Business as Mission: Accelerating Global Mission Through Business

What role can business play in accelerating Global Mission?

Join Jo Plummer as she shares her 22-year journey in ‘Business as Mission’ (BAM), a movement integrating business and mission for global impact. From personal anecdotes in China and the remote villages of Nepal to inspirational stories of innovative business initiatives in Nigeria and beyond, Jo shares how business can address pressing global needs.

Learn about the BAM Global Summit, the significance of biblical foundations in business, and the importance of mobilising, equipping, and connecting people for effective mission work.

Main Points:

Personal Journey: Jo’s passion for BAM began during an outreach in China, where she realised the potential of business solutions in mission contexts.
Business as Mission Concept: Business as mission integrates business practices with mission goals to provide sustainable solutions in underserved areas, benefiting both people and the gospel.
Global Summit: The annual BAM Global Summit connects the BAM community, fostering learning and collaboration through storytelling and resource sharing.
Biblical Foundations: BAM is deeply rooted in biblical principles, with historical examples like Paul the Apostle’s tentmaking demonstrating the integration of business and mission.

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Guests in This Episode

Jo Plummer

Catalyst for Business as Mission

Jo has been serving with Youth With A Mission since 1996 and the Business as Mission Resource Team since 2001, developing resources and networks for the Business as Mission (BAM) movement. Jo launched the businessasmission.com website in 2002 and is currently the editor of The BAM Review blog.

Between 2002 and 2004 Jo helped facilitate the BAM Issue Group for the Lausanne Movement and was the co-editor of the Lausanne Occasional Paper on Business as Mission. She co-founded the BAM Global Think Tank in 2011, and now leads the BAM Global Network alongside Mats Tunehag and co-catalyst João Mordomo. She serves as executive editor of the BAM Global Reports and convenor of the BAM Global Congress.

Jo is married to Mark and they have three children, Jack, Edward, and Evie. Originally from the United Kingdom, they lived in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for 11 years before moving back to England in 2020.