Should Christians in business have a Jesus centered mission as they do business? Or should they just try to do good ethical business but play down Jesus in their business relationships and activities? Some like the term Business as Mission, othersRead more…
BAM – The Movement
Mats Tunehag gives an overview of ’The Business as Mission Movement’ at the Global Congress on Business as Mission, April 2013, Chiang Mai in Thailand. www.MatsTunehag.com www.BAMThinkTank.org
Business As Mission – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
Business is not a cover-up for missions, but a God-glorifying instrument for the holistic transformation of societies. Business as mission is also a key strategy in serving the unreached, the poor, the unemployed, and victims of trafficking. Mats Tunehag isRead more…
Creation Care vs. Creation Scare
Ideas have consequences. Our worldview affects our behavior. Our beliefs shape our actions. This also applies to the way we see business, treat staff and customers, and care for the environment. In and through business we want to: serve people, alignRead more…
Business as Mission can be smelly
Christ talks about invasion: may God’s Kingdom come on earth, may God’s will be done in our lives and societies today. The incarnational mystery is one of engagement, living among us, sharing our lives and circumstances. Business as Mission recognizesRead more…
Business as Mission is bigger than you think
Business as Mission, BAM, may sometimes be a tricky term, but it is an important concept and an essential praxis. But BAM it is not a silver bullet; it is not the ultimate strategy. It is, however, a growing globalRead more…
Margaret Thatcher on Business as Mission
Business as Mission is a relatively new term. But the concept is not, nor is the practice. But we can witness a renewed understanding of Biblical concepts of work and business. I have worked across the globe with these issuesRead more…
Rwanda: The Death and Resurrection of a Nation
Unfortunately Africa is often associated with words with negative connotations: corruption, aids, donor fatigue, genocide, bad governance, colonialism, malaria, slavery, famine, poverty, civil wars, blood diamonds, et cetera. A trillion dollar of aid has not raised the continent out ofRead more…
Business as Mission from Asian, African, and Latin American perspectives
There are an increasing number of publications (books, articles, papers) on Business as Mission, BAM. Many are authored by Westerners from a Western perspective and these contributions are good and helpful. But it is not a fair reflection of theRead more…
Global Shortfall of 1.8 Billion Jobs: How should we respond?
There is a global shortfall of about 1.8 billion good formal jobs, according to Jim Clifton, CEO of Gallup.* That is nearly a quarter of the world’s population. Many people live in the insecure informal job sector, which often isRead more…