Igniting the Church To Transform Africa’s Entrepreneurial Poor
South Africa is teeming with bright, industrious entrepreneurs working themselves out of poverty, and Paradigm Shift puts the local church at the center of the action.
Ignites One Church
Paradigm Shift sees an untapped army of successful Christian business professionals eager to be mobilized to offer hope and dignity in a way that combines their business skills and life experiences with real solutions to their impoverished neighbors’ needs.
Mobilizes Six Business Professionals
We connect these business experts from South African churches with currently impoverished entrepreneurs ready to work themselves out of poverty through a successful development program.
Trains 75 Entrepreneurs
This results in individuals, then families, and finally communities being economically and spiritually transformed. As each church is ignited, it impacts 75 entrepreneurs every year and the tide of transformation swells.
Impacts 375 Family Members
This is the leveraging power possible through the body of Christ enacting sustainable, thoughtful development coupled with discipleship. And that’s just the beginning. The following stories are a just a sampling of more than 500 entrepreneur stories we could tell of families transformed through the Paradigm Shift partner churches. Read and be inspired!
