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Ingredients of an Entrepreneurial Spirit
Ingredients of an Entrepreneurial Spirit
community development, economic development, Bivocational, Church Planting, Entrepreneurialism, Social EntrepreneurialismSean BeneshApril 11, 2019
Gospel Proclamaction
Gospel Proclamaction
Sean BeneshApril 1, 2019
Calling All Church Planters and Pastors ... Time to Start a Business
Calling All Church Planters and Pastors ... Time to Start a Business
Church Planting, Entrepreneurialism, Social EntrepreneurialismSean BeneshMarch 19, 2019startups, church planting
The Interpretive Lens of Economic Development
The Interpretive Lens of Economic Development
Sean BeneshFebruary 19, 2019
What Are You Giving Your Life Away To?
What Are You Giving Your Life Away To?
community development, Social Entrepreneurialism, Church Planting, BivocationalSean BeneshJanuary 28, 2019
Addressing Felt Needs With Your Startup
Addressing Felt Needs With Your Startup
community development, economic development, Entrepreneurialism, Social EntrepreneurialismSean BeneshJanuary 25, 2019
Digging Deeper into Calling
Digging Deeper into Calling
BivocationalSean BeneshJanuary 22, 2019
Starting and Sticking Are Two Separate Things
Starting and Sticking Are Two Separate Things
Church Planting, Social Entrepreneurialism, EntrepreneurialismSean BeneshJanuary 15, 2019
The Unintentional Entrepreneur
The Unintentional Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurialism, Social EntrepreneurialismSean BeneshJanuary 7, 2019
You Are What You Do and What That Means for Church Planting
You Are What You Do and What That Means for Church Planting
Church Planting, BivocationalSean BeneshJanuary 3, 2019
Reflections
Reflections
Church Planting, Bivocational, RuralSean BeneshJanuary 2, 2019
The Career Aspirations of a Bivocational Church Planter
The Career Aspirations of a Bivocational Church Planter
Church PlantingSean BeneshDecember 20, 2018
The Changing Frontier
The Changing Frontier
Church PlantingSean BeneshDecember 17, 2018
Running Towards Chaos
Running Towards Chaos
Church Planting, community developmentSean BeneshDecember 13, 2018
When Planting Churches is the Byproduct
When Planting Churches is the Byproduct
Church PlantingSean BeneshDecember 12, 2018
What Will Keep You There?
What Will Keep You There?
Church Planting, BivocationalSean BeneshDecember 10, 2018
Faith-Based Non-Profit Community Development
Faith-Based Non-Profit Community Development
community development, economic developmentSean BeneshDecember 6, 2018
The Difference Between a Church Planting Pastor and a Church Planting Missionary
The Difference Between a Church Planting Pastor and a Church Planting Missionary
Church PlantingSean BeneshDecember 4, 2018
The Maker Movement and Economic Development
The Maker Movement and Economic Development
economic development, community development, Bivocational, Church Planting, Entrepreneurialism, Social EntrepreneurialismSean BeneshNovember 28, 2018maker, social entrepreneur, artisan
Outer Rim of Christendom
Outer Rim of Christendom
Church Planting, community development, economic development, BivocationalSean BeneshNovember 26, 2018
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"One of the unspoken conversations church planters have with themselves, but are too afraid to say out loud or with others, comes down to the geographic and socio-economic considerations for planting. Most planters steer away from economically declining communities and instead opt for growing, livable, and middle-class (and higher) communities to plant in. When the rationale behind funding for planting says that your new church should sustain your salary after three to five years, then why would any planter plant in an economically depressed community? You may never plant a church that could pay your salary— nor should that be your motive." . That's why we need to start businesses and non-profits. . -- Intrepid book . #churchplant #churchplanter #churchplanting #missions #missional #startup #socialentrepreneur #socialentrepreneurship
"Expressed in artistic form, culture can serve as a basis on which to renew or revitalize communities, helping advance quality of life and encouraging development and revitalization." . Phillips, "Arts, Culture, and Community Development" . #churchplant #churchplanter #churchplanting #entrepreneur #socialentrepreneur #socialentrepreneurship #communitydevelopment #economicdevelopment #missions #missional
"Support and encouragement of entrepreneurship within communities is one of the most effective development strategies. Even in times of economic downturn, small business development accounts for significant portions of local and region economies." . Gruidl and Markley, "Entrepreneurship as a Community Development Strategy." . #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #socialentrepreneur #socialentrepreneurship #communitydevelopment #economicdevelopment #churchplant #churchplanter #churchplanting #missions #missional
New article up at intrepidmissions.com ... "Ingredients of an Entrepreneurial Spirit." (Link in bio) . “Entrepreneur” is one of those words shrouded in mystery. What is an entrepreneur? We immediately think of tech bros in skinny jeans sitting on therapy balls at their desks next to a ping-pong table somewhere in the Silicon Valley. Then there are all of the meet-ups and networking events we see or hear of in cities with young, driven, good-looking people getting ready to go to market with their ideas. Is that what an entrepreneur is? If so, there’s a reason why it draws some and repels others. But what is an entrepreneur? . #intrepid #intrepidmissions #entrepreneur #socialentrepreneur #socialenterprise #communitydevelopment #economicdevelopment #churchplant #churchplanter #churchplanting #missional #missions
There are numerous factors and actors at work in the process of economic development. This applies to cities and rural areas alike. One of the key features is a community's ability to market itself. How might your startup or dream of a startup bring benefit to your community? . "In today's economy, the competition for new investment is increasingly global. Communities must also market themselves to firms already located in their areas (business retention) and to new business start-ups. Marketing is a critical component of a successful community and economic development program." — “Marketing the Community" by Robert H. Pittman . #socialenterprise #socialentrepreneur #socialentrepreneurship #communitydevelopment #economicdevelopment #churchplant #churchplanter #churchplanting #missions #missional #ministry #gospel #intrepid #thetablenetwork
We talk a lot about startups and social entrepreneurship. The assumption may be that we’re talking about app companies, tech bros in skinny jeans, and the like. The reality is we’re working with people who’re launching social enterprises in low-income urban neighborhoods, rural communities, and everything in between. . . #startup #socialentrepreneurship #socialentrepreneur #socialenterprise #missional #missions #churchplant #churchanter #churchplanting #intrepid #thetablenetwork
New article: "Gospel Proclamaction" . Over the past 2 days I’ve read a lot and been part of different conversations regarding the tension of gospel proclamation and gospel demonstration. If those are different ends of a spectrum I’d contend that much of church history is a vacillation between both. The only time we’re truly in balance is when the pendulum is swinging from one extreme to the other. But should it be so? . #churchplant #churchplanter #churchplanting #gospel #ministry #missions #missional #intrepid #intrepidmissions #communitydevelopment
"What if we trained missionaries (and planters) to also be entrepreneurs, to launch NGOs, dig wells, build high-end furniture, true wheels on a bike, and so much more? Yes, this might seem like crazy thinking, but things must change." . -- Intrepid book . #churchplant #churchplanter #churchplanting #missions #missional #intrepid #intrepidmissions
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