Dave Portnoy has turned something as simple as taking one bite of pizza on camera into a movement that actually helps people. His One Bite pizza reviews started as a running bit, but they ended up shining a spotlight on mom and pop shops all over the country. When he walks into a small pizzeria…

I was continuing my research on redemptive programs for foster care when I found Alliance4orphans. The South Texas Alliance churches have launched a program at their churches to help address issues with the foster care system. They seek to address three main issues in the foster care system. The first one is that not much…

HOPE International is a great example of Christian entrepreneurship that combines faith, finance, and global development to create a lasting impact. HOPE International was founded in 1997 to empower individuals in underserved communities by alleviating both physical and spiritual poverty, and also through microfinance services. So what exactly does HOPE International do? They use small…

Often, when we think of redemptive work, we automatically go to missions, nonprofits, or direct acts of service. All of those things are truly amazing and very redemptive, but there is so much more to redemptive work than just those things. Finanta is a great example of redemptive work that doesn’t fall under that immediate…

Tom’s of Maine is a business focused around the development of purely natural self-care and hygiene products. While not explicit about their Christian roots, the website promotes a 5-fold impact which can be clearly rooted in redemptive ideals: (1) naturally sourced components and ingredients for all products and no experimenting on animals, (2) Tom’s of…

When it comes to companies that are making an impact, the shoe business TOMS is doing more than most. They utilize the common example of the buy-one-give-one model, where for every pair of shoes that they sell, another pair is donated to someone in need of shoes across the world. Although this is not an explicitly Christian company, they are a…

ABLE Force is a non-profit organization started by Michael Fitzgerald in 2019. This company is dedicated to connecting young adults with disabilities to employment opportunities. For Michael, this mission was personal. His son, Shawn, dealt with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Shawn was eager to work, but found that once he graduated from college, the number…

Compassion International is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1952 by Everett Swanson with one goal in mind, and it is this: “to set children free from poverty in Jesus’ name.” So what they do is child sponsorship by allowing people to sponsor kids in places around the world that are less fortunate in…