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E Zine Archives

Catch up on the coversation by reading the past EZines Impact Stories and Getting Involved in Business as Mission Training
The Next Generation: Historic Training Takes Off
A New Year Filled With Opportunity
Business as Mission on Cover of Christianity Today
Taking the Pulse of the Movement. Survey Results.
Mission Agencies: A Heart for Misssions and a Growing Mind for Business
Business is Sacred. Does it fit in Today's Church?
Does Microfinance Hit or Miss the Mark?
Gathering Together to Think Critically: Fall Events
Vacationing Like Brangelina + ABC's TV Special
The Top 25 Books on Business as Mission
Africans to Bono: For God's Sake, Please Stop!
7 Things Every Mission Agency Should Know About Business as Mission
Most Admired Kingdom Companies Cont'd
25 Most Admired Kingdom Companies of 2007
Top 5 Business on Mission Videos
Robert Redford, Wilberforce and Business as Mission
Church Purchases Hotel for Business Strategy
The Power of Video, Media, Books and the Church
Countdown Finishes: Catalysts to Watch in 2007
Countdown Continues: Catalysts to Watch in 2007
Business as Mission Catalysts to Watch in 2007
Searching for Business as Mission Leaders
The Long Term Commitment to Business as Mission
Recruitment: Getting the Right Peoople on the Bus
TwentySomethings's Journey in Business as Mission

What is Business as Mission?

Business as Mission Companies have these Characteristics (Adapted from Great Commission Companies):

Socially Responsible: The underlying goal is not pure profit, but rather a transformational business.
Income-Producing Businesses: These are authentic businesses that create value-added products or services and are not sustained by donations.
Managed by Kingdom Leaders: Critical decision-makers are Kingdom leaders who seek to reflect Jesus's teachings.
Committed to The Local Church: The business supports partnership with the indigenous church in the community.
Glorifying to God: The name of God is the ultimate object of praise, not the name of the business.

About the Network

For far too long I believe that as Christians we have assumed that a marketplace vocation and a passion for Jesus are mutually exclusive. Yet the Bible is full of people like Joseph who used their skills in administration and business to meet needs and be a light for God's kingdom.

As a business student preparing to graduate from Baylor University, I was faced with this age old assumption. It was one of those fork in the road moments. I had a passion for serving God but I also had a passion for business. Down one road lay the "American Dream" and the comfortable, defined path that corporate America had to offer. On the other hand was an opportunity to fuse a passion for business with ministry and live that life of adventure.

Since joining the team at BluefishTV and The RightNow Campaign in 2002, I've loved every moment of using an entrepreneurial drive and passion for business to further God's kingdom across the country and around the world.

As Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships, I have the privilege of spending my time leading our team in ministering to over 93,000 churches that have used one of our small group studies through both Bluefish TV and The RightNow Campaign. I also have the great opportunity to facilitate partnerships with some amazing ministries and missions organizations who share a passion to help people teach.

With a passion to connect more people to the growing movement of Business as Mission this Network was started in early 2006. By providing news and information to over 5000 leaders on various resources and companies we hope to inspire and connect others to opportunities to get involved.

My wife, Sharee and I live in Allen, Texas and are actively involved at Allen Bible Church. We're also thrilled that we will be expecting a new addition to our family in just a couple of months.

Media

Baylor Alumnus Turning Good Business into Great Ministry :: Baylor Business Review
Building on Passion :: Baylor Lariat
7 Things Every Mission Agency Leaders Should Know About BAM :: Businessasmission.com
Mission Agencies: Infrastructure, Passion, Business as Mission? :: Mission Frontiers
Business as Mission: Kingdom Focused Companies :: Mission Frontiers