Matt is a veteran worker, business person, disciple maker who has recently taken the lead in a global finance and business scale up company. We are limited in what we can say or write due to the sensitive nature of their work but rest assured, Matt and team are making huge Kingdom Impact in the hardest to get to places. Listen to the journey that God has taken Matt on and the future that God has planned. You can learn more at www.transformationalsme.org You can also show your support for this podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating and review wherever you listen, and sharing these stories with a friend. Financial support is given through www.patreon.com/bamstories

How does someone who loves Christ, loves business, and gets finance do to expand the Kingdom of God? For Derek Kessen, the answers led him on a path to found Heron Ventures, a Chicago based portfolio management company that is impacting the world. Thoughtful, strategic investments is what excites him and his team, enabling them to join God in His work of life and societal transformation. Learn more at https://heronventures.vc.

Danilo Brizola (Snowman Labs) and Samara Brandao (entrepreneur) are part of the backbone of BAM Brasil. Their stories about discovering Business as Mission, diving in, and now leading the effort in their home country are inspiring and encouraging. Learn more about them at https://bambrasil.org. Note also the upcoming BAM Conference in Curitiba in May. Please rate our podcast where you listen and consider supporting us at https://patreon.com/bamstories.

Gea Gort has come a long way since she and husband, Menno Gort served on Mercy Ships. Learning to see a ship as a floating business, Gea was led more and more into the world of BAM and today, she leads BAM Netherlands. Her insight, passion, and intelligence will challenge and inspire you. Gea will be speaking at the BAM Vancouver conference in early March (for more info, www.bamvancouver.org). She and her team will host another BAM Congress in the Netherlands in November 2024 (www.businessasmission.nl). Recently, she and BAM leader Bill Job launched Kingdom Keys for Business, Life, and Work, a biweekly podcast and they are in the process of building out BAM courses (for information go to www.bammoves.com). We wonder what Gea does in her spare time. Please give us a like and a rating wherever you get our podcasts. You can support The Business as Mission Podcast on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bamstories).

Our guest, Rob, lives and works in a closed country (hence the name contraction), but from there has managed to build, launch, and grow a BAM Incubator that is impacting expats and nationals around the world—especially among the unreached. The incubator is exciting but so is the journey that God led Rob on to get to where they are today. Listen to Rob’s story and then check out their site— https://b4tincubator.com

Carrie-Anne Ballantyne, co-founder of BAM Canada gives us an exciting update about what God is doing in her country. Great insights on local, national, and international developments in the BAM Movement. To learn more, check out bamcanada.ca, [email protected], and ourcommoncalling.ca. Carrie-Anne was our guest earlier on Season 3: Episode 5. Welcome back Carrie-Anne!

My thoughts are literally my thoughts. These are my brief reflections on the recent past and the near future of the Global BAM Movement. Mike Baer is the founder of Third Path Initiative BAM education platform at https://thirdpathinitiative.com and a founding member of TriVenture, “The BAM Launchpad,” at https://triventure.com.

Dr. Rod St. Hill, the BAM Pastor, joins Mike again to talk about developments in the world of BAM, pastoring BAM practitioners, and the latest lessons that God is teaching him. Dr. Rod is a perennial favorite to BAM Stories listeners and always an encouragement.

Robert Cross, former US Marine, came to Christ shortly after getting out of the service. His passion and gifting led him to a life of evangelism, church planting, and entrepreneurial activity—all at the same time. Through all of this, Robert saw huge need for discipling people in business. Entrepreneurs start things and Robert is the perfect example. Contact him at [email protected]

Dani Goeppert—Canadian who served in Ukraine and is now based in Austria—is the perfect example of someone who needed God’s help to learn and launch a BAM company. And HE met her, again and again. Enjoy the humility, joy, and perseverance of Dani as she shares the journey that led to virtual conference company Risen Events. Learn more at www.risenevents.com or contact Dani directly at [email protected].