DESIGNED TO THRIVE
IBAM is a church-building ministry with a passion for empowering believers to fully thrive. By thrive we mean fully provision daily needs, catalyze ministry in their local church, bless the entire community, and achieve full maturity in their walk with Christ.
THE IBAM MISSION: To Facilitate the Growth of God’s Kingdom Through Specialized Discipleship in Biblical Entrepreneurship
THE IBAM VISION: Thriving Kingdom Businesses Engaging in Thriving Disciple Making Ministry
IBAM's Core Values
Passion for God – God’s unmerited Grace in our lives fuels a passion to bring glory to Him and multiply those who would love and obey Him.
Prayer – success depends on Divine intervention in all aspects of the iBAM ministry.
Stewardship – our organization is structured for sustainability and operates efficiently to maximize donor investments into ministry.
Growth – our goal is multiplication of partners, participants, coaches and disciples.
Partnership – iBAM completes its mission through strategic partnerships domestically and internationally.
Meet the IBAM Leadership Team
STEVE ADAMS
Founder & CEO
TOM CARTER
VP of Development
JEFF SAMUELSON
Director, Third Fish Academy
DANIEL L.
VP, Global Operations
Steve Adams is the Founder of International Business as Mission (IBAM), a global movement equipping Christian entrepreneurs to launch redemptive businesses that fuel church planting and disciple-making. After leaving a successful banking career, Steve built a thriving business but longed to use his unique skills for God’s Kingdom.
In 2007, he led his first business-as-mission trip to Russia, training local believers to start sustainable businesses as platforms for discipleship. Since then, IBAM has expanded worldwide—accelerating new churches and Kingdom businesses in some of the most challenging contexts. Steve’s passion: to see business used as a powerful tool to disciple nations.
Tom Carter is the co-host of the Kingdom Impact Summit and brings over 30 years of leadership experience spanning corporate, government, political, and non-profit arenas.
A seasoned executive and consultant, Tom has built a reputation for aligning organizations with their mission, delivering large-scale projects on time and under budget, and creating lasting strategic partnerships. He is recognized for his ability to develop top talent, build winning teams, and form alliances that advance both business and Kingdom impact.
With a heart for ministry and a deep belief in the power of business as mission, Tom partners with IBAM to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to steward influence and resources for sustainable, Gospel-centered transformation.
Jeff Samuelson has spent over 35 years at the intersection of business, missions, and discipleship. Together with his wife Julie, he served as a field missionary for 13 years across China, East Asia, and Singapore, including as Pioneers in Asia Director, leading field strategy and team development across the region.
That experience laid the foundation for 17 years within the business-as-mission movement, including eight years full-time with iBAM. Jeff now serves as Director of Third Fish Academy, a free online platform equipping followers of Jesus to launch small businesses as tools for Kingdom impact.
Jeff’s passion is multiplying disciples through marketplace ownership — connecting business training with church-planting movements reaching unreached people groups across Indonesia, Central Asia, and Central Africa. Jeff and Julie live in the Pacific Northwest as self-funded missionaries.
Daniel L is responsible for establishing a sustainable environment and process that supports IBAM's global partners in achieving their goals of sustainable Christ-centered business success. His teams consist of local, native-speaking business experts linked with seasoned business executives. Daniel also leads IBAM's EOS Leadership and curriculum/software development teams.
Born and raised in North Africa, Daniel meshes his 30+ years of executive-level experience in the automotive, banking, and consulting fields with his background in business ownership and passion for multiplying disciples. His work has taken him to over 20 countries on 4 continents.
Meet the IBAM Admin Team
MARIE BERG
Marketing Operations
REYNARD BALANOBA
Video & Media
IRIS VALIENTE
Project & Operations
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