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Thinking Through the Story of Your Missional Enterprise: A Snippet from Noodlings
By: Ministry IncubatorsFebruary 16, 2017
Our Hatch-a-thons can help you think through the vision for your missional enterprise, from developing your ideas to actually putting them into action, including important nuts-and-bolts details along the way! Here’s a snippet from the Hatch-a-thon workbook Noodlings to help you get started. If you are interested in learning more, you can find more information […]
Tags: Hatch-a-thon, Ministry, Missional
Where Are They Now? Matt McNelly and Go Fish!
By: Ministry IncubatorsFebruary 12, 2017
We’re starting a short series of posts from people who are past Hatch-a-thon participants. Our first installment is by Matt McNelly, who participated in 2016’s Hatch-a-thon, and who started an exciting ministry called Go Fish! What happened with your project after the Hatch-a-thon? Following the Hatch I spent the following months applying for and receiving […]
Tags: Church, Hatch-a-thon, Ministry, Where Are They Now?
Snippet from Noodlings
By: Ministry IncubatorsFebruary 9, 2017
Curious what a Hatch-a-thon is like? Here is a snippet from Noodlings, a workbook that is used during Hatch-a-thons. If you are interested in learning more, you can find more information about and sign up for the next one coming up March 29-31 here. “Historically, Christian communities have always been engines of social innovation as […]
Testimonial: Benefits of a Hatch-a-thon
By: Ministry IncubatorsFebruary 7, 2017
If you’re interested in knowing some of the benefits of attending a Hatch-a-thon, here are some reflections from a past participant, Carl Thomas Stroud Gladstone, director of the Young Leaders Initiative: “The Conspiritor Collective is a community of young artists reclaiming worship artistry as a means of grace for the church and world. Equal parts missional […]
Tags: Church, Hatch-a-thon, Ministry, Testimonial
2016 Highlights from the Social Enterprise World
By: Ministry IncubatorsJanuary 26, 2017
Hey Ministry Incubators friends! 2016 wrapped and proved to be a big year for social enterprise. Check out some of the highlights from last year and what we learned about social entrepreneurship over the last 12 months. Lessons from the social enterprise field New year’s resolutions for social entrepreneurs From charity to justice An argument […]
Tags: Ministry, social enterprise
What Are We Up to in…
By: Ministry IncubatorsJanuary 19, 2017
….besides fabulous family stuff? In a nutshell–we have learned so, so, so much. Since our first Ministry Incubators event (a hatchathon) three years ago, we have done a lot of experimenting (and for all of you who were among our first guinea pigs, thank you, and…we’re sorry!) Here’s what we learned above all: We’re not […]
Social Enterprise Resources
By: Ministry IncubatorsJanuary 17, 2017
Even though it is mid-January, we feel like this is the first week we’re really wrapping our heads around the new year. We hope your year is kicking off well and that you’re tackling some of the resolutions and goals you set for yourself in 2017. One we hope you’re as committed to as we […]
Tags: Ministry, Resources, social enterprise
Social Entrepreneurship TED Talks
By: Ministry IncubatorsJanuary 12, 2017
This week, we’d like to focus your attention on 3 TED Talks from the last few years geared toward the topic of social entrepreneurship. We think that they share very valuable insights about how to build an idea and do well in the world. Our team’s desire is to push you to continue learning about […]
Tags: Ministry, social enterprise
Giving Thanks
By: Ministry IncubatorsJanuary 10, 2017
We are off and running and it’s only Day 10 of 2017—but before we get too far in, we want to stop and give thanks for the amazing momentum that has occurred since we started “helping churches and church leaders turn hare-brained ideas into sustainable ministries” three years ago. When we started Missional Incubators, we […]
What would you do with $20K to reimagine ministry with young adults?
By: Ministry IncubatorsJanuary 6, 2017
If your church is within 100 miles of Princeton Theological Seminary, you’re invited to find out! Introducing The Zoe Project, sponsored by Princeton Theological Seminary and supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The Zoe Project is dedicated to building life-supporting relationships between young adults and Christian congregations. Twelve congregations will set out to nurture […]
Looking Forward
By: Ministry IncubatorsJanuary 5, 2017
Happy New Year! We hope your 2017 is off to a great start and that you’re ready to kick off another year with new dreams and goals for your ministry endeavors. We here at Ministry Incubators are excited about what this year holds for us as a team, and we are so thankful to be […]
Tags: Ministry
Packing for Spain: The Blessings of Plan B
By: Ministry IncubatorsDecember 29, 2016
By: Kenda Creasy Dean So here’s how Trey Wince, my pastor, started our church staff meeting today. Anything seem odd, he asked, about these words from Paul, directed to the church at Rome? Now, with no further place for me in these regions, I desire—as I have for so many years—to come to you when […]
When Jesus, Jack, and Curly All Say the Same Thing
By: Ministry IncubatorsDecember 20, 2016
Because we all need a little reminder of priorities during this holiday season, here is a post from the Ministry Incubators blog archives. By Mark DeVries and Laura Addis I’ve heard that until sometime in the late 1800’s, the word “priority,” (an Old English word meaning “first thing,” the thing that comes “prior to”) could […]
Weekly Round-up – December 15
By: Ministry IncubatorsDecember 15, 2016
This week, we bring to you a few more quick articles that are easy to read over your morning cup of coffee. We hope these can be a resource to you as you gather the toolkit of social enterprise development in your local communities. As always, we continue to be inspired by your creativity and […]
Tags: Church, Ministry, social enterprise, Weekly Round-up
Finding Your Breakthrough Idea
By: Ministry IncubatorsDecember 13, 2016
For many of us, the idea of social enterprise is intriguing and inspiring. We hear captivating stories of people launching businesses to address problems they see, and they capture our attention with great storytelling and a compelling business model. While it is tempting to hear these stories and think that these enterprises only happen to […]
Tags: Church, Ministry, social enterprise
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