Redemptive Non-Profit

Last April, I did an internship with an organization called Empower Sports. Empower Sports is a non-profit organization that aims to enrich the lives of athletes with diverse challenges through sports and exercise. The organization hopes to promote kindness, build character, and develop relationships that will last a long time. Empower Sports believes that athletes…

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Endless Concept

The concept stage is an important part of building a redemptive business, but we often find ourselves trapped here. This is where most ideas go to die, but we try so desperately for them to live. We mull over ideas for months or years, building upon our ideas while never breathing life into them. We…

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Was St. Francis of Assisi On To Something?

St. Francis of Assisi is often quoted with saying, “Preach the Gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” While he likely never actually spoke these words, I wonder if he was on to something or perhaps this sweet sentiment that we like to put on kitchen decorations falls short of what our true calling…

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Gospel Contextualization in South Asia

  Contextualization of the gospel is massively important in effective disciple-making. At the heart of contextualizing the gospel is the understanding that Christianity in America is not the only form of Christianity. Recently in a class I am taking on Byzantium and Islam, we learned that Christianity was the largest confessional community in Iraq of…

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Entrepreneurship and how to adapt

Mr. Kilmartin did an excellent job last class when he was able to come and speak on his experience as both in ministry and as an entrepreneur. From his talk, there were several takeaways that I would like to take this time to shed light on. First and foremost, I loved his analogy over the…

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How different Denominations use music differently in worship

For this blog I will be comparing how a Catholic mass uses music in its worship and how a non-denominational church does. First I will start with the Catholic mass. The Catholic mass has a heavy emphasis on music. It is primarily used to proclaim their faith as well as a form of prayer. The…

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Early Church Contextualization

I’ve really been thinking about contextualization. For another class, I recently read Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider. The book seeks to answer the question: How did the early church grow? Kreider does not use the words of entrepreneurship, but I think he may have some insight that can relate to the…

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Shine Among Them-A Redemptive Soap Business

“Shine Among Them” is an organic soap company that is run out of Greensburg, PA. I am friends with the owner and have had the pleasure to try some of the products myself. The main goal of the company is to provide cleansing soap without all of the junk that is in main brands. The…

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