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News & Updates Tito Ponce 11/4/26 News & Updates Tito Ponce 11/4/26

Announcing the 2026 Good Futures Awards: $10,000 for Churches

The Good Futures Awards are back with $10,000 for churches that complete the Good Futures Accelerator. Enter by November 30, 2026.

Stories Tito Ponce 4/21/26 Stories Tito Ponce 4/21/26

Second United Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh wins $5,000 to open a neighborhood café offering job training, connection and community space.

News & Updates Tito Ponce 10/21/25 News & Updates Tito Ponce 10/21/25

Churches that complete the Good Futures Accelerator can win part of $10,000 for creative social enterprise ideas. Here's how it works.

Tito Ponce 5/20/22 Tito Ponce 5/20/22

Words like profit and competition can feel foreign in church. Here's why that unease exists and how churches can work through it.

Ideas & Perspectives Tito Ponce 9/21/21 Ideas & Perspectives Tito Ponce 9/21/21

Cristin Cooper, founder of Coop's Soups and pastor of Soup Church, on why empathy is the starting point for good business.

Ideas & Perspectives Tito Ponce 7/29/21 Ideas & Perspectives Tito Ponce 7/29/21

Shannon Hopkins on six gifts social enterprise offers churches, and three risks to watch for before you start.

In the Media Tito Ponce 4/8/21 In the Media Tito Ponce 4/8/21

On the Give Back Economy Show, Mark Elsdon talks about his work with RootedGood and Pres House in Madison, Wisconsin.

In the Media Tito Ponce 9/18/20 In the Media Tito Ponce 9/18/20

RootedGood co-founder Mark Sampson talks with Craig Mattson about what the phrase 'social enterprise' really means.

In the Media Tito Ponce 6/11/20 In the Media Tito Ponce 6/11/20

How Mark Elsdon and his team turned a dormant campus ministry into one that brings in more than $2 million a year.

In the Media Tito Ponce 6/11/20 In the Media Tito Ponce 6/11/20

RootedGood co-founder Mark Sampson on why churches need to think theologically about money, finance and enterprise.

In the Media Tito Ponce 6/10/20 In the Media Tito Ponce 6/10/20

Drawing on his doctoral research, Mark Sampson explores what gift-giving can teach us about social enterprise.

In the Media Tito Ponce 6/10/20 In the Media Tito Ponce 6/10/20

Mark Sampson lays out the theology behind how RootedGood thinks about social enterprise, and the risks to watch for.