Course Overview

Christian Entrepreneurship (3 Credits)

Instructor: Dr. Charles Streeter

This course explores entrepreneurship through a Christian lens, teaching students how to design, lead, and pitch sustainable ventures that integrate biblical principles, sound business practices, and kingdom impact.

Course Overview:

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of entrepreneurship through the lens of Christian faith. Students will explore how biblical principles of stewardship, integrity, and service intersect with the entrepreneurial process, from opportunity recognition and innovation to venture creation and growth. The course emphasizes the role of entrepreneurship as a calling, a form of cultural engagement, and a means of advancing the common good. Using open-access scholarship and applied projects, students will examine how to design sustainable business models, lead with servant leadership, and measure success beyond profit to include kingdom impact. By the end of the semester, students will be equipped to articulate and pitch a Christian venture that integrates sound business practices with gospel-centered purpose.

Course Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Define and explain Christian entrepreneurship as both an academic discipline and a vocational calling, distinguishing it from secular approaches to business creation.
2. Apply biblical principles of stewardship, integrity, and service to entrepreneurial decision-making, particularly in innovation, finance, marketing, and leadership.
3. Recognize and evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities that address social, economic, and spiritual needs, using tools such as business models and value propositions.
4. Develop strategies for marketing, financing, and scaling ventures that balance profitability with Christian mission and ethical responsibility.
5. Analyze and reflect on the global movement of “business as mission” and its role in advancing the gospel in diverse cultural and economic contexts.
6. Demonstrate servant leadership in building teams, fostering innovation, and cultivating organizational culture rooted in humility and collaboration.
7. Measure success using holistic frameworks such as the quadruple bottom line (people, planet, profit, purpose), evaluating both tangible and kingdom outcomes

Required Assignments

1. View all online lectures and read all articles on each topic. Active engagement with course materials prior to attempting the quiz is required for each unit. If a resource is provided in multiple formats, simply choose whichever format best supports your learning. CLI’s system tracks your viewing history to determine meaningful engagement. Make sure you are logged into your student account when viewing or downloading the materials.
2. Take the online quiz for each unit. You will have 75 minutes to answer 20 multiple-choice questions for each quiz. Each quiz covers the readings and video lectures for that unit. Once a quiz has started, you must finish it, and you cannot retake it. 
Quizzes must be completed independently. The use of AI tools, search engines, other websites, or assistance from other individuals is prohibited.
Quizzes are open-note. You may reference your own notes or any of the provided CLI course materials during the quiz. However, you should plan to study materials prior to attempting the quiz.
Quiz Tip: First answer the questions you know. Then use your own notes or the provided CLI course materials to help answer any questions you are unsure about.
3. There are two papers that will be submitted during this course. Ensure papers are written in APA format, to include citations and references. Once complete, send papers via email to cstreeter@christianleaders.net.

4. At the end of the course, you will be invited to complete a brief Course Feedback Survey. Your feedback helps CLI evaluate the course and identify opportunities for improvement.

   
   

   Course Forum

   Each course forum is located near the beginning of the course, immediately before the first course-content section. The forum allows students to post course-related questions and comments for other currently enrolled students to view and discuss. You can also search previous posts to see whether your question or topic has already been addressed. 

   The forum is intended primarily for peer discussion and may not receive an immediate response. Questions or concerns requiring timely assistance should be directed to the Help Desk at helpdesk@christianleaders.net.

Grading Scale

A  93-100%   A- 90-92%   B+ 87-89%   B  83-86%   B- 80-82%   C+ 77-79%   C  73-76%   C- 70-72%   D+ 67-69%   D  63-66%   D- 60-62%   F  0-59%

Students' final grade is based on the average of all required quizzes and assignments. Each graded activity is weighted equally unless otherwise stated. The single lowest quiz score will be excluded from the overall grade.

Your average for the course must be at least 60%. Otherwise, you will fail the class and will receive no credit.

Deadline

You have 180 days to finish the course. If you have not received a final grade for the course before your enrollment ends, you will be automatically unenrolled, you will receive an “Administrative Withdrawal” for the course on your transcript, and all coursework will be removed. You will have to start over and take the class again to receive credit.

To avoid potential administrative delays or additional fees, please complete all assignments at least three weeks before your enrollment end date.

If you believe you qualify for a two-week extension, as outlined in our Catalog policies, please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@christianleaders.net as soon as possible, ideally at least three weeks before your enrollment end date.