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Category: Social Entrepreneurship

Uncle Sam’s Planned Giving Bonanza

Most of us don’t like to think about money and fundraising in ministry, but sometimes it is necessary. Bill Reid shares with us how some new federal legislation can help you have a fundraising bonanza!

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What’s Poppin? A Business Model For Helping Youth On The Margins

There is an ever-growing people group in the Western world that is not being reached by the Church, nor have they heard the authentic, simple good news of Jesus Christ. Taylor King is inspired to love the lost and help the marginalized and oppressed by working and walking alongside them through a start up a popsicle business called “What’s Poppin?”

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The Redemptive Power of Business

Don Flow, a car dealer from North Carolina, surprised Willow Creek’s Leadership Summit when his talk became the most tweeted of the entire conference. The way he spoke about the integration of faith and business resonated deeply with many attendees. Check out the video in this post.

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Entrepreneurship and the Rise of Global South Christianity

Religious entrepreneurs are those who start new faith infused organizations. These are often church plants, but they can also be ministries and businesses that are committed to Kingdom values. The creative work done by entrepreneurs requires three types of resources: physical, symbolic, and ideational.

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I know a woman who has seen a UFO

Organizations that embrace the principles of sustainability, intentionality, and relationship are doing work that changes individual lives and entire communities. They don’t fly in and then disappear, leaving behind UFOs. The model of long-term, community led nonprofit work is the kind Christians can be confident about investing in.

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Never Stop Taking Your Shots

A friend of mine, a successful business owner, always talks about how “in business and in life it’s about ‘shots on goal.’” I love his analogy. Whether on the basketball court, in the business world, or the game of life, we must keep shooting. Regret over not taking shots drives people mad.

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