Profiles in Courage: Exceptional Christian Entrepreneurs in Marginalized Communities

We will explore the stories of 19th and 20th Christian entrepreneurs from around the world. We will discover the shared values and virtues empowering endurance in suffering and fueling success in business that impacts the common good. The integration of mature faith, economic wisdom, and social vision wil inspire leaders from all cultures and geographies in the 21st century.

 

Recommended Readings

Charlie Self, Flourishing Churches and Communities. Christians' Library Press, 2013.

Self, Mostert, and Bolds, Life in 5D: A New Vision of Discipleship, Empowerment/ORU, 2024.

Robert Woodson Jr., Lessons from the Least of These. Bombadier Books, 2022

Kelly Kapic and Brian Fikkert, Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream. 

Fikkert, Holt, and Kapic, Practicing the King's Economy.

Course Years:

2026,
2025,
2024,
2023

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