Partnering Like Family, Not Donors | Tom Bassford
I was supposed to be in Zimbabwe this week with a small group of people from the US, Canada and the UK. We were going to get an up close look at Hands at Work In Africa, a group [...]
The Courage to Disrupt | Larry Sharp
WATCH THE VIDEO... Rick had just retired as the VP for Europe at Conoco. He spent his career in the halls of power but never, in all those years, was he asked to use those skills as a means [...]
VIDEO – Africa’s Missing Middle | Andy Agaba
WATCH THE VIDEO... In Andy Agaba’s home country of Uganda, the major crisis they face is unemployment. Eight out of ten who graduate from college will not find a job. Is the answer more charity or even more micro-loans? [...]
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VIDEO – From the Church to the Marketplace | Emeline Nde & Renita Reed-Thomson GalleryVIDEO – From the Church to the Marketplace | Emeline Nde & Renita Reed-Thomson
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VIDEO – From the Church to the Marketplace | Emeline Nde & Renita Reed-Thomson
WATCH THE VIDEO... Emeline Nde was 12 when she received a scholarship from a church out of Switzerland. “It enabled me to get one of the best educations I could in Cameroon. It was a paradigm shift from seeing [...]
VIDEO – Radical Relationships | Marlo Fox
WATCH THE VIDEO... “What if radical relationships across socio-economic lines isn't solely about doing for others because it's the right thing to do or because it's our biblical mandate? What if it's not just about the privileged doing for [...]
VIDEO – Using Business In Radical Ways | Gary Ringger & Rod Brenneman
WATCH THE VIDEO... When Gary Ringger sold his business in 2002 he asked an older and wiser mentor what to do with the money. His advice… dream bigger than yourself and when it happens you'll know it was God [...]
VIDEO – Charity at Its Best | Tom Bassford
WATCH THE VIDEO... The North American Church is losing ground in attendance, influence, credibility and virtually every other category that really matters. Yet, according to Barna Research, 8 out of 10 Americans still look to the church for answers [...]
VIDEO – Pastor-preneur Serving the Poor | Kevin Peyton
WATCH THE VIDEO... Kevin Peyton calls himself a “Pastor-preneur.” He’s a businessman turned pastor, turned not-for-profit leader…all at the same time. "For those of us who find ourselves in those three sectors; the world of church, the world of [...]
No Bird Can Soar in a Calm | by Mike Saccocio
No Bird Can Soar in a Calm - Gaining Influence in a Post-Christian Culture... An early observation the Wright Brothers made that helped them figure out the physics of flight was that birds in flight use their wings to [...]
$50,000 Gift to Launch the 3.0 Fund!
Investing charitable dollars in for-profit businesses to help the poor. Significant Matters is excited to announce the formation of the 3.0 Fund. Many churches and especially the business-minded people of those churches are coming to see the rationale and possibilities of [...]