Chick-Fil-A & Hobby Lobby Since I am going into business after college, I always thought it was interesting to hear how people bring their faith into the workplace. A lot of companies have core values that corelate to Christianity but not all are Christian. However, it is very neat to hear how Christian companies do […]
Tag: Redemptive Entrepreneurship
Young Life
Young Life is an evangelical Christian organization that aims to teach middle and high school students about God and help them grow in their faith. It was founded by Jim Rayburn with the goal of connecting God to young people who may not have an interest in starting a relationship with Him. Jim created a […]
Mission in the Marketplace
Sometimes as Christians we can fail to see the world of business as having any connection or relevance to Christianity and spreading the Gospel, we tend to separate business and Christianity, and view these two things as separate options where we must pick one or the other. It is important to know however, that these […]
Hagans Christian Church
For my Entrepreneurship and the Mission of the Church class, myself and a few other students had the opportunity to work on a project together. The project was assisting Hagans Christian Church in West Virginia with updating some of their technology and streaming resources, creating a new website for them to use, and updating and […]
James Cash Penney
James Cash Penney was born in 1875 to an impoverished family who lived on a farm in Missouri. To teach his son the value of money and self-reliance, James’ father made him pay for his own clothes once he reached the age of eight. James showed entrepreneurial thinking at a very young age when he […]
Buy On Purpose
Simon Lee had been working for his father’s business for 7 years, and he and his family planned for him to eventually run the business. Things changed however, when Lee had the same dream 30 nights in a row. He dreamed a neon sign flashing the number 50. After much prayer and reflection, Lee eventually […]
Praxis
Praxis describes themselves as a “creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship, supporting founders, funders, and innovators motivated by their faith to love their neighbors and renew culture.” The organization has taken on the mission of helping the world of entrepreneurship approach business in a new, redemptive way. Praxis has broken up the different ways that business […]
Redemptive Entrepreneurship in Action – Chick Fil A
Perhaps you doubt the validity of the impact of redemptive entrepreneurship. I know I definitely question the scope of benefits of redemptive entrepreneurship. Sure, it has the power to transform communities in third-world communities (such as tegu), but how does it affect people in the US? The skeptic in me wonders just how powerful a […]
Impact Foundation
What if there was a company that was set up to help redemptive minded companies get themselves off the ground and help to grow their companies. Companies like Praxis and other organizations are committed to these goals. One of these companies is the Impact Foundation. The Impact Foundation is an organization that blends the traditional […]
Redemptive Art From Prison
One of the most amazing things about God and His creativity is His redemptive power in our own lives. God sometimes works in people’s lives to bring incredible transformation in incomprehensible ways. His restorative power is also seen when people use their God-given creativity as a means for restoration. This is exactly what is happening […]