Tom Bassford

About Tom Bassford

Tom Bassford is founder and President of Significant Matters a faith-based non-profit committed to helping the church create sustainable solutions though the work of church missions. He is also the founder of SATtalks which aims to accelerate the learning curve for the church around sustainable approaches to church missions by highlighting the stories of people and organizations on the leading edge and connecting those who want to help move the church in this direction.

Communities Charting Their Own Future by Grace Dyrness | Urban Initiatives

By |2019-07-18T15:29:47+00:00November 13th, 2017|Categories: Church Missions, Dignity, flourishing, SATtalk Video 2017, Sustainability, Uncategorized|

Grace is Senior Researcher for The Institute for Transnational Research and Development in Pasadena, California.  She works extensively with grass roots non-governmental and faith-based organizations around the world where she uses advocacy planning and participatory approaches to engage people in [...]

Can the Church Play a Role in Sustainable Transformation? | Panel Discussion

By |2019-07-18T15:26:34+00:00November 6th, 2017|Categories: Church Missions, Issues, Join the Conversation, ReThink Missions, SATtalk Video 2017, Sustainability|

This is an honest conversation about whether or not the church can play a meaningful role in creating sustainable solutions for people in poverty.  This group of 2017 SATtalk presenters have vastly different experiences working with churches and not all [...]

Practices for Missions 3.0 by Jonathan Bell | Church of the Resurrection

By |2019-07-18T16:48:34+00:00November 6th, 2017|Categories: Church Missions, Join the Conversation, ReThink Missions, SATtalk Video 2017, Sustainability|

Jonathan Bell has spent the last 25 years leading churches beyond themselves. He joined the staff at Church of the Resurrection in 2001, as Director of Mission Ministries, and orchestrated the church’s transition from Missions 1.0 to 2.0, before becoming lead [...]

Impact Investing- Changing the Charitable Landscape | by Aimee Minnich

By |2019-07-11T23:15:57+00:00October 12th, 2017|Categories: Business Persons, Church Missions, Entrepreneurship, flourishing, Philanthropy, ReThink Missions, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Work|

Krista Petty interviews Aimee Minnich of Impact Foundation SATtalks is excited to have Aimee Minnich serving as co-host with Tom Bassford for a special pre-event; An Evening with Bob Lupton and Don Larson on October 18, 7-8:30 PM at [...]

Engaging Communities to Chart their own Future | by Grace Dyrness

By |2019-07-11T23:15:57+00:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Church Missions, Dignity, flourishing, Join the Conversation, Partner, Sustainability|

Editor's Note: You can hear Grace Dyrness present in person at the 2017 SATtalks, Oct. 19 & 20 in Kansas City.     When I was living in the Philippines and working on a Master’s degree in Urban Anthropology, I decided to [...]

I Was Measuring & Celebrating the Wrong Stuff | by Jeanette Thomas

By |2019-07-11T23:15:57+00:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Church Missions, Dignity, Join the Conversation, Partner, ReThink Missions, ReThink Poverty, SATtalk Video 2016, Sustainability|

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?    (Micah 6:8) To do righteousness and justice [...]