Compassion International, a child advocacy ministry, aims to “pair compassionate people with children living in extreme poverty to release the children from spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty.” The man who started this non-profit organization, Rev. Everett Swanson, traveled to South Korea to minister the people fighting in the Korean war. As he walked the […]
Category: Redemptive Entrepreneurship
The Kingdom-Minded Seat King
In 2016 the United States prison population totaled around 22 million people. That’s almost 16% of the total population! This issue has become increasingly troublesome as time goes. Mass incarceration has caused major issues for millions of individuals and families due to the exponential increase in difficulty finding a desirable job upon being released, inability […]
Redeeming Education
Image source: Evolve Digitas Redemptive Entrepreneurship often comes in a variety of forms. In class we have discussed toy manufacturing companies, food industries, and a variety of humanitarian efforts that aim to help people’s physical and spiritual needs. I would like to turn your attention to the overwhelming need that exists in the educational sector. […]
The Importance of Perspective:
The four stages of a company’s development according to Praxis are Concept, Launch, Prove, and Scale. In these four stages it is important for a company to never lose focus on their mission and vision. Many companies will enter the development process with a great concept, and a good mission and vision. They will then […]
Pine needles, galaxies, and e-minors
I have had the same lock screen on my phone for a while and thought it was such a good message that I would pass it on. I am sure that most of you are familiar with Francis Chan, one of the most influential pastors in the Christian community. In his book Crazy Love he […]
Selfishness Needs to take a Back Seat
Pete Ochs. His simple, two-syllable name is a fascinating juxtaposition to a not-so-simple lifestyle. After growing up on a farm and learning how to work hard and be diligent, he started his career in commercial banking. After almost a decade of work in commercial banking, he opened his own investment firm, which became remarkably successful. […]
“Why Embrace Missional Entrepreneurship”
Often argued, Christians who want to change the work place can’t because they are too unprepared, not equipped, naive, etc. It has been made clear over and over in the Bible that God is an entrepreneur, who provides new solutions to every problem. Antonin Ficatier refers to Exodus 14, where after the Israelites successfully crossed […]
“Entrepreneurship and the Kingdom of God”
Drew Yancey, like so many entrepreneurs, invested in a failure start-up business. As he looks back on his experience in his investment with this company, he sees red flags that should have been obvious to him when trying to launch this business. Yancey believes that when Jesus spoke about the Kingdom of God and told […]
“When a Church Matches Missions with Entrepreneurship”
When Pastor Daniel Harrell unexpectedly received around $2 million from a land sale in his business, the first thing he thought of was to use 20% of these funds and put it to his passion of being a missionary. At first, he didn’t know what to do with all this money, and how to put […]