Jeremy Cowart has stayed in many hotels in his day. At one stay in LA, he read a sign outside of his room that said “Hello, my name is room 1002.” It was then that his humanitarian side began to kick in. He asked himself, “What if that was a photo of a child from […]
Category: Christianity and Business
The Marriott and Mormonism
The Marriot Hotel chain has been very successful in the past half century in the US. When most Americans hear the word Marriott, whether you have been a customer or not, you are likely to think “decent quality hotel.” This company has worked vigorously to establish its name and its association with quality. What many […]
Forever 21
Forever 21 is a popular clothing story that has done very well financial in the past decade. There is a great focus of this clothing story on younger generations, providing many youthful, stylish clothing options. Even the name “Forever 21” implies the value of or push towards youth and feeling young and full of life. […]
Alaska Airlines Discontinues Decades-Long Christian Tradition
Alaska Airlines is America’s 7th largest aircraft transport organization regarding passenger traffic. In the 1970s, AA began handing out prayer cards with its in flight meals after observing the practice done by competition. The cards simply had the verse of a specific prayer that was intended to not only market the Christian faith but also […]
Redemptive Practices and Potential at Shaws
Shaw Orchards has proudly been selling fresh fruit in Stewartstown, PA for over 100 years. Though the family farm market is not Christian in name, operations are run ethically with excellence. Starting out as a simple apple orchard in 1909, founder Calvin Shaw didn’t have explicit plans to start a redemptive business. Over the years, […]
Hobby Lobby-A Different Type of Christian Business
As many individuals look at companies today, many may think that the success of the businesses solely came from hard work, struggle, pain, and luck, but that just isn’t all of it. For example, if you observe Hobby Lobby, you can see how a Christian Man used his faith, resources, and beliefs to guide his […]
Grace Community Church: Grace Beyond
As a large church, Grace Community Church has the ability to reach individuals across the globe. With domestic outreach programs to global ones from Latin America to Asia. I was most interested in their work in Southeast Asia. Islam is the most widespread religion in Southeast Asia, with over 280 million participating members. It is […]
Eyes of Faith
My family friends Jim and Amy Schneider began an eyewear company in 2008 called Eyes of Faith Optical. Their goal was simple, to create an eyewear company that shares the message of God to anyone who wears their glasses. This was a big step for them, but they saw a great opportunity in the optical […]
How Non-Redemptive Companies Can Embody Christ
When we discuss redemptive entrepreneurship, we mainly think of Christ-oriented businesses and how they are changing the world for good. However, other companies with more standard business models like the impact model or financial model can still do good work to encourage Christ-oriented behavior and Godly activity. One of my favorite stores, Target, can be […]
Embodying the Gospel.
There are four mindsets that we ought to have when are trying to spread the gospel to those around us. However, it is critical to have these values when we are establishing a gospel-minded organization. They are the following… Embody the gospel. Seek empathy. Prototype everything. Multiply your impact. Embodying the gospel is– at least […]