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SEASON 1

Business on Purpose

Business on Purpose presents a series of evocative short films which inspire and equip people in business to approach work as service to God and the common good. This season offers the idea that the purpose of business, under God, is to serve. Filmed in four countries, the films feature stories of Christians living out their calling in a variety of industries.

Guided Reflections for Season 1
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Explore Season 1 Films

The Top 1%

  • I Have a Bean
I Have a Bean offers a chance at redemption and helps change attitudes about previously imprisoned people returning to society — all while making great coffee.

Remarkable Always

  • Hill Country Memorial Hospital
For Emily Padula, work is an act of service to God. This inspires her as she leads the award-winning Hill Country Memorial Hospital towards being “remarkable always.”

Dayspring (Monastery 2.0)

  • Dayspring
Answering a call to purposeful reconciliation, Dayspring relocated from downtown to Bayview, an underserved community where tourists (and tech firms) rarely venture.

Girl, I Love You

  • Magpies Girl
For Maggie Tucker, children between the ages of 8 and 13 are not “tweens,” because “tween” implies an in-between space and an unknown.

Elevation

  • Elevation Burger
Wanting to create a healthier version of the All-American meal of burgers and fries, Hans Hess founded Elevation Burger in 2005.

GloryBee

  • GloryBee
GloryBee sits squarely in an interesting cultural nexus: Christian-owned, organic food, Oregon, and committed to environmental sustainability.

All In

  • Verdant Frontiers
As an adolescent, Scott Friesen, the co-founder of Verdant Frontiers, thought the pinnacle of business success would be a millionaire’s income.

Driving Trust

  • Flow Companies, Inc.
Car purchases and repairs are often intimidating and nightmarish experiences for customers. But not at Flow Companies, Inc.

God Loves Cabinets

  • Bellmont Cabinets
Where is God when businesses struggle or fail? Steve Bell, an award-winning entrepreneur, has dealt with this profound and painful question numerous times throughout his career.

Beauty out of Brokenness

  • Marsh Collective
John and Ashely’s story as a couple mirrors that of their once-neglected and now reclaimed city.

Not Dead Yet

  • Saddleback Leather
The Munsons not only see business as something that can support ministry/missions, but as a mission all its own — loving people, especially customers and employees, many of whom work in their factory in Leon, Mexico.

There and Enough

  • Misfit Wearables
Starting a business means sleepless nights, unpredictability, capital burn, and the threat of competition. Why then would the leaders of a new venture risk moving to a country with an unproven tech work force?

Faith At A $700 Billion Company

  • Apple
How does someone live out faith in a global, iconic company like Apple — especially when reporting to a brilliant but demanding leader like Steve Jobs?

Long Obedience…

  • VAST Power Systems
What’s the spiritual meaning of our work when worldly success proves elusive?

Faith & Co: Business on Purpose Group Study Guide

by Dr. Kenman Wong, Donovan Richards

The official study guide to accompany the compelling documentary film series. Designed especially for groups, the guide incorporates the films into an easy to use 10-week format.

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Environmental Impact Reporting

  • Season 4: Serving the World

Culture of Dependence

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Why Land?

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Explore Other Film Seasons

Season 1

Business on Purpose

Introduces the idea that the purpose of business, under God, is to serve.

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Season 2

Serving Employees

Explores how faith shapes the way organizations engage with and manage employees.

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Season 3

Serving Customers

Examines how faith informs the ways companies develop and maintain authentic relationships with customers.

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Season 4

Serving the World

Considers how faith shapes the ways businesses serve communities and care for creation.

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Season 5

Faithful Investing

Explores how faith informs investing and risk-taking. More broadly it looks at stewardship and the role of investors and fund managers in catalyzing transformation and contributing to shalom.

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