What if the toys children played with were not only made for a purpose but with purpose as well? Dadari, also known as Georgian Toy Company, is a company that was founded in 2018, and its goal is to do just that. The company employs people of all different abilities ranging from physical to mental […]
Category: Small Business
The Innové Project
Pastor Daniel Harrell, of Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota, founded the Innové Project after unexpectedly acquiring a large sum of money from a piece of land that he had sold. He has always been extremely mission minded, and he viewed this blessing as an opportunity to involve his church in mission work while using the […]
Church Leadership and Developing the Entrepreneur
What does it mean to believe in Jesus? Today, we think of belief as an intellectual experiment. “Yeah, this is some pretty good logic, so I’ll believe in *insert your religion, philosophy, political party, etc. here.*” But that’s not how the New Testament writers thought of belief. For instance, in John 3:16, when it says […]
Work and the Bible
Earlier this semester, I wrote a post about being a Christian in the workplace and balancing, work, relationships and rest. This post will look more into the importance of work and the biblical perspective of work. The importance of work in scripture is evident from the start, and man was created to work. “The Lord […]
Boil Some Tea
Recently I heard a lecture given by CEO of Panera Blain Hurst. During the presentation Mr. Hurst offered some words of advice to his audience of mostly college students, and something he said stood out more than all other advice he gave that night. Mr. Hurst told these students, “Don’t boil the ocean, start […]
Local Church and Local Business
Image Source: Most Holy Trinity Parish The church is a world changer. One of the many aspects of redemptive entrepreneurship is the furthering of the gospel through businesses. As we discussed in class, the size of a church does not dictate the amount of impact it can have on society. All it takes is a […]
Old Dead Gangsters
What is ODG? ODG stands for “Old Dead Gangsters.” You may be wondering what this is, because same when I first heard of it. ODG is a Christian apparel line – now don’t start thinking of all the cheesy Jesus saying/verse shirts. The clothing that ODG designs not only is high quality, it is designed […]
The Kingdom-Minded Seat King
In 2016 the United States prison population totaled around 22 million people. That’s almost 16% of the total population! This issue has become increasingly troublesome as time goes. Mass incarceration has caused major issues for millions of individuals and families due to the exponential increase in difficulty finding a desirable job upon being released, inability […]
The Importance of Perspective:
The four stages of a company’s development according to Praxis are Concept, Launch, Prove, and Scale. In these four stages it is important for a company to never lose focus on their mission and vision. Many companies will enter the development process with a great concept, and a good mission and vision. They will then […]
Lean Times
This class discusses the intersection of sound business principles and strong personal faith. Our class and this department constantly interact with many wildly successful redemptive entrepreneurs, who have discovered how to properly integrate these two seemingly opposed ideas. We could be forgiven for thinking that redemptive entrepreneurship is easy. I want to relate my limited […]