Posts by Joshua Miller
Esperanza: An organization providing “hope” to a community in need
While searching for a topic to write about this week, I was able to stumble upon a business that is close to my home and that deals with an issue that is close to my heart. Esperanza is an organization that is located in Cleveland, Ohio and has a heart for the United State’s Hispanic…
Read MoreCoffee Shop Close to Campus is Redemptive in Nature
Collage Coffee is a coffee shop that is located right off of the Grove City College campus within walking distance. Because of this, this is a coffee shop location that is known throughout the Grove City Christian community. Surprisingly enough, Collage is not a coffee shop that is outwardly redemptive. However, they do a lot…
Read MoreBolivian Enterprise Provides Hope Amidst Human Trafficking
This week, while talking to one of my professors, the organization SutiSana came up in conversation. SutiSana is a redemptive organization based in Bolivia that shows both how to run a practical business and how to genuinely change someone’s everyday life. They have two different aspects to their business. They have the ministry side of…
Read MoreHow a Simple Sojourn and Coffee can Lead to a Missional Mindset…
Continuing on my theme of coffee shop blog posts, I decided to dig deeper into the founding purpose of my favorite coffee shop back at home. Sojourn Cafe, located in Brewster, Ohio, was founded with the goal to “provide a temporary stay from the hustle and bustle of day-to-day life.” The building was originally founded…
Read MoreCoffee shop uses redemptive ideas without being outwardly “Christian”…
While thinking of a redemptive business, the first thing that comes to my mind is that comes to mind is the idea that the business outwardly uses the name of Christ and scripture in the advertising. While researching more local coffee shops in my home area, I was shocked to see that one of the…
Read MoreFrom a Dream to a Latte: How a Local Coffee Shop Incorporates Redemptive Ideas
Every church across the world has their own clever take on the idea of outreaching to the lost within the community. These can range from a number of endeavors, but one of the most prominent ones has become running a church coffee shop. This dream was true for Light of Truth Mennonite Church in Wilmot,…
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