Christianity in business
Jim Kilmartin: Reflection
Jim Kilmartin visited the Entrepreneurship and the Mission of the Church class on Tuesday, February 18. He talked of his experience with business and the church. Kilmartin’s path is anything but expected. He graduated from Grove City College in 1998, and then moved back to his hometown. There, he started a ministry that worked with…
Read MoreHobby Lobby: A Business Built on Faith and Family
When you walk into a Hobby Lobby store, you’ll find everything from craft supplies to home décor, but the story behind this company is just as inspiring as the creative projects it helps bring to life. Hobby Lobby started as a small family business in 1972, founded by David and Barbara Green. What began as…
Read MorePrison Fellowship
Prison Fellowship There are a lot of Christian organizations all over the world. Some are very public about their faith and others are more reserved about projecting their faith. I want to focus on the Christian organization Prison Fellowship. By the name you can already tell it is a Christian ministry, so they are a…
Read MoreWorld Vision
World Vision World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization with a kingdom impact. It was founded in 1950 by Bob Pierce, who was a preacher. His purpose for developing World Vision at first was to help the thousands of orphaned children from the Korean war. It then further developed into helping children, families, and communities…
Read MoreThe Trijicon Controversy
Popular firearm optics company Trijicon came under heat in 2010 for inscribing Bible verses on optics issued to both consumers and the United States military. In the Trijicon forum, the question was asked: Does Trijicon inscribe Biblical references on its consumer products? The reply from the optics team is as follows: Yes, Trijicon places a…
Read MoreBarberShop Ministry- Kenny Williams
Greg Weese and I chose to discuss barber shop ministry together this semester in class, and pursue that as our project for the semester. On Tuesday, as Greg and I were searching for some inspiration on how to pursue barber shop ministry, we were able to get in contact with a guy named Kenny Williams,…
Read MoreChick-Fil-A & Hobby Lobby
Chick-Fil-A & Hobby Lobby Since I am going into business after college, I always thought it was interesting to hear how people bring their faith into the workplace. A lot of companies have core values that corelate to Christianity but not all are Christian. However, it is very neat to hear how Christian companies do…
Read MoreRedemption in the Clothing Industry
One company that has become quite popular in the last few years is He Would Love First. HWLF is a Christian clothing and apparel company created by Casey Shultis. Creating clothing that has modern designs combined with Christian messages is the goal of the company, and their marketing strategies are top tier. In an interview…
Read MoreSaddleback Leather
I heard of this company the other day from a friend of mine. He could not stop talking about the quality, but most importantly the mission behind the product. On Saddleback Leather’s website there is a tab that is titled “The Love 41 story”, I clicked on it and found this incredible business. To summarize…
Read MoreTyson Foods
Starting of during the Great Depression, John W. Tyson picked up his family and moved to Arkansas to look for work opportunities. After a lot of chicken farming and selling, John and his son, Don opened up their own meat processing plant. Meanwhile the Tyson family followed the vision to take care of their people,…
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