Have you seen these shoes? These are BANGS Shoes, created by Hanna Davis. After teaching in China, she noticed the green canvas work shoes worn by locals and was inspired to create change. She came up with the idea to use shoes to help workers provide for their families and build self-sufficiency in other countries. […]
Category: Sustainability
Mary Kay: Healing Inner Beauty
The mission of Mary Kay is stated explicitly: “to enrich the lives of women and their families around the world.” My mom used to be a consultant for this company for several years and I just found out recently that it is a Christian business. The founder, Mary Kay Ash, set out with a goal […]
Redemptive Entrepreneurship – MCC Thrift
Mennonite Central Committee is an international, Christian non-profit that works in disaster relief, peacebuilding, education initiatives, and many other causes. It has several headquarters all of the world, and various branches and business connected to the larger non-profit. One of these branches is MCC Thrift, which consists of a network of thrift shops all over […]
Praxis
“Praxis is a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship, supporting founders, funders, and innovators motivated by their faith to love their neighbors and renew culture” (praxislabs.org). Praxis enhances their message as the future of culture. They believe that the world needs entrepreneurs and builders who follow an alternative script of purpose, success & human flourishing. Praxis highlights […]
JoyCorps
JoyCorps is an organization that comes alongside entrepreneurs in Asia and assists them in starting their own businesses. They are believe specifically in the power of redemptive entrepreneurship in aiding economic development in the developing world. They work with entrepreneurs who already have a defined business plan that will help their community and they surround […]
JoyCorps
JoyCorps is a business centered around redemptive entrepreneurship and empowering businesses to drive innovation in desperate areas around the world. Since 1999, JoyCorps has been involved with businesses dedicated to economic development in the developing world. They noticed that entrepreneurs with redemptive centered ideas face tremendous challenges when it comes to running profitable businesses in […]
Christian Chicken?
It’s more than likely that when reading the title of this blog post you thought of Chick Filae, a Christian organization that is known for its chicken. However, Tyson is founded on the same principles. Tyson is one of the worlds largest and most known chicken companies, most frequently recognized for their frozen chicken nuggets. […]
Cookies and Christ
A church is not merely a building with a steeple, it is gathering of people there to worship God. Families come to sing songs of praise and to receive the word of God. With families also comes the children and their numerous activities, like Girl Scouts, and with Girl Scouts come cookies. Girl Scouts are […]
Dealing with Stress in Business and Ministry
Not only is stress very common in the professional world, but stress is also one of the fastest rising epidemics in American society. Whether you are entering a corporate work environment, starting your own business, going into ministry, or starting your own church/mission organization, excess stress will follow you. So how do we as Christians […]
Creating Lasting Impact for the Future of the World
One of the most pressing conversations occurring within Christian communities has persisted for centuries. How do we, being called to discipleship by God, make disciples of all nations? I regularly struggle with simply having religious conversations with non-believers that I work with every day! Much more, reaching out, seeking the lost proves to be an […]