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Which Bible Parables Talk about World Missions and Reaching the Nations?
Jesus taught many parables, and He uses them to revisit certain themes over and over. One of those themes concerns world missions and His desire to see people from every nation, tribe, and tongue turn from their sin and follow Him. In fact, Jesus talks about world...
Which Christian International Missions Organization Should You Support?
You’ve put God’s kingdom first in your life, and you want to start supporting international missions. But what’s next? Should you donate to a global missions organization, support a specific missionary, or use some other approach? And which organization or people will...
How Discovery Bible Works to Make Disciples & Spread God’s Word
Discovery Bible is a small group study method that is helping spread the gospel in many nations. See how a meeting works at inward change and outward action
Spreading the Gospel Through Awana Africa – Zambia Update
See what iBAM is doing in Zambia, training Christian entrepreneurs and equipping them to train others across 18 African nations through Awana Africa
Business Coaching Benefits: Why Coaching Results in so Many Incredible Success Stories
See how business coaching benefits new and existing businesses with stability, growth, job satisfaction, and productivity, and why iBAM requires it
26 Business Coaching Statistics Reveal Why ‘Business As Mission’ Discipleship Works
Check out these business coaching statistics and find out why iBAM relies on training new trainers and mentors for our Christian global missions work
4 Missions Verses in the Sermon on the Mount
In Jesus’ greatest sermon, see what he says about missions and reaching the lost in four powerful statements. This is part of his call to all his followers
5 Traits Successful Missionaries Have in Common
See 5 qualities modern missionaries share in common – the practical steps they’ve taken that shaped their hearts for God to use to reach the lost
Discovery Bible Study – A Way to Engage People Around God’s Word
Learn all about the Discovery Bible Study approach to engaging, responding to, and sharing God’s word, and why it’s so effective across all cultures
Southeast Asian Muslim Communities Turning to Jesus
Southeast Asian Country Poised for Huge Advance into Muslim Communities It’s difficult for most Western Christians to grasp when they hear news like what you’re about to read. That’s because how we ‘do church’ in the west is different than in many other cultures. In...
Is God Calling You to Reach a Nation? How to Find Out Which One
Which Nation Is God Calling Me to Reach for His Kingdom? God is constantly trying to get every one of us to get our eyes off ourselves and start looking for ways to meet needs for others, instead of just seeking to meet our own. And the greatest need of all is to have...
5 Verses from the Gospel of John about Reaching the Lost
What Jesus Says in the Gospel of John About Reaching the Lost in Every Nation All Christians should give to missions in one form or another. Why? What does Jesus say about why he came to earth to be among the people he created? To answer that, there’s no better place...
Why All Christians Should Give to Missions – iBAM
Why All Christians Should Give to Missions All Christians should give to missions in one form or another. Why? Because the core of the Christian faith is to share the gospel and make disciples who can then teach and share the message with others so it continues to...
Afghan Refugees Convert to Christianity in Central Asia Camp
Afghan Refugees Converting to Christianity Due to Powerful Work of God What can God do through a single family that gives their lives to him? We’re seeing the fruits of that in a camp near the Afghan border, where Afghan refugees are converting to Christianity in...
10 Steps to Become a Witness of Christ to the Nations – iBAM
How to Become a Witness of Christ to the Nations Acts 1:8 is one of the most inspiring verses when it comes to becoming part of God’s mission. God wants to empower you to become a witness of Christ. That’s quite an honor. And for many, he wants you to take this beyond...
Top 10 Bible Quotes from Jesus about Global Missions – iBAM
What Does Jesus Say in the Bible about Global Missions? The Bible has a lot to say about global missions. But if we look only in the gospels to see what Jesus himself said, while a man on earth, can we find him talking about global missions? Reaching the nations has...
How Ukraine War Is Affecting Christian Missions Work – iBAM
Ukraine War Disrupts iBAM’s Partnerships and Mission Work iBAM began engaging with the nation of Ukraine in 2016. We formed several partnerships with pastors in the Donbas region, the highlighted portion on the map below in the eastern part of the country. Later, we...
5 Bible Verses Revealing God’s Heart to Reach the Nations
God has wanted to reach the nations – all the nations – since the very beginning. It’s easy to forget that sometimes when we get too consumed with our own lives and problems. But the great missionaries in the Bible as well as throughout history also had problems, yet...
WHY I TRAIN – THE JOY OF SPREADING THE GOSPEL
As an entrepreneur and veteran trainer with iBAM, John has experienced the joys and challenges that come with traveling to parts of the world where people face persecution for their beliefs. Here, he explains what keeps him returning to even the most remote, rugged...
WHERE OUR TRAINERS TAKE US
Proverbs 19:21 ESV “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” We could not deliver our program without volunteer trainers. Working in five different locations around the world, these entrepreneurs and business people...
GIVE A MAN A FISH: BUSINESSES AS MISSIONS IN THE UKRAINE
One of the biggest problems faced by families in the Ukraine is a lack of jobs. In the East where we live, the military conflict has caused massive pain and loss on the believers. Often, fathers and husbands leave for a long time and leave the city or even...
TEACH A MAN TO FISH: HOW THE IBAM CURRICULUM FOSTERS KINGDOM BUSINESS
When you go fishing for the first time, there’s a lot to learn. You have to learn which tools you’ll need, like hooks, lines and reels. You have to learn which type of fish to catch so you can choose the right bait. To be successful when you’re starting...
FISHERS OF MEN: BUILDING ON TO THE FOUNDATION
Yusuf* is a believer who pastors a church of 80 Muslim background believers in Central Asia. This is a rare registered evangelical church in Central Asia, and it’s leading a house-church movement to extend to the rest of his country. Yusuf gives all of...
FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE: WHERE WE FIND IT AND HOW WE SHARE IT WITH OTHER ENTREPRENEURS
As this article goes to print, our trainer, John, launches Phase 2 in Kosovo. With his faith and his years of experience as an entrepreneur, John shows students how to implement their business ideas into the real world. Here he shares some of the amazing...
WHAT IBAM BRINGS TO CENTRAL ASIA
Jim is a founding member of iBAM and is a trainer and field leader for Central Asia. He’s learned how to give entrepreneurs the tools and resources to bring business as mission to their communities. Here Jim shares what he has witnessed over the years....
SAEED’S STORY: FINDING SALVATION
Yusuf* is a pastor in Central Asia, a region where his ministry faces many challenges, including a lack of jobs and heroin addiction. Here Yusuf shares the incredible story of Saeed*, a believer who’s journey to discipleship has not been easy but has been...
HOW DANIEL HELPED IBAM BUILD ITS FOUNDATION
When iBAM came to Daniel’s church in 2016 to share their work with the congregation, Daniel was impressed with the stories of business as mission around the world, but he sensed a missing link. Thanks to his passion for improving processes, iBAM gained a...
CARRY OUT THE MISSION
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purposes. In countries across the globe, people wake up each morning to carry out a mission — to facilitate the growth of God’s Kingdom....
BEAUTIFUL EGGS WITH A DEEPER MEANING
Every spring, in Ukraine, families gather to dye and decorate eggs, creating beautiful and often elaborate designs with bright colors. This might sound similar to how we celebrate Easter in the United States, but instead of searching for the hidden eggs,...
HOW TO GIVE YOUR LIFE MEANING
Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose...