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BAM Guiding Principles
2/19/2010 3:19:42 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment

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I found this list of principles on-line. They were extracted from Lausanne Occasional Paper #59 on Business as Mission 2004. They are quite good.

As you review these, keep in mind that a kingdom business must be profitable and sustainable just as any other business. Success of a BAM project will depend on many of the same characteristics of any good business—integrity, fairness and excellent customer service are examples.  The BAM then takes the business mission further, pursuing Kingdom objectives.
Ten Guiding Principles
1. Strives to be profitable and sustainable in the long term.
    Profit is an indication that resources are being used wisely and well.
2. Strives for excellence while operating with integrity and has a system of accountability.
3. Has a kingdom motivation, purpose and plan that is shared and embraced by the senior management and owners.
4. Aims at holistic transformation of individuals and communities.
5. Seeks the holistic welfare of employees
6. Seeks to maximize the kingdom impact of its financial and non-financial resources.
7. Models Christ-like, servant leadership, and develops it in others.
8. Intentionally implements ethical Christ-honoring practice that does not conflict with the gospel.
9. Is pro-active in intercession and seeks the prayer support of others.
10. Seeks to harness the power of networking with like-minded organizations.
This provides a nice review of principles we have been discussing along the way.

Blessings,

 Larry

 

Vision Planning Step 1 – Examine your values
1/5/2010 9:16:14 AM Link 0 comments | Add comment

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The first step in the vision planning process is simply to develop a list of key "values" for the group involved in the BAM project. Values are the characteristics we use to gauge the "rightness" and direction of our activities. Things like ethics, honesty, quality, etc. are typical values. 

Remember that there are values involved in many aspects of our lives.
  • Spiritual values – influence our daily lives as we keep Christ in our work and activities
  • Family values – affect our closest personal relationships
  • Work values – make a statement about how we apply work ethic to our actions
  • Education values – influence learning in our organizations
  • Personal values – show who we are in terms such as honesty, integrity,…
You can easily engage your team in the process of creating this list of values. In your vision planning meeting, have each member develop an individual list of their own values. This will take about 10 minutes. Then have each member select the 3 or 4 they consider most important. Each member can discuss his or her 3-4 top values. Consolidate these on a flip chart. This is a list that you want in front of the group, as they work on the development of their vision. It is a guage, or touchstone, to keep things headed in the right direction.
Examine your list of core values in relation to the purposes and plan for your BAM project. Ask yourself a couple of key questions:
  • Are these the values that are essential to project success? Why or why not?
  • Are there any values missing that might be critical to the project? Explain these. For example, if your project involves a school, make sure that educational values are included in your value set. This might encompass or include values such as “learning by doing,” “quality and honestly of presentations”, and more
  • How will you cultivate key values within your team?
This process of identifying values is a simple step, but it is important. If we begin to form a vision plan that is not congruent with our core values, that could be a serious problem.
Next time we look at creating a “picture” of the ideal for our BAM project.

Blessings,

Larry

 

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