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While giving food or money to the poor provides relief, this form of helping tends to be temporary and generates dependency. If we genuinely care for others, we want to help them create lasting changes in their lives by creating jobs and increasing economic opportunities. There are ways to help that can create sustainable economic growth, foster self-sufficiency, and help people end poverty in their community in the long term. Thomas Carlson, the founder of ECatalyst, joins us in this episode to talk about entrepreneurial ecosystems and how this helps poor communities create sustainable economic growth as a way to end poverty. Frustrated with the traditional charity model, Thomas invests in entrepreneurial ecosystems to generate permanent changes in people's lives and create a legacy of positive growth that lasts beyond their lifetime. He shares success stories as well as challenges to support their initiatives with their need for investment capital and skilled individuals to invest in Ethiopian entrepreneurs. Listen now and find out how we can help people see a pathway out of poverty and make a change.Key Points From This Episode: Thomas talks about a highlight from his week.Thomas shares life-transforming chapters from his life journey.Thomas discovers entrepreneurial ecosystems and commits to investing in them to create more impact in communities.Why is the entrepreneurial ecosystem a more effective model of helping people than the traditional mode of dole-out charity?How did ECatalyst come about and how does it work?Thomas shares stories of successful ventures that use the entrepreneurial ecosystem model.What are the future plans for ECatalysts?What is the greatest challenge that ECatalyst is facing right now?What is the greatest investment that Thomas has made? How can people support or get involved with Thomas's / ECatalysts' ventures?What's the number one thing that lifts people out of poverty?Thomas answers the mentor-minute questions.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:ECatalystWhen Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett, et.alToxic Charity by Robert LuptonThe Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution by Barry Asmus and Wayne Grudem The Kingdom Investor Podcast on LinkedInAbout Thomas CarlsonFor nearly 22 years, Thomas was a serial entrepreneur. He founded or co-founded six businesses in both the US and overseas in fields as diverse as construction, graphic design, and water bottling. He has an extensive cross-cultural background which includes living 10 years in the Middle East, traveling with significant cultural exposure in over 50 countries, and operating at different times in four other languages. He is fluent in Arabic. Thomas has also served as a professional educator, teaching recently as a Professor of Philosophy at CSU-Pueblo and PPCC. He has given guest lectures in many academic and professional contexts over the last 25 years on topics like business, startup principles, philosophy, theology, world religions, and cultural intelligence.
Theologian Wayne Grudem has teamed up with economist Barry Asmus to write a book on poverty entitled The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution. On this edition of Radio Free Acton, we explore the fundamentals of growth and human flourishing, and how Christians should understand economics and aid. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Visit summit.org to receive unflinching worldview analysis of current news and events. Look for the email signup on the sidebar to the right. There's still time to register for Summit's two-week worldview conference in sunny southern California, June 14-27. Get more information and register at summit.org. Following last week's episode with Barry Asmus, Aaron Atwood sits down with Dr. Asmus to talk about the correlation between free market economics and a Christian worldview. Dr. Asmus also shares why he's optimistic about the economic future of America. Barry Asmus is a Senior Economist with the National Center for Policy Analysis and a highly-regarded advocate for free market economics who has spoken around the world. For more information, visit his website at http://barryasmus.com/. Dr. Asmus has spoken at Summit’s 12-day Student Conferences (www.summit.org/conferences/), where young adults learn to defend their faith and confidently engage others in truth to shape culture.
Visit summit.org to receive unflinching worldview analysis of current news and events. Look for the email signup on the sidebar to the right. In this episode of CWT, economist Dr. Barry Asmus makes an engaging and passionate case for free markets, explaining how private property and entrepreneurship have enabled individuals, communities, and nations to rise from poverty to flourishing. Barry Asmus is a Senior Economist with the National Center for Policy Analysis and a highly-regarded advocate for free market economics who has spoken around the world. For more information, visit his website at http://barryasmus.com/. Dr. Asmus has spoken at Summit’s 12-day Student Conferences (www.summit.org/conferences/), where young adults learn to defend their faith and confidently engage others in truth to shape culture.
Wayne Grudem is a theologian known for his conservative approach to both doctrine and economics. His new book "The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution" (co-authored with economist Barry Asmus) makes the case that pouring aid into developing countries is a failed strategy. Grudem debates whether the Bible supports free market, capitalist economics with Australian economist and theologian Richard Glover who wrote a critique of the book for the Australian Bible Society. For Wayne Grudem's Book: http://www.waynegrudem.com For Richard Glover: http://richardrglover.wordpress.com For more faith debates visit www.premierchristianradio.com/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://www.kaltura.com/api_v3/getFeed.php?partnerId=618072&feedId=1_jlj47tkv or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Is the religious right wrong? Brian McLaren, Andy Walton, Bryan Fischer, Alan Craig - Unbelievable? Unbelievable? 30 June 2012 - The Global Charter of Conscience - Os Guinness & Terry Sanderson
Barry Asmus
Barry Asmus
Barry Asmus
McAlvany Weekly Commentary Dr. Barry Asmus speaks, writes, and consults on political and business issues facing America. Recognized for his views on making the U.S. a world-class competitor, he was twice voted the Outstanding Professor of the Year, as well as honored with the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge Award for Private Enterprise Education. Dr. Asmus is a […] The post In the Board Room of Corporation USA: An Interview with Economist and Corporate Consultant Barry Asmus appeared first on McAlvany Weekly Commentary.
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