1 hr 6 min
The Accidental Social Entrepreneur with Grant Smith-CMAW073 Christian Men at Work Podcast
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- Christianity
What You'll Hear:
Grant's father was a strong Christian and he passed away when Grant was 10 years old. Through a conversation with his sister the issue of heaven and hell was discussed and Grant accepted Christ as his Savior that night Nothing changed in Grant's life for the next 9 years, until Grant met a man who was living the reality of being a disciple so Grant committed to attempting to live his life as a disciple of Jesus Christ from that point forward "To understand my story you need to know that I am a Christian - and that means everything. But don't misunderstand that statement: I am no 'saint" - I am imperfect and I mess up like everyone else. but to me, Christianity is a way of life, not an insurance policy for what comes next." "When we preach the Gospel we don't always tell the whole story" "ordinary people like you and me have been created for a purpose and have the potential to facilitate miracles. Finding that purpose will be the most fulfilling and exhausting experience of your life. And the most fun." "Many Christians settle for 2nd or 3rd or 4th best" "God chooses to work through people" "I have explored a side to life which just goes way beyond what my imagination could have ever come up with, with being fulfilled and exciting" "My first job was at age 11, I delivered newspapers" Grant worked as a quantity surveyor in the UK, which is a financial manager in the construction industry "We are all created of God and actually don't deserve anything we have, whether that be good or whether that be bad" Grant started working as a volunteer for Tearfund. He met a man in Brazil who had a vision to bring Jesus into the lives of the poor children there, this motivated Grant to start Hand in Hand with 2 other men, modeled after Tearfund They wanted to work through the local churches so that they are identified with Christianity and so they have a better idea of what the needs are "If somebody has had the vision and the guts to start something, then we are happy to then support what they are doing" In 2008 they got an opportunity to build 230 house in Nairobi, Kenya A "good business" includes a quadruple bottom line (profit, social, environmental, spiritual) "Business has so many tentacles coming out of it that can benefit so many people that you touch" "We should be using our imagination to be profitable but to also have a far bigger ripple out benefit to society, demonstrating Kingdom values while still being commercial" "I've now become a capitalist with a socialist mindset" "work is good but wealth for the sake of wealth is meaningless" What if instead of paying $30/month to sponsor a child, we invested in a company that pays their workers properly "Once you take that first step, God then multiplies your efforts" Get the book through Kregel Publications, email grant@handinhandgroup.com
What You'll Hear:
Grant's father was a strong Christian and he passed away when Grant was 10 years old. Through a conversation with his sister the issue of heaven and hell was discussed and Grant accepted Christ as his Savior that night Nothing changed in Grant's life for the next 9 years, until Grant met a man who was living the reality of being a disciple so Grant committed to attempting to live his life as a disciple of Jesus Christ from that point forward "To understand my story you need to know that I am a Christian - and that means everything. But don't misunderstand that statement: I am no 'saint" - I am imperfect and I mess up like everyone else. but to me, Christianity is a way of life, not an insurance policy for what comes next." "When we preach the Gospel we don't always tell the whole story" "ordinary people like you and me have been created for a purpose and have the potential to facilitate miracles. Finding that purpose will be the most fulfilling and exhausting experience of your life. And the most fun." "Many Christians settle for 2nd or 3rd or 4th best" "God chooses to work through people" "I have explored a side to life which just goes way beyond what my imagination could have ever come up with, with being fulfilled and exciting" "My first job was at age 11, I delivered newspapers" Grant worked as a quantity surveyor in the UK, which is a financial manager in the construction industry "We are all created of God and actually don't deserve anything we have, whether that be good or whether that be bad" Grant started working as a volunteer for Tearfund. He met a man in Brazil who had a vision to bring Jesus into the lives of the poor children there, this motivated Grant to start Hand in Hand with 2 other men, modeled after Tearfund They wanted to work through the local churches so that they are identified with Christianity and so they have a better idea of what the needs are "If somebody has had the vision and the guts to start something, then we are happy to then support what they are doing" In 2008 they got an opportunity to build 230 house in Nairobi, Kenya A "good business" includes a quadruple bottom line (profit, social, environmental, spiritual) "Business has so many tentacles coming out of it that can benefit so many people that you touch" "We should be using our imagination to be profitable but to also have a far bigger ripple out benefit to society, demonstrating Kingdom values while still being commercial" "I've now become a capitalist with a socialist mindset" "work is good but wealth for the sake of wealth is meaningless" What if instead of paying $30/month to sponsor a child, we invested in a company that pays their workers properly "Once you take that first step, God then multiplies your efforts" Get the book through Kregel Publications, email grant@handinhandgroup.com
1 hr 6 min