Redemptive Entrepreneurship
Redemptive Entrepreneur- David Weekley
David Weekley co-founded David Weekley Homes with his older brother, Dick Weekley. He was a guest on the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast titled “Building More than Homes with David Weekley”. He shared his testimony and the story behind creating the business and his experiences through it. He started the podcast off by talking about how…
Read MoreRedemptive Entrepreneurship in Finances
Growing up, I always viewed the wealth management and finance industry negatively. I saw it purely as a numbers game and relatively sleazy. It is just something about insurance and service sales that leaves a weird taste in my mouth. This past year, I have met some folks who actually are both in wealth management…
Read MoreDonorSee
On Monday, we had Chadwyck Cobb come and speak to the class over Zoom, talking about his life and work experiences after graduating from Grove City College. His current job is with DonorSee where he is the head of partnerships since March of 2020. While he was talking about DonorSee, he pulled up videos of…
Read MoreHobby Lobby-Christian Mission
There are numerous companies out there that demonstrate redemptive entrepreneurship and there are many food chains and well-known stores that participate in it. Hobby Lobby is a more well-known outlet that has greatly demonstrated what it’s like to have a well-run Christian business. They are a home decor company that facilitates the Christian lifestyle. They…
Read MoreRedemptive Entrepreneurship: The Immigration Coalition
The Immigration Coalition is a non-profit organization operating in and around the Southern Border. It marries the mission of the church with entrepreneurial efforts by connecting churches and other Christian non-profits with the needs of immigrants and refugees currently detained in camps in Mexico, as well as recent immigrants who live in poor neighborhoods in…
Read MoreSharing the Gospel While Fighting A Great Evil
Agape International Missions (AIM) is an organization that fights human trafficking in Cambodia. They are located in the heart of Cambodia’s “red light” district with the mission of rescuing, healing, empowering, and protecting women and children who have been trapped in sex slavery. With the amount of enslaved people being greater today than ever before…
Read MoreThe Purpose Hotel
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…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreCru
In 1951, Bill Bright had this unique call to invest his life in helping reach the entire world for Christ. With a willing heart, he began what we know as Campus Crusade For Christ, or “Cru.” He began this ministry on UCLA campus fall of 1951 with a 24 hour prayer chain. Within the first…
Read MoreDo We Need Servant Evangelism?
It is said that deeds of love plus words of love plus adequate time equals servant evangelism. But what is servant evangelism? Servant evangelism is a way often used to guide people to Christ through generous and kind actions. These can range anywhere from free car washes, holiday outreaches, leaf raking, or even toilet cleaning!…
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