WATCH THE VIDEO... Most paradigm shifts come from critical yeast not critical mass. They come from those with an idea that is usually described as too idealistic or just too complicated and then simply dismissed by the critical mass. But [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Even as our culture drifts farther away from a Biblical world-view, there are now great opportunities for the church to gain influence and make an even greater impact in our communities. It is exciting that the path [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Over the last several decades, non-profits have played an increasing role advocating and providing services for the global poor and disenfranchised. The initial role of the Christian non-profit was to bring the church safely into a sustainable [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Some of the best natural entrepreneurs in the United States are in underserved urban communities. They are called hustlers – visionary risk-takers who seize the opportunity to move product and turn a profit. They have the God-given [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... In the next 30 years the population will likely increase by 2.5 billion people with most of that being absorbed by urban areas. This massive growth of our cities will continue to magnify the challenges of poverty, [...]
Getting Better at Doing Good | There’s a lot being written and said these days about the effectiveness of charitable work. The wonderful and provocative 90-minute documentary by PovertyCure called, “Poverty, Inc.” makes a compelling case that fighting poverty has [...]
Millennials and Missions - Not Your Traditional Approach | Part 1... Justin Carney grew up on a small farm in southern Missouri. In his early 20’s a missionary came to his church and talked about unreached people groups, gave [...]
Coffee, beer, brussel sprouts; those are things that I now love but for which I had to acquire a taste. There are many things over the course of one’s life for which they acquire a taste and come to love. [...]
Historically, church missions have been about mobilizing money and people toward relief and betterment efforts that provided urgent comfort, care and stability for those in crisis. However, those efforts alone do little to solve core social problems in lasting, [...]
Aimee Minnich serves as Chief Impact Officer and General Counsel of Impact Foundation. Prior to founding Impact Foundation, she served as President and General Counsel for the National Christian Foundation, Heartland, where she designed and implemented the foundation’s Missional Investing [...]
