Jonathan VanAntwerpen is currently Program Director for Religion and Theology at the Henry Luce Foundation. Prior to joining the Luce Foundation in 2014, he served for a decade on the staff of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) in New York City, where he established and developed a new program…
Mike Signorelli is the founder of V1 Church, a growing faith community based in greater New York City. Pastor Mike, as he’s known to his congregants and friends, founded V1 Church after a later-in-life conversion that he frequently recounts in service. It’s an inspiring story — one with a clear…
Be honest. Ask yourself why you believe what you believe, and answer it honestly. Dr. Tony Mariot is an Executive Consultant for the research department on Biblical Antiquities from Oxford University in England. He answers questions from students at the Oxford schools. He specializes in the apocalypse or end…
Time is like credit you have to build it properly. Lolita grew up on the South Side of Chicago, where she witness many friends and families struggle without having the basic necessities to live and many faced other social ills. She used this information to assist her in achieving…
Live for the potential that you have within. Bishop Wayne T. Jackson is an entrepreneur who blazed new trails when he launched Christian Television Network, touted as being the largest Christian Network in the country that is owned and operated by an African American. Since the networks’ inception, Bishop…
I keep it all productive and in sync by organizing each day’s activities with my morning coffee. I bought my first day-planner in 1988 and I still use a physical day-planner in large folder size on a daily basis to keep each day on task. Christopher Rither was born and…
[quote style=”boxed”]I don’t settle anymore. Hold out for the best![/quote] Steve Edwards is the founder and president of Global Passion Ministries, a Christian nonprofit that coordinates the logistics of short-term mission trips and trains the teams it sends for better outcomes. Its teams travel worldwide to help with medical clinics,…
[quote style=”boxed”]If you seek the counsel of many, patterns emerge too great to ignore.[/quote] Joe Woodruff is an inspirational speaker, author, coach and pastor. Founder of joewoodruff.net, he speaks to the three driving needs of every person: the need for faith, love and influence. Utilizing word and media, Joe challenges…
[quote style=”boxed”]Watch the competition and innovate. See what they do, do it better, and do it again and again and again.[/quote] Brandon started his first business back in 2005 by selling rings and other jewelry to the Mormon community. Never intending it to turn into a full-time job for himself…
Rev. John Helmiere is the founder and “Minister of Listening” at Valley & Mountain Fellowship, a new spiritual community in the Rainier Valley, Seattle’s most diverse neighborhood. VMF’s vision is to build a radically inclusive and consciously interdependent community. Instead of being organized around doctrine or liturgy, the community is…
Meet Rev. John Helmiere – Founder of Valley & Mountain Fellowship