“There is only one bottom line for the Christian. The spiritual bottom line.” I was recently at a missional business conference and a brother challenged the table with this line. I wholeheartedly agreed! Or… at least, I wanted to agree. By “spiritual,” the brother...
If you’re looking for a 480% return on your investment, try blessing people. Yeah? Yes, really. I’m serious. Blessers vs. Converters In 2008, Mark Russell conducted a fascinating study on the efficacy of Business as Mission (BAM) teams in Thailand. He observed two...
“There is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.” (source) For fifty years, Milton Friedman’s doctrine, also known as “Shareholder Theory,” has embedded itself in the minds of...
Missional Marketplace – Erik Cooper The purpose of “The Missional Marketplace” is to offer a comprehensive overview of the pivotal concepts integral to the Business as Mission (BAM) movement, Theology of Work, and the Sacred-Secular Divide. As...
“You mean you want me, a seminary graduate, to start a business in a foreign country?!” “What’s the least amount of time I can spend working in my business if I’m going to do BAM?” “I’m not a business person. I’m a pastor who is trying to learn language, assimilate to...