C. Neal Johnson, PhD, publishes his second, comprehensive guide to all things BAM. “Business as Mission in a Nutshell,” is an ambitious title but Neal’s second book on the topic delivers. Neal and Mike Baer discuss the book, the message, and Neal’s journey in BAM. To contact Neal directly, go to fromnealspen.com or email him at [email protected]

Most Christians think of “stewardship” as giving—to church, to missions, to charity. But what if we “stewarded” our investments for God’s Kingdom as we try to do with our giving? What if we viewed our portfolios as God’s investment that we manage for Him? Don Simmons, financial professional and investment advisor, has written a powerful book, “The Steward Investor”, and shares the key ideas on this episode. You can learn more about the book at https://thestewardinvestor.com/ and the Kingdom Investment services his firm provides at https://stewardadvisorsgroup.com.

Bill Job, one of the earliest practitioners of BAM is still at it. Pandemic, illness, family struggles, relocating—none of these have cramped his God-given entrepreneurial spirit. Enjoy this episode as Bill shares some of the wisdom that God has shared with him over the last 4 decades.

The “business pastor” Rod St. Hill of Brisbane Australia returns to share more insights on how to equip business leaders to make disciples in the market place. Join the pastor of Ignite Church to learn more. Listen and share this with pastors you know…maybe yours!

Joel Ballew is not your average business guy seeking to do BAM. He’s a former business leader turned missionary turned BAMMER. It’s a great story filled with great energy and enthusiasm. Co-working was on the grow before the pandemic and now, as workers “return” and entrepreneurs launch companies, it’s on fire. You can learn more about the business at www.thecolabor.com and Joel welcomes direct contact via email, [email protected].

Mark Bilton is a well known and highly respected Christian business leader in Australia. His story as a believer in business, executive, leadership coach, and strategist is most encouraging and very challenging. He also writes and you get his books just about anywhere. You can find out more about Mark, his work, and his books at these sites. http://calledtobusiness.com/ http://thoughtpatrol.com/ and https://www.amazon.com/Monday-Matters-Video-Leaders-Guide/dp/0994235224/ref=sr_1_3?crid=QF1XL2IN434C&keywords=monday+matters+bilton&qid=1654571447&s=books&sprefix=monday+matters+bilton%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C384&sr=1-3

Governance expert, David Mustine, discusses why accountability and oversight matter to BAM companies. This is a rarely talked about topic but needs to be part of our BAM dialogue. David is founder of CDMPartnersLtd and can be contacted directly at [email protected]. Other resources mentioned in the show are boardsource.org, nacdonline.org, and efca.org.

It’s a lot more than giving. For the BAM movement to really impact the world, we also need believers to become Kingdom Investors. Providing capital for startups and scale ups based on solid Biblical and business principles is vital. Learn from Dick Weidner, respected Kingdom Investor, fund manager, and founder of Legacy Ventures Network. Learn more at www.legacyventuresnetwork.com

Meet Dave Price, visionary Coffee and BAM advocate. Dave has worked within the Global BAM community to push what he calls CAM—Coffee as Mission. It’s not about coffee shops but the entire coffee industry from farmers to baristas.

Dwight Nordstrom is a well known BAM pioneer. He was one of the very first to take BAM seriously and launched over 30 large kingdom companies in SE Asia. Dwight’s passion, experience, and commitment to growing, sustainable businesses has resulted in profit, kingdom impact, and needed “standing” in the countries his companies have served in. For more information on Dwight’s work, go to Priusa.com