Clarifying the 7 Mountains - 10 Principles

What REALLY is the 7 Mountain Message? from Os Hillman on Vimeo. *************** (Lee Royal, 5-27-2011) The Seven Mountains Strategy is Not: A theology,  Owned by Christian Reconstruction-ism Designed to part of a war plan used by "Dominion Theologists"  The Seven Mountains Strategy is: A simple organizational strategy for bringing the full message of Christ  across a wide cultural spectrum. It illustrates that believers are called to influence individuals at different places in time and culture It helps believers value gifts used by people in other areas to reach people It is a helpful strategy now, but like any strategy it will fall by the wayside when it is no longer helpful,   (for example, during the "Great Awakenings" tent...

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25 BAM Lessons Learned

I was part of a BAM Environmental Engineering business called Paradigm Engineering Owned By Johnny and Karen Combs. Their vision was to operated a kingdom Business. I served several roles there, including Human Resources and Community Services Officer. I was the Business as Mission Officer for the company. We collaborated with many pioneering BAM organizations,as well as doing our own activity. What follows is a quick summary of some lessons learned about BAM. Background of  the Paradigm Engineering BAM Movement Many people in leadership came from Baptist and Bible Church backgrounds; however, since the Business was not affiliated in anyway with any particular mission group, we were able to cross mission  organization boundaries well.  We partnered with...

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What is Business as Mission? ( BAM )

First, BAM or Business as Mission is the idea that there is a "calling" to business. Why, how and where do carry out my calling? How do I interaction with other people in the Body of Christ? How do I connect? Here is a brief introduction. In 2004 a group of  believing global business leaders gathered, and after much prayer and work, wrote  The Lausanne Occasional Paper 54 They said that God is at work in a new way, all over the world, both in the market place and in the Church. This dynamic movement within the Body of Christ is based  on God’s love for the world and His call to His Church.  It is a new wave of activity that is closely linked with the work of the Holy Spirit throughout history.  It is a relevant strategy for the 21st century....

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