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Recently I was able to attend a small church in Fairfield, Virginia. The next week I went to Orchard Hill in Wexford. These two churches have two completely different feels to them. The church in Virginia was a smaller congregation and a much older church. The feel of it was very homey and warm. There…

Throughout the class, I’ve enjoyed listening to the companies that are faith based and have a Christian worldview when it comes to work. I think it’s really cool, especially as a Christian, that there are Christian companies out in the world, but they get little attention and you don’t hear about them often. It’s hard…

A couple weeks ago we talked about different types of churches. Professor Sweet had us look up different mega churches. The church my group had looked up was The Pointe in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. The church my group had looked up was The Pointe in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. Me and a few buddies went there…

During class on April 3, Luke Mantzell came into class to talk about what being an area director for YoungLife looks like. Luke, who happens to be one of my close friends, is very interesting to listen to. I’ve talked to him a few times now, but never really got to dive deep into what…

Megachurches in recent years have developed heavy pushback based on scandals that arise from corrupt pastors and abuse that is swept under the rugs. However, with increasing globalization, megachurches have been more accessible than ever. Online church becomes more and more possible with developments after covid. Churches as they grow larger have been planting church…

I wanted to explore more the concept of business as mission. BAM as an organization aids in creating redemptively minded for-profit businesses dedicated to helping vulnerable people and committed to the kingdom of God. The organization has thousands of resources available to enable business owners to allow the work of their business to be focused…

Prototyping is a great way to experiment and learn about how to best format your products and how consumers will react to them. A business that is a prime example of how prototyping can create great results is Clover Food Lab. Clover Food Lab is now a chain of fifteen restaurants, but in 2008, it…

Dr. Kelley teaches a course at Grove City College called “Leadership.” It goes through loads of information regarding how to properly lead not just a business, but one’s life, family, and ministry. As a part of the class, I had the opportunity to teach (alongside some other peers) about church-size and business dynamics. We unpacked…

In our last class, we had a very interesting discussion about having courage within the church. Professor Sweet and I had a good conversation about what that means and what it actually looks like in today’s church. The first thing that came to mind when courage was brought up was the misconception of courage in…

Vocation is often seen as a big, singular calling. But it is also in everyday small acts of obedience, right where we are. In my Christian Civilization class, we have been exploring the idea of vocation, going beyond pastors or missions. The idea is that vocation is in all that we do and how each…