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About Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries

BCM is a nonprofit cooperative - a circle of mutual aid building capacity for gospel ministry. 

The story of the poor man Bartimaeus in Mark's gospel (Mk 10:46-52) offers an archetypal portrait of the journey from "blindness" to faith.  This inspires our work promoting faith based peace and justice.  Our office is in Oak View, CA, and we partner throughout California, around North America and abroad.  BCM is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in California.  For more info: www.bcm-net.org/about_bcm.html

• Theological Animation.  Ched Myers travels widely in an evangelistic ministry of teaching, writing, and organizing; helping to build the movement of faith-based work for peace, justice and radical discipleship. www.bcm-net.org/page3/theological_animation.html
  
• Restorative Justice.  Elaine Enns is a mediator, educator, and trainer in the fields of conflict transformation and restorative justice, providing services for victims and offenders, families, churches, schools, and organizations. www.bcm-net.org/page1/restorative_justice.html
  
• Moving Money for Social Change.  Peg Rosenkrands is a grassroots fundraising coach, assisting faith-based organizations to grow funding support for their missions by re-organizing administrative processes and teaching the board/staff the relational skills required to sustain long-term financial support. www.bcm-net.org/page2/moving_money.html
  
• A Mutual Aid Fund supports works of mercy and emergency relief for persons in need, such as hospice and hospitality.
  
• Collaborative Work. BCM collaborates on projects such as this Sabbath Economics site.  We also incubate new projects, such as Word and World: A People's School, an experiment in popular theological education and capacity-building for faith-based peace and justice activists.  www.wordandworld.org
  
• Bartimaeus Covenant Investors Community.  We offer high commitment retreats and follow-up program that use a sevenfold covenant for working on household economics.  personal growth and life change.  See Donor's Link at: www.bcm-net.org/page4/covenant_investment.html