Redemptive Entrepreneurship
Chick-fil-A’s choices
The beloved fast-food restaurant Chick-fil-A has been the topic of controversy and debate due to their biblical stance on marriage, however, that is not all the reason for the debate and controversy. In fact, they have stopped giving to two different groups who have supported anti-LGBTQ. Chick-fil-A has been seeing resistance when opening restaurants, in…
Read MoreBusiness Partnering With Missions
The divide between church and business is usually very obvious. Customers have been quick to express their discontentment with businesses promoting “religious” causes. Chic-Fil-A found itself embroiled in significant backlash from the LGBTQ community angered by their support of Christian charities. Unfortunately, this led to Chic-Fil-A severing ties with charities like the Salvation Army and…
Read MoreLight of Life Rescue Mission
Light of Life Rescue Mission The Light of Life Rescue Mission is a nonprofit organization, and it is the definition of a redemptive organization. Their mission statement is: As a ministry of Jesus Christ, Light of Life will provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the…
Read MoreWorship Set-Lists on Spotify – Hillsong Church
Technology is constantly changing everything around us, even the way we worship. One of the new trends is having the weeks playlist set up on an Spotify playlist. Hillsong Church is obviously a very big church and is very into their music, but many other smaller churches are starting to place their songs on a…
Read MoreBethel Express
Bethel Express is a ministry in Rochester, New York that provides a safe place for inner-city school students. Students in this environment often do not know what and/or where they are going home to and where their next meal will come from. Due to these issues, schoolwork and related events are the last…
Read MoreThe Bible Project Learning Experience
Today there are many people that turn to the internet to learn. I find myself constantly using YouTube, a great resource available to learn about anything and everything. As I grew in my faith and read the Bible more consistently on my own I came across so many terms, phrases, and ideas that I found…
Read MoreHobby Lobby: A Christian Minded Company
Hobby Lobby is one company that has a kingdom impact. On the hobby lobby website, one of their mission statements is that they are committed to, “Honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles.” The last mission statement is “Proving a return on the family’s…
Read MoreCreativity
Many people say they are not creative. They consider themselves incapable of generating a new idea or making something brilliant for people to enjoy. This is a very limiting belief that does not make sense. Part of God’s being is creativity. He surprises over and over again throughout the Bible in the way He works.…
Read MoreBedrock Church, Lynchburg VA and The Tate Family
I have had the pleasure of getting to know Jonge Tate and his family through his amazing wife Lynna, who is a national sales director with Mary Kay. This is truly a family that is on fire for Jesus. In 2008 Jonge, Chris Dowd, and Jeremy Minor. They first planted a church in Bedford, Virginia…
Read MoreThe Innové Project
Pastor Daniel Harrell, of Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota, founded the Innové Project after unexpectedly acquiring a large sum of money from a piece of land that he had sold. He has always been extremely mission minded, and he viewed this blessing as an opportunity to involve his church in mission work while using the…
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