As I finish my semester as a student in Prof. Sweet’s Entrepreneurship and the Mission of the Church class, I’m struck by where we started— Genesis 1:27. We are made in the image of our matchless creator. But what does this mean? When I first came to Grove City College, I struggled with anxiety and […]
Author: Zach LaValla
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 […]
Selfishness Needs to take a Back Seat
Pete Ochs. His simple, two-syllable name is a fascinating juxtaposition to a not-so-simple lifestyle. After growing up on a farm and learning how to work hard and be diligent, he started his career in commercial banking. After almost a decade of work in commercial banking, he opened his own investment firm, which became remarkably successful. […]
Something to Keep in Mind…
Those of us thinking about redemptive entrepreneurship are constantly thinking about what we can do better so that people engage with the Gospel. We think we need to find inefficiencies in our business model. We think we need more donors so we have more funding to do more outreach. We think we need famous guest […]
Entrepreneurship is the Mission of this Church
Church brings people of all kinds together. Scripture makes it clear that a church can consist of any mix of people, but that it is Christ that brings us together. When the institution of the church started meeting together in places like Thessalonica and Colossae, there was only one church in town. A Christian had […]
In Evangelism, As in Life, Context is Everything
When I was 15 years old, I went on a mission trip to Nashville, Tennessee. Being a lover of music, I was excited for walking up and down the streets, and, even though I wouldn’t be allowed in them, getting to stand outside the bars and listen to that syncretic, Nashville, country, honky tonk-y, bluegrass-y, […]