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 The Global Business as Missions (BAM) movement is at a turning point. Critical mass has been achieved and God is working through BAM practitioners around the world to implement the infrastructure necessary to create and operate the next generations of Kingdom businesses. These companies will be used to transform the world through their business activities. The purpose of this study is to measure the current assessment of those in the fields of business, education, and missions who are leading the charge of Business as Missions. We received responses from nearly 500 people in 40 countries around the world.
Opinions were measured on four major issues surrounding Business as Mission: Defining BAM, Understanding BAM, Measuring the effectiveness of BAM companies, Supporting BAM efforts.
There is little disagreement when defining Business as Missions
The survey results support the assertion that the focus of the Business as Missions movement is changing. There is no longer the need to debate what defines a BAM company as there is little disagreement. EC Institute asked what respondents thought of six elements of the definition, including: "Is an intentional mission to the developing world," "Intends to make a profit," and "Intends to evangelize employees, customers, suppliers, and communities."
In all three fields, the majority of respondents - 84% of businessmen, 76% of educators, and 79% of missionaries - feel strongly that Business as Missions intends to evangelize. Strikingly, 79% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that BAM companies intend to make a profit.
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| International Course in Business as Mission :: Mats Tunehag, Lausanne Senior Associate |
 A calling into Business as Mission's carries with it great excitement and opportunity. Never before has the world been connected at such a rapid rate through technological advancement and dependence upon trans-national commerce. As believers in this day and age, this changing environment allows us to see God at work, restoring His Kingdom to the ends of the Earth, including his heart and design for business to be an extension of that blessing.
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| Is it Possible to Build a Christian Business School in Rwanda? :: Chris Page |
 A Christian school that teaches business is not an unusual phenomena.
A Christian-run school that teaches business in a developing country is much rarer, but not unheard of.
But imagine that there's a business school in the heart of Africa that has the glory of God at its epicentre. Imagine that this school seeks to be a catalyst not just for business creation, but for Kingdom business creation.
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| Top Business as Mission Job Opportunities in November |
 Here's the Top Business as Mission Job Opportunities for the Month of Novemeber, 2007:
The Mission Year + Eastern Partnership (MY+E) Program:: A new initiative of Mission Year and Eastern University that will prepare future leaders for effective urban ministry and community development within our nation's cities and distressed communities. Graduates leave with a portfolio that includes business plans, market analysis, feasibility studies, enthnographies and needs assessments
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| Columbia Intl Hosting Patrick Lai and Business as Missions Event |
 As many countries are closing their doors to traditional missionaries and missions strategies, the 21st Century missionary, needs to rethink missions. This course moves the student "outside the box" of contemporary mission strategies to study the ways and means of doing BAM. This course offers a complete holistic approach to missions. The course is a one week intensive study of tentmaking and the issues, problems, methodologies which every missionary and tentmaker needs to understand and know how to apply before moving overseas.
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New Website for Intergra Ventures :: Business as Mission in Eastern Europe and Eurasia |
 I'm a big fan of Integra. Their President, Bob Kuhlman and the team provide training and loans for aspiring entrepreneurs in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. More than 70 staff work in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Russia, providing business training seminars, one-on-one mentoring, and counsel on everything from marketing, sales, inventory management, and finance.Read on ... |
Training on Microfinance Development with the Chalmers Center |
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 The Chalmers Center for Economic Development offers low-cost email-based distance learning courses on how to minister to the poor without creating dependency. This training "helps the church to help the poor help themselves." A course called "Principles and Practices of Christian Microfinance and Micro enterprise Development" gives you an overview to microenterprise development and microfinance and orients you to the selection and design of a holistic intervention appropriate for your ministry context.
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