Wendy’s is a fast food restaurant that, at a glance, doesn’t stand out as a “Christian business”. However, Dave Thomas, their founder, made this fast food restaurant to be much more than just a speedy service of food. Wendy’s first core value is to do everything to honor God and demonstrate the fruits of the […]
Category: Christianity and Business
Clean Juice: Faith-based, Holistic, Organic
A couple of weeks ago I was delivery driving for Uber Eats. When I show up at a restaurant to pick up an order, I will sometimes order food for myself when the place looks elite. In this instance, I ordered an avocado turkey wrap from Clean Juice in Pittsburgh. I will say, the ingredients […]
Uncommon Grounds Cafe
Over spring break, I got the opportunity to go on an ico trip to Aliquippa and we worked with Uncommon Grounds Café, located in downtown Aliquippa. We spent the day working in the café, helping to clean up the kitchen, garden, and behind the store. When we had some free time, we would sit and […]
Coffee Culture and Community
Alabaster Coffee Roaster and Tea Co. is a small, family-owned coffee bar located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Since 2010, the mission of Alabaster’s has been to create community through coffee culture. In their mission statement, they stress the importance of respecting all people in the process, from their employees to the farmers in Central and South […]
Darling Media: Redemptive Feminism
Culture: Negative Feminism Recently, culture has been teaching women to adhere to an unrealistic standard of beauty. Social media has only made the situation worse through filters and constant comparison. Feminism surfaced as a way to fight for women’s rights, but it has often gone about achieving this in harmful ways, which has led to […]
The Lion’s Den
When it comes to redemptive entrepreneurship, the company The Lion’s Den DFW is a great example. This company is based on the idea to help entrepreneurs make a kingdom impact in whatever area of business they are in. Their mission is: “We provide investors and entrepreneurs an environment to connect and collaborate that results in […]
Partners Worldwide
Partners Worldwide seeks “to end poverty so that all may have life and have it abundantly.” This mission is very redemptive focused. On their website, they point out that poverty has risen due to Covid-19, and because of that they want to help stop it. Poverty has always been in our world and will be […]
Buy On Purpose
Simon Lee had been working for his father’s business for 7 years, and he and his family planned for him to eventually run the business. Things changed however, when Lee had the same dream 30 nights in a row. He dreamed a neon sign flashing the number 50. After much prayer and reflection, Lee eventually […]
Cultural Creativity in Canada
In the northern regions of Canada, several people groups have been isolated. Tribes of broken men, women, and children were hurt in unspeakable ways by the Catholic Church in the late 1900s which created a deep mistrust of Christians and foreign religions. A mission organization saw this and sent missionaries to these people. After years […]
Redemptive Entrepreneurship – MCC Thrift
Mennonite Central Committee is an international, Christian non-profit that works in disaster relief, peacebuilding, education initiatives, and many other causes. It has several headquarters all of the world, and various branches and business connected to the larger non-profit. One of these branches is MCC Thrift, which consists of a network of thrift shops all over […]