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5) Emerging Markets Research & Service Opportunities —

January 29th, 2012 · No Comments

Anda Leadership needs your help. They’re finding quite a bit of information on emerging markets, multinational corporations, etc. However, they’ve had a harder time finding good statistical information about small businesses and entrepreneurial organizations in emerging markets. They’d like to be able to project income and then report on results vs. current levels of production [...]

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10) See One Author’s Top 25 Best “Work as Worship” (BAM) Books —

January 29th, 2012 · No Comments

Want to learn more about “Work as Worship” (some would call it Business as Mission or BAM)? What could be better than a top-25 list of books about the subject? Build a library on your Kindle or otherwise. Work as Worship guru, Justin Forman, lists such works as “Our Souls at Work,” by Mark Russell, [...]

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4) Tentmaking Business As Mission Courses – Winter/Spring 2012 —

January 15th, 2012 · No Comments

Let GO/TENT help you to develop your ministry plan by attending one of their Tentmaking Business as Mission courses. Their course fees are some of the lowest anywhere for a 4.5 day intensive, two week curriculum. An extensive course book, a course CD/USB full of post course resources and delicious meals are all included. At [...]

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8) Germany Awaits Tentmakers Business As Mission People —

October 9th, 2011 · No Comments

The Akademie für Weltmission in Korntal Germany is hosting the second annual tentmaking business as mission course October 31-November 3 2011. The focus of four intense days is on ministry development and cultural adaptation. All teaching is in English. Space is limited so please register early. For more information and the course outline check out [...]

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1) Germany Awaits Tentmakers Business As Mission People —

September 25th, 2011 · No Comments

The Akademie für Weltmission in Korntal Germany is hosting the second annual tentmaking business as mission course October 31-November 3 2011. The focus of four intense days is on ministry development and cultural adaptation. All teaching is in English. Space is limited so please register early. For more information and the course outline check out [...]

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2) Tentmaking Business As Mission Events, Fall 2011 —

September 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Once again the team at Global Opportunities and TENT Norway are teaming up for events in California, Florida, Germany, Washington, Vancouver BC and Norway. Attendance at courses is hitting all time highs, with some late registrants being turned away due to limited class size. Their training focuses on developing critical ministry skills for both professionals [...]

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3) A BAM pioneer/supporter has died (“graduated to Heaven”) —

April 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment

Don Nordstrom helped start and grow PRI (since 1987), a BAM company with over 10 operations in China.  Don was father and greatest mentor to PRI’s Chairman, Dwight Nordstrom.  Don finished well. Also the Lord graciously protected Don’s legacy at the time of his death.  Policemen and doctors say that Don was a “hero” – [...]

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2) Take a Business-As-Mission Journey to East Asia –

January 9th, 2011 · No Comments

BAM Journey is a 6-month to 1-year participatory, immersion program that seeks to equip and mobilize people with business backgrounds, education and skills to be part of BAM in the world and East Asia. Participants are full-time language and culture students, then weekly meet together to read, discuss and understand Biblical foundations and BAM principles [...]

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6) Catch this Business as Mission (Tentmaking) Course in Florida —

January 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

After the successful launch of their annual course in Germany, the Global Opportunities/TENT team is lining up for the first course in 2011 in sunny warm Florida, 2-6 March 2011. Their course material is continually updated from active tentmakers & “bammers” already out there, making this intensive and practical course a must attend for anyone [...]

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4) OPEN Expos 2011 –

December 26th, 2010 · No Comments

They’re coming up soon, January 20-22 in Atlanta, GA, and September 15-17 in Denver, CO. The Expos are hosted by the OPEN Network. The presenters are B4T/BAM practitioners from the Network who are currently operating profitable businesses for the purpose of transforming communities for His glory. The objectives for the Expo are to introduce experienced [...]

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2) Learn to Care for Creation, either in Person or via Webinar –

February 7th, 2010 · No Comments

On March 6th, Brigada will stage a day-retreat at Emerald Hills in Louisville, Kentucky. New this week — you can attend in person or virtually, via webinar. The primary presenter, Ed Brown, is Director of Care of Creation and author of, “Our Father’s World.” Who would enjoy this workshop? Those that… Are concerned about the [...]

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4) Comprehensive Business as Missions Book is a Hit

January 17th, 2010 · No Comments

If you’re a “BAM” proponent, practitioner, or promoter, here’s a new book, “Business As Mission: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice,” you’ll want to add. By Neal Johnson, it’s over 400 pages and is a great read for students and business leaders already interested in Business as Mission but are looking to get the [...]

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10) Still Looking for that Perfect Gift?

December 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Brigada participant, Allan, recommends handmade goods from Afar Imports http://www.afarimports.com According to Allan, they are an importer that helps international companies of all kinds in many hard-to-reach places sell their products in the USA.  He had met them personally at a recent conference. Shop online, find unique gifts, and support global workers all at the [...]

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