Christianity and Business
Hogar de Vida
Hogar de Vida y Nutricion (now Hogar de Vida) is a mission organization that I am quite fond of. It’s translation means Home of Life. Children in Guatemala (especially in the Quiche region) were malnourished and underfed, and the founders Tim and Dena Stromstad noticed the need and came to fill it in San Andreas…
Read MoreFamily Brokenness
This blog post will look into one of the most neglected areas of brokenness in the church and Christian organizations. As I was sitting in a class on Entrepreneurship and the Mission of the Church, my professor asked, “Where is there brokenness in the world?” We took almost the whole class to focus solely on…
Read MoreWhat is the Role of the Church?
Introduction Over the next few blog posts, I want to explore different ideas about the church’s role in the community. Throughout the history of the church, she has played many different roles in many different communities. What roles are appropriate and which are inappropriate? When should it play those roles and in what types of…
Read MoreStill thinking about contextualization…More Questions than Answers
My church was a plant from Grace Anglican in Grove City to Franklin, PA. We are currently in the process of becoming a self-sustaining parish. The first two years in Franklin were difficult because the town was indifferent to our presence. Every time we would reach out to serve the town, whether picking up trash…
Read MoreMosaic Community Development Center
During my first summer in Grove City, I had an internship through the then Project on Rural Ministry, now the Center for Rural Ministry. I was sent to serve under Pastor Nate Kiesel in Jeanette, PA, at Mosaic Community Church, a PCA mission church. This church is unique in the PCA in that it is…
Read MoreBlessing Board
Last week, rich Garland from the Blessing Board spoke to our class. He told his story of how he got to where he is today. He was a political science and philosophy. However, he ended up in insurance because that was where he could find a job. Mr. Garland started a bulletin board in his…
Read MoreGospel Contextualization in South Asia
Contextualization of the gospel is massively important in effective disciple-making. At the heart of contextualizing the gospel is the understanding that Christianity in America is not the only form of Christianity. Recently in a class I am taking on Byzantium and Islam, we learned that Christianity was the largest confessional community in Iraq of…
Read MoreEarly Church Contextualization
I’ve really been thinking about contextualization. For another class, I recently read Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider. The book seeks to answer the question: How did the early church grow? Kreider does not use the words of entrepreneurship, but I think he may have some insight that can relate to the…
Read MorePatagonia and Redemptive Entrepreneurship
When it comes to businesses that put an emphasis on redemptive entrepreneurship, Patagonia is one that has a purpose driven mission and aims to make a profit from it. Patagonia is a company that creates quality outdoor clothing and gear for a wide variety of sports and activities, including snow, surfing, fishing, hiking, and more.…
Read MoreChristian in the Workplace
Living out your Christian faith in a non-Christian workplace can feel a bit tricky, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s less about preaching and more about how you live and interact with others. One of the best ways to show your faith is through kindness—whether it’s being patient with a coworker, offering a…
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