On Thursday, February 2 to Saturday, February 4, the IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University) Students for BAM (Business As Mission) held the first-ever Next Steps Conference. Speakers included BAM movement thought leaders Dr. Patrick Lai, Dr. Neal Johnson and PacMoore CEO Bill Moore.

Following a speech to a crowd of approximately 250 students, faculty and area business leaders, Moore answered questions in three small group sessions for participants who had signed up beforehand. One subject of emphasis for students was that they do not have to become missionaries to live out their faith – they can use their God given gifts in business to impact their workplaces in addition to their communities and world. 

PacMoore has been largely influenced by Acts 1:8, which seeks to...

Post by: Scott Pothoven - Currently in Africa with Bill Moore

Our final day of meetings began with a trip to a farm about one hour north of Kampala. The purpose of the trip was to get a feel for this land as a potential sight on which to build a fish farming process. The land was set quite a ways off the main road and most of it was not cleared so the walk felt more like a trek through the wild. It was an interesting adventure to say the least and provided yet another story to add to our list of things that only happen in Africa.

The afternoon was an opportunity to have some follow up meetings with Innocent and Alex to continue to discuss our plans and vision for the work with the farmers growing amaranth in western Uganda. It was a real blessing to...