March 14, 2022

Business as Mission | BaM

This Vlog articulates in-part 
the heart beat of our experiment
with Business-as-Mission.
VP | BaM


VP | Bam Overview

What do people mean when they use the BaM paradigm 
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VP | BaM's extended experiences & partnerships 
(Locations: Foreign & Domestic)

~ Masaka, Uganda ~ Sisters of Hope Int. [SOHI]
~ Dekar, Senegal ~ World Venture / Beersheba Project 
~ Matsu Valley, Alaska ~ Thirst Missions 
~ Winnipeg, Canada ~ The Siloam Mission 
~ Mier, Mexico ~ Casa Hogar Orphanages 
~ Rura Missions, OH, KY, WV, TN ~ Christian Appalachian Projects [CAP]
~ Native Mission MN, SD, AZ, MT ~ Tee Pee/Trailblazers
~ DocuMissions CO, MT, New England ~ Worldview Academy
[Summit, Archeologist, Navigators]
...and many other agencies [Domestic & Foreign],
have caused us to dream & begin our Journey
diving into the BaM Paradigm.
For decades we launched students across the planet
into short term missions ~ often investing in local communities
with missional businesses, designed to sustain long-term indigenous ministries.
Each ~ Returning year-after-year | story-after-story 
stimulating local economies | expanding exponentially the BaM paradigm.
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VP BaM | Mindset

Vantage Point | BaM (Campbells)
covet your prayers as we continue to work,
research, study, network, and simply get dirty.  
Navigating the business world is intimidating...
Trying to leverage it for the sake of the kingdom
will take nothing short of a miracle!
(But we know the guy, who is good at that,
and enjoys seeing us do our part, so that he can 
take our 2 fish & loaves of bread,
and make a feast out of it).

VP BaM | Marketplace

Business as Mission ~ as a paradigm
looks different in every microcosm.
It may look like teaching a trade,
(building, construction, hairdressing, baking, or sewing).
It may look like investing in the agricultural fields,
(mango, banannas, tea, water resevoirs, chickens, goats)
It may look like starting a Coffee/Tea/Chai shop,
Some BaM has more of a business emphasis,
while others emphasize the mission.

VP BaM | Means

There are some that prefer to keep the 
business \ SEPARATED from /mission
while others operate by
keeping / business & mission \ TOGETHER.
Most prefer (in principle) to eventually relegate the 
business & mission to the indigenous local people to run. 
Generating sustainable wealth and wellbeing for others,
is one of the most tangible ways to share 
the economy & ethic of Christ

VP BaM | Multiplier