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Redeemer City to City
Why do global cities matter so much for the future of Christianity? If culture flows downstream from cities, how should the church respond? These are two questions that I am sure Tim Keller, the founder of Redeemer City to City, was thinking about. Keller founded Redeemer City to City in 2001. This is a faith-based…
Read MoreParks Project
Most apparel brands are built on an extractive model, extracting materials, labor, and profit. Parks Project offers a different vision: business as restoration. Rather than simply selling park-inspired clothing, Parks Project directs a portion of every purchase toward conservation efforts in national parks. The company partners with organizations that fund trail restoration, environmental education, and…
Read MoreNew Creation Farm
New Creation Farm is a redemptive farming business near my house that sells pastured poultry, beef, and eggs. Our family loves going to this farm because it’s a Christian business, and we know that they genuinely care about the quality of their products. The owners of New Creation have 7 adopted children from the foster…
Read MoreNeil Clark Warren – eHarmony
Neil Clark Warren is the ninety-one-year-old founder of the dating platform eHarmony. Born on September 18th, 1934, Neil was raised on a family farm in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1956, He achieved his bachelor’s degree in social science from Pepperdine University. He then went on to earn his Master’s of Divinity from Princeton Theological School,…
Read MoreSelah
As I was writing in my earlier post, my dad has a redemptive entrepreneurship approach to most of the things he does. One of the more recent things my dad has started is a Church called Selah that runs on Wednesday afternoons in the heart of Montreal, Quebec. Selah is described as a new way…
Read MoreGuide Spring
Founded in 2012, Guide Spring is a nonprofit organization based in Milton, Pennsylvania, that supports individuals, families, and communities through trauma-informed counseling, mentoring, and restorative practices. They are able to provide a range of help from counseling, journey groups, spiritual soul care, peacebuilding initiatives, and more. But to me its not just a regular non-profit…
Read MoreHow a Simple Sojourn and Coffee can Lead to a Missional Mindset…
Continuing on my theme of coffee shop blog posts, I decided to dig deeper into the founding purpose of my favorite coffee shop back at home. Sojourn Cafe, located in Brewster, Ohio, was founded with the goal to “provide a temporary stay from the hustle and bustle of day-to-day life.” The building was originally founded…
Read MoreWendy’s Supporting Children Through Adoption
Wendy’s is another Christian fast food restaurant, which has still maintained their values, though they show it in different ways from places like Chick-fil-a. From its founding by Dave Thomas in 1992, Wendy’s has always shown its faith through their well-known support of adoption, and those who do it. Dave Thomas himself was adopted, so…
Read MoreGreater Good Charities
Help Where It’s Needed Most from Greater Good Charities explains how the organization directs donations to areas of greatest and most urgent need, helping people, pets, and the planet through a wide range of humanitarian and environmental programs. The organization was founded with a mission to make a real difference by supporting vulnerable communities and…
Read MoreFaith and Grace Organics: A Redemptive Skincare Brand
Faith and Grace Organics is a clean and natural skin care brand founded by Janine Szulim. Janine had always had an interest in the world of health and was passionate about finding products that were truly good for her body. Even in high school, she strived to find clean, non-toxic skin care products. When she…
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