Dwelling Place: The Calling of the Christian Entrepreneur By Chaya Braxton Introduction The founder of local grocery chain, Ukrop’s, Joseph Ukrop was devoted to his vocation of being Richmond’s local grocer. He put community first and used his grocery stores to build community. His legacy of entrepreneurship in Richmond was characterized by a distinct commitment to the Christian principles. For example although
Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University is a Christian college that has been operating for over 65 years. Since their founding in 1949, they have maintained their biblical mission to promote Baptist values. Today, they are an interdenominational university that welcomes all students. Although they identity as a Christian university and maintain their foundational convictions, they focus on establishing an accepting missional community. That is, they cultivate people who are united in carrying
Analysis Project Liberty University Penny LeBaron Busi 602 Carlson Hurst Part 1: Christian World View According to Del Tackett’s article on the Focus on the Family website, a person with a Biblical world view “believes his primary reason for existence is to love and serve God” (Tackett, 2012). Barna Research Group asks the following questions to determine if a person has a Biblical worldview: “Do absolute moral truths exist? Is absolute truth defined by the Bible? Did Jesus Christ live
and would have thought I would have ranked higher. However, the assessment is enlightening in that it revealed some areas of improvement for myself. In the following synopsis, I will examine the findings of my assessment as well as tying in a Biblical perspective. Introduction As I previously discovered from the Jung Typology Test (administered by Humanmetrics), I am categorized as an ENFJ personality type. The result of this assessment were Extravert (1%), Intuitive (28%), Feeling (19%)
Background 26 Current Situation 28 How Project Will Transform a Particular Aspect of this Context 33 CHAPTER 3. LITERATURE REVIEW 35 Impacts of Transformational Leadership 35 Leader Development 37 Flexible Framework 38 CHAPTER 4. BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL BASIS 40 Christian
E SSAYS ON TWENTIETH-C ENTURY H ISTORY In the series Critical Perspectives on the Past, edited by Susan Porter Benson, Stephen Brier, and Roy Rosenzweig Also in this series: Paula Hamilton and Linda Shopes, eds., Oral History and Public Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in