Meet Ila and Ida (pronounced eela and eeda), two amazing sisters in SE Asia whose passion for the Kingdom and helping women trapped in human trafficking led them to launch House of Diamonds. Their business supports their recovery and reclamation while selling beautiful products online. The energy of this episode will bless you! We promise! Learn more and make purchases at https://hod-indonesia.com . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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]. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

This is Part II of Larry Sharp’s “lessons learned” in BAM. Larry’s heart and experience help us avoid traps that many early BAMMERS have fallen into. Larry is an experienced missionary, professor, coach, and board member. Currently serving with IBEC Ventures and TriVenture—the BAM Launchpad. HTTPS://TriVenture.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Larry Sharp, PhD, shares more BAM Wisdom in part 1 of 2 episodes this month. This conversation focuses on having a strong foundation and clear purpose, if you want to do more than just get by. Larry is a respected teacher, professor, BAM Coach, sits on the board for Freedom Business Alliance. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

In this episode we get a wonderful update on Imani Collective (Kenya) from founder, Jenny Nuccio and her US partner, Hailey Bickham. This is a tremendous business having big impact on women in Africa. Check out their website at www.imanicollective.com Jenny was one of our earliest guests on this podcast and still one of the favorites. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Erik Olson helped found Dignity Coconuts in the Philippines and it’s a shining example of all the best parts of BAM. Solid business. A measurably better product. Caring for people. Environmental impact. Discipleship. Explore their products at www.dignitycoconuts.com or buy them on Amazon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

The BAM Movement is in virtually every country on earth. This episode introduces Carrie-Anne Ballantyne, co-founder of BAM Canada. Listen as she outlines what God is doing there! Links for this episode include https://businessasmission.ca, https://thirdpathinitiative.com, and https://patreon.com/BAMStories --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

One of the pillars of the modern BAM movement is David Skews. David’s story is a wonderful account of God’s redemption and utilization of a remarkable individual. As a teacher, story teller, mentor, friend and business leader, David has helped lead and develop BAM for the last 20 years. Learn more about him at www.turnthecoin.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Return guest, Rachel Nelson, is the Executive Director of Freedom Business Alliance. Https://freedombusinessalliance.com FBA exists to mobilize and equip companies around the world to make a difference in the dark area of human trafficking and sex slavery. Her update is important as this month is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the USA. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Jun Shiomitsu is a powerful example of God using all the preparations of life for His plan. Jun has a banking and economics background, an MBA from Cambridge, a global banking pedigree and God brought it all together to launch the Avoda Group business development in Uganda. Learn more at www.avodagroup.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Lawrence Turner has traveled the world implementing BAM among the neediest and least reached using a simple but effective program. To learn more, contact him at [email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

So many think you have to leave home to do BAM. But what if that’s not God’s plan for you? Heather Maloney, of Contact Point, is making a Kingdom Impact in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia. This is her story. https://contactpoint.com.au --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Banker, investor, and disciple, Dick Weidner of Legacy Ventures shares his journey to forming one of the first BAM Venture Capital funds and the difference it can make in the BAM Movement. Learn more about it at http://legacyventuresnetwork.com or contact Dick directly at [email protected]. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Return guest, Jonathan Brake, explains how coaching can stabilize, energize, and accelerate your BAM business growth. https://Triventure.com https://IBECventures.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

The dark world of human trafficking and sex slavery is alarming and frightening. Yet BAM is making inroads to help free those caught in this terrible bondage and keeping them out. Meet Rachel Nelson, Executive Director of Freedom Business Alliance. Visit their website at https://freedombusinessalliance.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Mark Plummer has been a driving force in BAM training around the world. Hear his vision for the next chapter in his journey. For more information go to https://bamtraining.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Meet Danilo Brizola of Snowman Labs—a software engineering and design shop in Curitiba, Brazil. Danilo’s company is built on a solid Kingdom foundation and serves clients around the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

We were all blessed by the BAM Global Congress and the pivot to currying the face of COVID. Here’s the team behind it all. Mats Tunehag, Jaoao Mordomo, and Jo Plummer. https://bamglobal.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Bob Bush, founder of IBEC Ventures, shares the value of coaching in the BAM ecosystem. https://TriVenture.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Tom Basile tells the story of moving from a traditional missions funding model to a more “business oriented” approach. His 20+ years in Mexico has yielded some wonderful fruit. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Buddy Rathmell—entrepreneur, missionary, educator is launching a new BAM School. Here his story and get more information at www.thebamschool.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Enjoy the energy and enthusiasm of former Hershey executive, Don Larson. God’s plan for him took him from the C-Suite to Mozambique where he started a company that has an amazing way of blessing people. Check out https://sunshinenuts.com/collections/frontpage for more information—and prepare to be blessed yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Steve Langley did BAM before BAM was cool. He didn’t even know what to call it. But God led Steve and Nancy to SE Asia to set up multiple businesses. Today, Steve is back in the States using his experience to advise agri-business companies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Author, lecturer, speaker, and leader, Kara Martin shares her journey to bring her faith in Christ into her entire life. Kara lives in Australia and speaks around the world. Her books include several in the “Workship” series and are best-sellers. For more information, go to workship.com.au . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Angela and Quintin Lake, from Liverpool, UK, launched 50Eight, a company dedicated to helping migrant workers find justice in the UK and beyond and to raising global awareness of people issues in the supply chain. Their website is www.50eight.com . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Rod St. Hill, from Brisbane, Australia has a deep portfolio in the BAM space. A doctorate in Economics, a college professor, an entrepreneur, and a pastor to business people are just some of the items in his resume. In his words, “I’m an encourager.” Learn how he encourages business people to serve Christ in the marketplace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Meet Kwame Nkrumah and Bright Osuwu from Ghana. The blend of preaching, Bible translation, and bottled water. Meet BFresh founders and see how it sparks your own imagination. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Listen to Ryan Crozier, BAM leader in Bucharest Romania tell his story of dreaming of Romania and being called their by God. Check out his sites. agencyboon.ro and goodbureau.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Robert Campana tells the story of PanDia Seeds, a southern California based company with Kingdom Impact in many countries. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Mike Thompson, Founder of Turas Group, tells his story of how his company brings grace, ethics, and truth to the international “people supply chain.” Check out their websites https://turasgroup.com and https://ampliorecruiting.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Catherine Tan and her husband founded an international fragrance company in the Philippines and have turned their work into true worship. If you want to understand the meaning of BAM, check this out. Bethel Avodah! http://bethelavodah.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Experienced missionary, BAM practitioner, and professor, Larry Sharp PhD shares some of the failures and recoveries he’s seen in the world of business as mission. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

George Maru launched and leads Ambatana Solar in Kenya. His story and his work with Empower Hope in Nairobi will inspire you as he hits the 4-fold bottom line! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

These six wonderful Kenyan ladies serving the Lord in and through their business lives. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

David Thuo is part of Empower Hope in Nairobi, Kenya. His unique role of “connector” of all the various parts of this multifaceted ministry and business is a great example of the use of gifts for the Kingdom. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Julie Colombino shares her story of being transfixed by the needs of Haiti after the great earthquake and the business that came out it. https://deauxmains.com . Join us for this fast paced discussion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

The first of several episodes exploring the BAM work of Empower Hope in Nairobi, Kenya. This episode features founder, Bob Cook. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Learn how Kristian Pettyjohn is using his entrepreneurial gifts to impact the Philippines. Up Photo is the company name and it’s making a real difference. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support

Jenny Nucci found herself in Kenya connected to women who were hurting on many levels. God led her to launch a successful Kingdom Company, Imani Collective, to provide work for them. It’s now an international brand. https://imanicollective.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-baer/support