Chad Roberts The company Fit+Faith was founded by two men who greatly enjoyed the company of one another at the gym. They created a business to teach people properly how to work out and live happier lives. Also, some of their main motivation was so they could also teach the gospel and help others to […]
Category: Christianity and Business
Mary Kay: Healing Inner Beauty
The mission of Mary Kay is stated explicitly: “to enrich the lives of women and their families around the world.” My mom used to be a consultant for this company for several years and I just found out recently that it is a Christian business. The founder, Mary Kay Ash, set out with a goal […]
charity: water
In class, we watched a video and talked about charity: water. It is a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing clean and healthy water to people in other countries who don’t have access to it. Their goal since starting this organization has been to end the global water crisis and they’re optimistic through having lots […]
Farming God’s Way: Sustainable Agriculture
I was introduced to Farming God’s Way through my friend, Sherrill, who works in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Four years ago, she was stationed in Zambia where I had the privilege of joining her for a summer in remote villages. I had little to no knowledge of agriculture and was fascinated by this non-profit […]
Martin Bionics: Redeeming Legs
A Fallen World Becasue we live in a fallen world, there is brokeness not just in our souls but in our bodies. There is disease, hunger, scars, and genetic disfunction. Another major problem is the loss of limbs. What does someone do when they lose a limb, especially a leg? The human life includes hours […]
James Cash Penney
James Cash Penney was born in 1875 to an impoverished family who lived on a farm in Missouri. To teach his son the value of money and self-reliance, James’ father made him pay for his own clothes once he reached the age of eight. James showed entrepreneurial thinking at a very young age when he […]
The Purpose Hotel: Intentional Hospitality
Purposeless Hotels Most of us have stayed in a hotel before. Maybe it was for a vacation, during a move, or while on a road trip. But that hotel was nothing more than a utility to us; it was just somewhere to stay. There are thousands of hotels in America and around the world that […]
CommuniCycle
Over spring break, I was on an ICO trip in Aliquippa. It’s a small, impoverished town right outside of Pittsburgh, PA where we got to work with many different ministries and businesses. I previously wrote about Uncommon Grounds Café, a cafe ministry showing people God and His love to others through coffee, community, and culture. […]
SoapBox Soaps
SoapBox soaps, founded by Dave Simnick is a redemptive business that uses soap to spread cleanliness to the world. Their mission statement is simple, “for every soap product you buy, a bar of soap gets donated”. Dave and his team have made a simple product like soap into a way of spreading health and even […]
Tegu Blocks
Tegu is a company that is known primarily for their unique wooden building blocks that magnetically stick together, but there is much more behind the story. Tegu is a company, founded by Chris and Will Haughey, in Tegucigalpa Honduras, hence the name “tegu”. Tegu does much more than just sell unique building blocks, they are […]