CovEnterprises

In this last episode of season 1, we compile a few thoughts from the key learning we’ve done over this past year and give consideration to a practical first step or two and a theological foundation for the work of enterprise and economic development.

Matt Allan, Director of Social Enterprise for the Restoration Initiative in New Orleans joins us to talk about the work of launching an effective business and the challenges of measuring success with the double bottom line of impact and sustainability.

In this episode, we sit down with Drew and Ronnie, pastors at REAL Community Covenant Church in Marion, IN and part of the team launching one of our newest CovEnterprises projects, the I Have a Dream Academy. A great conversation with pastors who understand how to integrate church in the community!

In this episode, Leah Roth shares about our newest CovEnterprise project, Woven City Restoration. It’s a great conversation! Take a listen!

Shawn Duncan, Director the Lupton Center in Atlanta, joins us to talk wholistic community development and the intersection of economic development and neighborhood life. A great conversation that will get our heads and hearts spinning in all kinds of directions! Lots to learn and we are grateful to Shawn for taking time to share his thoughts. Learn more about the work Shawn and his team is engaged in at www.luptoncenter.org.

Join us as Leeann Younger shares her story of becoming a pastor who lives and embodies the vocation of shepherd in the neighborhood! Leeann's pastoral journey is a testimony of the integration of gospel; weaving together God's vision for restoration and shalom. How we integrate the tangible factors impacting our community makes all the difference when we then ask what God might want to do in and through us in community.

In this episode, Paul Hawkinson shares his story of coming into the world of social enterprise and breaks down the 5 factors, an economic evaluation tool CovEnterprises has developed to help teams mitigate financial risk early on in the planning process. A great practical deep dive into the pre-work of business idea development!

In this episode of the CovEnterprises Podcast, pastor and social entrepreneur Rob Bryceson shares his story and insight on the intersection of his vocation with the community in Spokane, WA.        

Join us as we talk with Harvey Drake; Pastor of Emerald City Bible Fellowship and Founder of Urban Impact-Seattle. Pastor Harvey's decades of experience shapes an incredible conversation about what economic development means for his community and what it looks like through the lens of the local church.

In this episode, we talk with Becky and John Teter. The Teter's planted Fountain of Life Covenant Church in West Long Beach, CA and through that work started 5000 pies, a social enterprise restaurant. 5000 Pies is like a parable of God's Kingdom and the way God uses simple things like pizza shops to bring whole life transformation.   Learn more at 5000pies.com

In the inaugural episode of the CovEnterprises podcast, pastor José Humphreys shares his vision for ministry in his neighborhood of East Harlem, NY. Fueled by a deep and compelling theological imagination, José models the pastoral vocation well and shows us what it looks like to integrate a vision for economic shalom into the wholistic picture of what it means to be church in the parish. A link to purchase José's book, Seeing Jesus in East Harlem.