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Explore articles, publications, conversations, and talks on mission, leadership, and business as mission. Where available, links open at their original publishers or hosts.
João’s YouTube channel ↗Talks and teaching in English and Portuguese.The Business as Mission Pod ↗Watch the podcast I co-host on YouTube.
RECURSOS EM PORTUGUÊS →CLIQUE AQUI para ver todos os meus recursos em português.01 / Writing
Articles and Papers
Back to the Future: The Evolution of Business as Mission, A Current Overview and AnalysisPaper presented to the International Business Alliance of South Korea · 27–28 Jun 2024
How BAM Global Is Nurturing the BAM Community: A 10-Year RetrospectiveBusiness as Mission
Creating Wealth for God’s Glory and the Common GoodBusiness as Mission
Business Is on Mission Around the GlobeBusiness as Mission
BAM 2779: Following the Brazilian Business as Mission JourneyBusiness as Mission
Getting Out, Getting In, Staying In, Sinking In: Church Planting and Business TodayBusiness as Mission
Business and Church Planting: Made for Each Other!Business as Mission
BAM vs COVID: Stories of Innovation and Our Unique ContributionBusiness as Mission
Leadership as Worship: A DOXA Perspective on Polycentric LeadershipPolycentric Leadership · 14 Aug 2025
BAM vs COVID: Look Up, Look Back, Look Around and Look AheadThe BAM Review · 24 Apr 2020
Should Environmental Concerns Be a Major Priority for a Christian Business Owner?Jeremy Weber, João Mordomo et al. · Christianity Today · 14 Aug 2019
One-on-One with João Mordomo on Brazil, the Gospel, and Business as MissionEd Stetzer and João Mordomo · Christianity Today · 24 Aug 2018
The Evangelical Case for Wealth CreationMats Tunehag, João Mordomo et al. · Christianity Today · 17 Oct 2017
Wealth Creation for Holistic Transformation: Seven Reports and a ManifestoEditorial team · Lausanne Movement and BAM Global · 2017
How the Sacred-Secular Divide Influences Attitudes to Business in the AmericasJoão Mordomo et al. · The BAM Review · 23 Apr 2016
What Does the Sacred-Secular Divide Look Like Around the World?João Mordomo et al. · The BAM Review · 22 Apr 2016
Bossa Nova, the “Beautiful Game,” and Business as MissionConnections: The Journal of the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission · 1 Sep 2009, pp. 20–21
Like a Mustard SeedWilliam Lane Craig and João Mordomo · Global Missiology 1, no. 2 · 1 Oct 2004
Missiological Misgivings about “Openness of God” TheologyGlobal Journal of Classical Theology 3, no. 2 · Nov 2002
Timeless Tips on Evangelism from the Apostle PaulGreat Commission Handbook · Jan 1999
The Power of a ProfessionLeadership University Magazine · 1 Dec 1998; also 1998 Great Commission Opportunities Guide, Dec 1997
02 / Contributions
Chapters
Unleashing the Brazilian Evangelical Missionary ForceJoão Mordomo · In Business as Mission: From Impoverished to Empowered, ed. Tom Steffen and Mike Barnett · William Carey Library, 2006Find on Amazon ↗
Terra Nova: Benefits and Challenges of Movement Work in Diaspora ContextsBradley Cocanower and João Mordomo · In Motus Dei: The Movement of God and the Discipleship of Nations, ed. Wes Watkins · William Carey Press, 2021Find on Amazon ↗
Bermuda; Equatorial Guinea; French Guiana; São Tomé and PríncipeJoão Mordomo · Entries in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, ed. Mark A. Lamport · Rowman & Littlefield, 2018Find on Amazon ↗
Business as Mission to, in and through DiasporaJoão Mordomo · In Scattered and Gathered: A Global Compendium of Diaspora Missiology, ed. Sadiri Joy Tira and Tetsunao Yamamori · Regnum Books, 2016Find on Amazon ↗
03 / Publications
Books
For the Sake of His Name: The Mission of God and His PeopleJoão Mordomo · Vida Doxa Publishing, Brazil, 2026
A concise, Scripture-rooted guide to God’s mission, our place in it, and why every Christian is called to live for His glory among all peoples.Free PDF ↗
A concise, Scripture-rooted guide to God’s mission, our place in it, and why every Christian is called to live for His glory among all peoples.Free PDF ↗
DOXA Lead: Leading Like Jesus for the Glory of the FatherJoão Mordomo · Vida Doxa Publishing, Curitiba, Brazil, 2025A practical, Christ-centered guide to leading with humility, integrity, and purpose, bringing God’s glory into every sphere of influence.Free PDF ↗
Terranova: A Phenomenological Study of Kingdom Movement Work among Asylum Seekers in the Global NorthBradley Cocanower and João Mordomo · Amazon, 2020An exploration of disciple-making and Kingdom movements among asylum seekers, inviting fresh thinking about mission among people building lives in new lands.Find on Amazon ↗
Business as Mission (Lausanne Occasional Paper No. 59)Editorial consultant and contributor · Ed. Mats Tunehag, Wayne McGee and Josie Plummer · Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, 2005A foundational guide to business as mission, connecting biblical vision with practical insights for businesses that serve people and advance God’s Kingdom.Free at BAM Global
Business as Mission: From Impoverished to EmpoweredContributing author · Edited volume · 2006Biblical reflection and real-world case studies explore how business can move communities from poverty toward lasting empowerment and holistic transformation.Find on Amazon ↗
World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd editionContributor to “Brazil” · Ed. Todd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo · Edinburgh University Press, 2019A panoramic portrait of Christianity around the world, bringing history and data together to illuminate the Church’s changing presence and global reach.Find on Amazon ↗
Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global SouthSenior editorial consultant and contributor · Ed. Mark A. Lamport · Rowman & Littlefield, 2018Discover the histories, voices, and vitality of Christianity across the Global South, broadening your understanding of the worldwide Church and its mission.Find on Amazon ↗
Scattered and Gathered: A Global Compendium of Diaspora MissiologyContributing chapter author · Ed. Sadiri Joy Tira and Tetsunao Yamamori · Regnum Books, 2016A global perspective on God’s mission among people on the move, connecting biblical foundations with practical approaches to ministry in diaspora communities.Find on Amazon ↗
04 / Reflection
Devotionals
05 / Watch
Videos
Commissioning the Whole Church into the Whole WorldFourth Lausanne Congress on World EvangelizationA Call to Startups to Start Making DisciplesLausanne Global Workplace ForumBAM: The What, How and WhoJoão Mordomo · YouTubeBusiness as Mission and the Great Commission: The Story of God’s GloryJoão Mordomo · YouTubeThe Story of His Glory - A Story of Glory among All NationsJoão Mordomo · YouTubeMore videos on João’s YouTube channelYouTube · Channel
06 / Listen
Podcasts
07 / Research
Dissertations
An Integrative Study of Doxological Metanarrative, Mission, Motivation and MechanismJoão Mordomo · Doctor of Intercultural Studies dissertation · Western Seminary, 2014 · Taylor University, Business as Mission Theses and Dissertations, no. 2
Dando um Jeito: An Integrated Theological, Historical, Cultural and Strategic Study of Missio Dei To, In and Through BrazilJoão Mordomo · PhD dissertation · Vision International University, 2014 · Liberty University Scholars Crossing, Faculty Publications and Presentations, no. 32
08 / Further writing
Reviews & Endorsements
Review of Crossing Cultures in Scripture: Biblical Principles for Mission PracticeBook review of Marvin J. Newell · Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 60, no. 2 (Jun 2017), pp. 379–381Find on Amazon ↗
Foreword to Business as Mission In a Nutshell: All the BasicsForeword on behalf of the BAM Global Chairing Team · C. Neal Johnson · Roadrunner Press, 2022Find on Amazon ↗
Endorsement of Mission in the Way of DanielEdward L. Smither · William Carey Publisher, 2022Find on Amazon ↗
Endorsement of The Missionary-TheologianE. D. Burns · Mentor / Christian Focus Publishers, 2020Find on Amazon ↗
Endorsement of BAM Global Movement: Business as Mission Concepts and StoriesGea Gort and Mats Tunehag · Hendrickson, 2018Find on Amazon ↗
09 / Learning
Courses
Lausanne Global Classroom on Business as MissionProduced in partnership with BAM Global, this classroom explores how profitable, sustainable businesses can advance God’s mission while addressing spiritual, social, environmental, and economic needs. It connects biblical foundations with practical examples, including responses to poverty, human trafficking, and the needs of unreached peoples, and includes insights from João Mordomo.
Lausanne Global Classroom on Wealth Creation for Holistic Gospel TransformationProduced in partnership with BAM Global, this classroom explores wealth creation as a vital part of mission and the life of the church. It equips leaders, churches, organizations, and individuals to understand its relevance in their own contexts, with themes including dignified pathways out of poverty, justice through employment, and care for creation.
Lausanne Global Classroom on Diaspora MinistryThis classroom explores ministry among people on the move, whether migration is driven by opportunity, education, conflict, or crisis. It examines biblical foundations and opportunities for mission to, through, and beyond diaspora communities, and includes insights from João Mordomo.