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Business as mission (BAM), an emerging concept and developing ministry, has drawn fascination in missions and business circles. BAM embodies the practice of using business strategically accomplishing missional purposes. Though the term is ubiquitous in mission circles, there is disparity between its meaning. There has been much theoretical discussion about BAM but far less research accomplished on how it happens out in reality. The Missional Entrepreneur takes an in-depth look at business as missions in action with an eye to expose the most effective principles and practices of this movement.
- Sales Rank: #98327 in eBooks
- Published on: 2011-06-01
- Released on: 2011-06-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author
Mark Russell has a PhD in intercultural studies from Asbury Theological Seminary, a master of divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a bachelor of science degree in international business from Auburn University. His doctoral dissertation focused on business as mission (BAM). Mark has gained tremendous international understanding in his time living and working in Russia, Chile and Germany and in his extensive travel to more than 70 countries to carry out a variety of business, educational, humanitarian and religious projects. Mark has been published in more than 50 academic and popular level publications. Mark lives in Boise, Idaho, with his wife, Laurie and their children, Noah and Anastasia.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
An Excellent Introduction to Business as Mission
By Robert Royce
Some time ago, I started a business consulting practice with the idea that I could use my "business" income to support my "ministry" activities. My plan was to imitate Paul and his use of tentmaking to "pay the bills." However, I found that separating my work and ministry activities was quite challenging and I longed for a more integrated life where everything I did was ministry. But how?
I find Mark Russell's book, "The Missional Entrepreneur: Principles and Practices for Business as Mission," to be excellent input for my journey into the world of "business as mission" (BAM). Based on Russell's doctoral work at Asbury Theological Seminary, the book is structured into five parts: 1) Fundamentals, 2) Learning from the Apostle Paul, 3) Motivations and Mind-Set, 4) Best Practices, and 5) Special Topics. Russell has traveled extensively and is able to draw upon both first hand experience and direct field research to provide numerous valuable insights into what it takes to succeed in BAM.
Part 1: Fundamentals is a fine introduction, but it's parts 2 and 3 that really set this book apart.
In Part 2: Learning from the Apostle Paul, Russell provides an in depth look into Paul's context, the nature of his work and the rationale behind why he was a tentmaker. After reading these chapters, I've come to realize that my understanding of Paul was inadequate (which certainly won't be the last time that happens). I had a vision for what I call "tentmaking 1.0" that separated "business" and "ministry" into two different spheres. But Russell does an excellent job of demonstrating how integral tentmaking was in Paul's ministry. It not only provided him a degree of economic independence, it also provided him access to people and a context for witness that were integral to his ministry. Paul's witness was not just what he said, or how he moved in power, but in how he conducted his business, openly in the marketplace for all to see. Paul was practicing what you might call tentmaking 2.0, where his tentmaking was part and parcel with his ministry.
In Part 3: Motivations and Mind-Set, Russell starts by examining parallels between today's BAM efforts and current and past mission trends. He then examines different motivations and mindsets for BAM before diving into a "composite" case study that compares two models of BAM, drawing upon his fieldwork in Thailand where he conducted 128 interviews across 12 BAM enterprises. I found this section to be invaluable. Russell found a marked difference between those whose motivation was to bless the local population in the name of Jesus and those whose primary goal was to convert them to Christianity. This difference in mindset had striking implications. "Converters" tended to work undercover and stay aloof from local Christians and exhibited low cultural adaptation. "Blessers" worked openly (since there are few, if any, countries where simply being a Christian is forbidden, while there are many where conversion is outlawed), tended to partner frequently with local churches and exhibited high cultural adaptation. Not surprisingly, the "blessers" were generally happier (as were their employees) and more successful in business, but most importantly, the fruit of the activities was also dramatically different. Those enterprises focused on blessing saw 40x more people become followers of Christ. Russell is clear that his study was specific to one culture, at one moment in time, but I think anyone contemplating how to integrate their business skills into ministry will find this section to be thought provoking and worthy of study and prayer.
In Part 4: Best Practices, Russell discusses a variety of business and mission related issues including the value of planning and vision, the challenge of understanding and navigating foreign cultures, and issues of competition. Chapter 5: Special Topics examines issues around leadership and offshoring.
This was an excellent book that I would highly recommend to anyone interested in BAM. It makes a good complement to Neal Johnson's new book "Business as mission a comprehensive guide to theory and practice." While Johnson's book is more like an academic survey of the literature, "The Missional Entrepreneur," with its exegesis of Paul's tentmaking and its case studies, is more readable and enjoyable as it captures Russell's own journey to understand just what BAM is, and should be, in a clear narrative style. The result is an insightful book that is well worth reading by anyone with heart for business as mission.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Must Read for BAM
By Dr. Adams
The apostle Paul is a complex person who is often difficult to understand. Many Christians find him the model missionary and evangelical. He was a tentmaker by trade and continued his occupation during most of his missionary journeys. At times, Paul worked numerous hours so as not to be a burden on those to whom he was teaching (I Thessalonians 2:9). The gospel spread through much of the world because of the direct work of Paul and the many seeds he planted.
The author uses the life of Paul to help readers understand Business as Missions (BAM). A clear case is made that both missions and business are meant to coexist and this mixture is effective in the long run. A missional entrepreneur is someone who starts a business to fulfill his/her part of God's plan for the world. A holistic view is offered for the enhancement of the big picture of a Christian's role in this world.
The author presents research on the best and worst practices in BAM. An often discussed issue is the difference between making disciples and converts. The book is demonstrative of the great commission (Matthew 28:19-20) and why the word disciples, and not converts, is used.
The book is a great read for getting basic theological insight into the world of marketplace ministry. Anyone wanting a basic understanding of BAM would gain from reading the book. I would recommend the section on Paul to even those well read in BAM. What makes this book a must read are insights into Paul and the manner in which the great apostle combines business and missions.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
More People Need To Read This Book
By Steve Bremner
I have to admit, I first got this book in late 2012, but I didn’t finish it until this year, and I'm only now posting this review.
All Christians of every walk of life would benefit to read this work. I’ve notice two ditches believers fall into when it comes to missionaries or pastoral leaders and financing them. There’s the crowd that says “well Paul was a tentmaker so it’s wrong for a pastor to take a salary”. Then there’s the other crowd, which I’ve run into a lot as a missionary that says missionaries or Christian leaders shouldn’t work at all but should be exclusively funded.
Mark L Russell does a great job showing that throughout the life of Paul, there’s credible evidence in the Scriptures that he in fact did both. It’s likely that depending on the city he was in and the state of maturity of his disciples there, he’d work, while others he received offerings from. It wasn’t an either/or, but a both/and situation for him.
Another important point the author makes that I had never thought of before is that in “closed countries”, or as he likes to call them, “creative access” countries, Christians are inadvertently doing more harm then good when they use cover stories like jobs and businesses for why they’re in the country. For example Russell writes,
"After uncovering a fake business, governments are apt to change visa regulations, which can cause problems for all foreigners, including those who are running legitimate businesses. Visa hassles drain precious energy and money from missional entrepreneurs who really need it. It is a real tragedy that fellow Christians frequently are the root cause of these visa hassles."
There are many aspects to being a missional entrepreneur, whether in your own country or a foreign country, that the author talks about.
Definitely recommend!
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