failed. Think about it for a minute. The simplest definition is one I hear Bill Job say – BAM

I just returned from driving across eastern Washington and Oregon states. The area is largely agricultural, and it was the time of the wheat harvest.  The grain is harvested and stored in large granaries, elevators or storage silos. However, this year with a bounty harvest, the storage facilities are overflowing, and wheat is being piled

Not all stories end happily; in fact, not all readers want stories to end with good outcomes.  However, Business as Mission (BAM) seeks quadruple bottom line outcomes which are good.  One of those outcomes has to do with the spiritual, faith, and discipleship.  Some call them Kingdom outcomes. The book Missions Disrupted provides the reader

When I began to seriously study the science of how adults learn in the context of a team and in another culture, I learned things like: “Involve me, so I can understand” from Dwight Smith, author of Creating Understanding an expert of culture in Africa. “Coaching requires curious questioning” in my coach training from Bob

The conversation about measurement in business and determining what matters is a lengthy one.  Andy Grove summarized the issue with — we need to “measure what matters,” and that is the difficult part. So, we talk about the language of Financial Analysis Dashboards, KPIs, sales metrics, customer retention rates, CAC, and much more. The world

This article was originally published on the website www.businessasmission.com on May 29, 2025. —– This article is for BAM practitioners and those who support them in their work. It’s about what to do when something really bad happens and how to mitigate it happening in the first place. I have been visiting, observing, asking questions,

“Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being.”1 My first contact with

Mike Baer is one of the most acclaimed of BAM spokespersons and writers. His didactic and logical mind links well with his experience in business and pastoral work.  Additionally, his Business as Mission podcast is an important listen, and I recommend it highly. In a recent podcast, Mike reported on his trip to Argentina and

One of the most frustrating elements I experience with my attempts to tell stories of God at work through Business as Mission (BAM), is that I can’t tell some of them.  I am not allowed to tell the story because there are risks involved.  I have ways to learn about these stories, but I can’t