Business as Mission Canada Podcast

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Welcome to the Business as Mission Canada Podcast, hosted by Ruth Ajayi. We serve Canadian Christians passionate about missional business, to help them gather and grow in their redemptive purpose. Each episode features a unique BAM perspective to build and challenge yours - by sharing insightful and encouraging missional business stories from Canada and beyond. Wondering what it mean to be missional while in business? You're in the right place. We hope you leave encouraged and equipped to practically maximize Kingdom impact. Learn more about who we are by visiting www.businessasmission.ca

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November 4, 2025Episode 7539 min

Impact from Ministry to Marketplace, with Chad Vandervalk

When Chad Vandervalk shifted from pastoring across Canada (literally coast to coast!) to launching Purpose Pivot and leading Strand 360, he set out to integrate faith and purpose into everyday business. Drawing on his pastoral background and entrepreneurial journey, Chad reveals how business can serve others, reflect God’s heart, and create lasting impact beyond the church.In this episode, we discuss the realities of moving from ministry to business, practical ways to discover your purpose at work, and how faith can inform authentic leadership. Whether you’re a pastor or an entrepreneur, you’ll find inspiration to bridge faith and work in any context.Resources from this episode:Chad’s book: Your Sacred CottageInsights on Redemptive Entrepreneurship (Praxis framework)Amy Sherman's book: Kingdom Call: Vocational Stewardship for the Common GoodSTAY CONNECTED WITH US:Website: ⁠www.businessasmission.ca⁠LinkedIn: @ Business As Mission (BAM) CanadaOur Community: ⁠www.businessasmission.ca/network

October 21, 2025Episode 7426 min

Building Foundations for Eternity

When Anthony Ho stepped into the North End of Winnipeg — one of the poorest postal codes in Canada — he didn’t just see boarded-up homes and broken systems. He saw potential.As Director of Operations at Inner City Youth Alive and Step Up Construction, Anthony helps men find purpose through meaningful work, bringing a movement of transformation — equipping fathers, husbands, and leaders to rebuild their lives and their community.Through construction projects and daily discipleship, Step Up Construction provides more than job skills — it offers belonging, accountability, and hope. The team’s upside-down model of leadership, where the newest crew member is served first, is redefining what Kingdom business can look like in action.In this episode, Anthony shares his journey, the power of work to transform lives, and why he believes God is using work to restore the North End of Winnipeg.Resources from this episode:Inner City Youth AliveStep Up ConstructionIBEC VenturesKaleo LabsBook: Kingdom Calling by Amy ShermanSTAY CONNECTED WITH US:Website: www.businessasmission.caLinkedIn: Business As Mission (BAM) CanadaOur Community: Join the BAM Canada Network

October 7, 2025Episode 7336 min

Love and Sacrifice through your business, with Sam Dick

When Sam Dick and his partners brought the first green coffee beans from Myanmar to Canada, they weren’t just starting a coffee company — they were stepping into a story of hope, dignity, and transformation.As co-owner of Lighthouse Coffee, Sam has seen firsthand how business can restore communities and provide alternatives to harmful industries like opium farming. By partnering with local producers in Myanmar through Bright Lantern Coffee, Lighthouse Coffee is helping families move toward sustainability and purpose, while also roasting high-quality beans for coffee lovers across Canada.In this episode, Sam shares his journey of integrating faith and business, what it means to steward even the smallest beginnings for Kingdom impact, and how everyday purchasing decisions — like the coffee in your breakroom — can ripple across the world.Resources from this episode:Lighthouse CoffeePraxis (Course Sam mentions he took)STAY CONNECTED WITH US:Website: www.businessasmission.caLinkedIn: @ Business As Mission (BAM) CanadaOur Community: www.businessasmission.ca/network

September 23, 202526 min

Faith, Ambition and Mission of Business with Chris Morris

Raised as a missiologist and trained as a cross-cultural missionary, Chris Morris never imagined business would become central to his calling. But through his journey from Canada to the middle-East, and back, Chris discovered the powerful role that business can play in advancing the Kingdom.Now serving as the National Director of BetterIt Workplace Chaplains, Chris is mobilizing chaplains across industries and communities to bring care, wellness, and Kingdom impact into the workplace. His story highlights how integrating faith and business creates more pathways for mission than we often realize.Listen in to hear Chris share his personal journey, how his faith has shaped his ambition, and why business leaders in Canada should embrace their role as missional leaders.Resources from this episode:BetterIt Workplace Chaplains (Bronze Partner)Book: The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community by Curt ThompsonChris Morris on LinkedInSTAY CONNECTED WITH US:Website: www.businessasmission.caLinkedIn: @ Business As Mission (BAM) CanadaOur Community: www.businessasmission.ca/network

September 10, 202536 min

When God Has a Different Plan, with James and Jen

How many times does God have to call you to something before you can no longer say no? Does it take one sign? Or maybe two or three? For James and Jen, owners of Phnom Climb Community Gym, it took prayer, faithfulness, and many miraculous signs before they said yes to God's call to Cambodia. Now, four years later, God has given them an opportunity to do BAM in a very unique way. Resources from this episode:Phnom Climb Community GymSTAY CONNECTED WITH US: WEBSITE: www.businessasmission.ca LINKEDIN: @ Business As Mission (BAM) Canada OUR PRIVATE COMMUNITY: www.businessasmission.ca/network

August 26, 2025Episode 7025 min

Finishing Well in the Financial Industry, with John Kok

What does it mean to "finish well"? How do we set our sights on God even after a lifetime of mistakes and bad starts? John Kok, President of Navigator Ministries and Navigator Financial, explores what it means for his clients to finish well through Christ-centered financial and estate planning. Through his own hardships, John has explored what it means to finish well in his own life, trusting God every step of the way. Resources from this episode:John Kok LinkedInNavigator FinancialNavigator MinistriesSTAY CONNECTED WITH US: WEBSITE: www.businessasmission.ca LINKEDIN: @ Business As Mission (BAM) Canada OUR PRIVATE COMMUNITY: www.businessasmission.ca/network

August 13, 2025Episode 6930 min

Integrating Family Into Your Business, with Nouver Cheung

What does it look like to integrate family and business? How do you balance that integration while honouring God throughout it all?For Nouver Cheung, Co-Founder of Wakefield Agency, this integration took form in a videography business. With a background in engineering, it took adjustment for Nouver to see the way God was working for his family through video entrepreneurship. Little did he know, this business would bless his whole family through the doors it opened and mission it started. Resources from this episode:Nouver Cheung's LinkedInWakefield AgencySTAY CONNECTED WITH US: WEBSITE: www.businessasmission.ca LINKEDIN: @ Business As Mission (BAM) Canada OUR PRIVATE COMMUNITY: www.businessasmission.ca/network

July 30, 2025Episode 6836 min

When Success Isn't Enough, with Dylan Gallagher

What makes someone an entrepreneur? Is it a lengthy resume, a heavy academic record, a successful business? Or does being an entrepreneur mean something else entirely...Dylan Gallagher, Founder of OndeWork, has been exploring what it means to be an entrepreneur ever since he was a kid. With years of youthful exploration and practical experience in the business world, Gallagher has developed a successful people-driven company that is built on a foundation of trust in God. Through this business, God has shown him what it means to be an entrepreneur and a Kingdom-seeker.Resources from this episode:Dylan's LinkedIn OndeWork's WebsiteSTAY CONNECTED WITH US: WEBSITE: www.businessasmission.ca LINKEDIN: @ Business As Mission (BAM) Canada OUR PRIVATE COMMUNITY: www.businessasmission.ca/network

July 16, 2025Episode 6732 min

Business as a Force for Good, with Carissa Youssef

What would happen if you decided to use your business, and its profits, for good? Carissa Youssef, Executive Director of One Day's Wages, feels passionately about the need for intentionality and accountability when using business as a force for good. Through strong community and willingness to make a difference through our profits, human flourishing could come a lot sooner than we think...Resources from this episode:Carissa Youssef's LinkedInOne Day's WagesSTAY CONNECTED WITH US: WEBSITE: www.businessasmission.ca LINKEDIN: @ Business As Mission (BAM) Canada OUR PRIVATE COMMUNITY: www.businessasmission.ca/network

July 2, 2025Episode 6633 min

Real Estate Investment for the Everyday Person, with Thomas Park

A lightbulb moment. Sometimes that's the way God works to bring people into their callings.The business journey of Thomas Park, the Co-Founder and CEO of REITIUM Technologies Ltd., had two significant lightbulb moments. The first came when his mom gathered a group of her friends to each invest $30K into real-estate and the second came when Thomas learned more about church real-estate. Out of these lightbulb moments, he and his co-founder created a digital marketplace that empowers churches to raise capital through donations, debt, and equity, and use that capital to build community centres, daycares, and affordable housing on their excess land. What's so special about it is that the everyday person can get involved in the whole process!Resources from this episode:REITIUMREITUIM's LinkedInThomas Park's LinkedIn