Redemptive ENTR

Chick-fil-A does a quality job of walking in the world of redemptive entrepreneurship.

While they do not classify themselves as a ‘Christian’ company, they certainly reflect God’s love. Chick-fil-A is known for having great customer service. People actively choose to go there as a consumer because of the quality service that they will get. The company has a theme for employees to go the “second-mile” for consumers. This practice reflects God’s love. In addition, the company offer college scholarships for their employees. This reflects God’s love not just to the outside world, but those in the company who may not even know Christ. These employees know that the company they work for upholds Christian values, and they will now associate that with the fruit it brought in their lives in terms of tuition. In addition to this, the public also knows that this company has Christian values, and so they are likely to connect the dots between the quality care with those values. Chick-fil-A also donates money to several ministries, which means they are using some of their own gain to empower the great commission. This is all significant because it reflects that entrepreneurship, and business in general, can serve to glorify God. God uses all sorts of means to reach the lost, and that does not exclude the private sector. Chick-fil-A is a prime example of how a company can have a redemptive impact within both their own organization and community. Jesus often used marketplace lingo to communicate His parables, because he understood that it was so centerfold in the lives of those hearing Him that they would be able to connect the dots as to what He meant. The same is true today, God uses the modern marketplace as a means to draw people to Him.