An enterprise is “a business venture, especially one requiring boldness and energy.” Stewardship is “the trusted management and protection of another’s property.” It then follows that “Enterprise Stewardship” is “managing with boldness and energy the business ventures God has entrusted to us.”
Read MoreCompanies large and small make a meaningful impact on the world, whether they want to or not. They employ hundreds, sometimes thousands and occasionally tens of thousands of people, while their services and products touch just as many, if not more.
Read MoreHow can we provide growth in the dimension of God’s kingdom and bring growth (back) into our society, releasing many of the “spasms” in society, science, and personal life?
Read MoreGod, this is your organization, not mine. If you want to grow it, please grow it. If you want to prune it, it’s yours to prune. Only let me be faithful with everyone and everything you have entrusted to me: every client, every employee, every board member, every dollar. Everything I have is yours.
Read MoreDoes this sound familiar? Love the Lord your God with all your heart soul and mind and love your neighbor as yourself. But why don’t we do it? Probably many reasons, but fear of risk and loss of control often keep us from moving forward and taking the next right step.
Read MoreThe question of “how much is enough?” plagues many people in many ways. The American way is a never-ending accumulation mentality (sometimes consciously, sometimes unconsciously) as if the bumper sticker “He who dies with the most toys wins” is true.
Read MoreAngel investors enjoy “the ride.” The experience and the excitement of being part of commercializing a new idea. But over time, “the ride” changes.
Read MoreMore than half of young people in Sub-Saharan Africa, who make up the largest part of the population, are born into poverty, growing up in communities that visibly offer no hope, with few if any ethical role-models and mentors.
Read MoreChristians consider the Bible to be our source of truth in matters of faith. And the Bible says more about money than it does about heaven and hell combined. Clearly, it occupies an important place in what we consider to be God’s inspired word. So, what does it say?
Read MoreWhen the spirit of shalom permeates all that we do, victories come in the form of transformative moments.
Read MoreSociety is in a semi-shutdown phase due to the Coronavirus that may last for a year or more, there is social unrest that has grown from protests to riots, there is political uncertainty and the feeling of…”I want my guy or gal to be elected, and I am afraid that the other-side will steal the election and the country will be wrecked.”
Read More“O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.” II Chronicles 14.11
Read MoreWe believe the solution to capturing unrecognized social value is the development of a “Common Good Marketplace” – a place to value and exchange independently verified social impacts categorized within the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read MoreHear the powerful story of successful Kingdom impact investing and community development in Philadelphia from Leonard Dow of Everence Financial.
At LivFul we believe a company can be a tool for bringing shalom to this very dark world, a world where things are missing and broken, and that it should actively work towards the setting right of things.
Read MoreSince I’ve been able to work, I’ve worked multiple jobs.
Read MoreMarcus Stroud talks faith, investing, and how hard work and diverse thoughts drive TXV Partners.
Read MoreWe’ve compiled a list of 10 of our favorite, most challenging and encouraging sound bites to sample the ocean of wisdom in the FDI community.
Read MoreCapital always has an agenda. Whether by design or default, explicit or subtle, positive or negative, the application of capital facilitates and drives a bigger agenda.
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