For years, discussion around the multiple bottom lines of BAM has been heated. Spiritual only? Spiritual and profit? Maybe CSR, CSR+, or a quadruple bottom line with social and environmental issues.
Social responsibility and evangelism are not diametrically opposed to one another. They are rightly seen as partners to the same end when rooted in love.
Top 10 BAM Books including Missional Marketplace, Missions Disrupted, Tentmaking, BAM Global Movement, The Missional Entrepreneur, Scatter, and more
The Missionary Band is the marrying of business-background and ministry-background believers in a mutual business partnership for a common ministry goal.
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Recently, I found myself 10,000 miles from home, and on that trip, God spoke something very profound. I just returned from the Asia Pacific region. We were with about a dozen pastors and some key business guys from their churches. We were there interacting with missionaries and on the ground, kind of on-site, with Insight, connecting with the culture and what God is doing in those parts of the world, and really, ultimately, what still needs to be done.
How will they know unless someone tells them? This is the missional call of Romans 10:14. It is our call. Yet today we wrestle with another question: How can they know if no one is legally allowed to tell them?
I recently had a friend tell me that a phrase I use all the time may not be as clear to other people as I thought it was.
Marketplace skills are Missionary skills. I use this phrase a lot. The alliteration flows off the tongue, and it's just enough out of the box to grab people's attention. I throw it out in general conversation, when I preach, on videos we produce. And I truly do...
What is missiology and why is it important today? Let’s talk about it.
Your Work Is Holy Ground: The Biblical Case Against the Sacred-Secular Divide The sacred-secular divide has shaped how Christians think about work and calling for nearly a century. Here is where it came from and the theology that tears it down. The Guilt Most...
The Question Most Pastors Are Afraid to Ask Where does your church go on Monday morning? For most congregations, Sunday is the only moment pastors can account for. The rest of the week, their people scatter into offices, hospitals, construction sites, courtrooms,...
What Is Your Daily Work REALLY Saying About God? Most marketplace believers have spent years feeling spiritually invisible from 9 to 5. Dr. Allen Tennisen, chief theologian for the Assemblies of God, makes the biblical case that your job isn't just a way to fund...