Overview:
The Praxis Academy is a 5-day retreat for christian social entrepreneurs. They exists to equip the brightest of tomorrow’s makers and leaders through exposure to a diverse pool of successful founders, key theological and cultural learning, and a high-caliber peer community. The aim of the gathering is to provide participants with the vision, knowledge, relationships, and opportunities needed to begin a career of entrepreneurship in business, nonprofits, and social enterprises alike.
Through the retreat, they provide:
- engaging, interactive presentations by Christian thought leaders and practitioners creating culture through entrepreneurship
- exclusive Praxis content on building organizations, along with time and space to process and share your own vision and ideas with participants
- a lifetime network of peers with a shared vision for entrepreneurship as a means for impacting our world in the decades ahead
- personal access to attending Praxis Fellows, Christ-following business and nonprofit entrepreneurs working out their faith in active startup ventures
- interaction with Praxis Faculty, entrepreneurial leaders with decades of experience at the intersection of deep faith & world-class competency
- opportunity for priority application to Future Founders, an entrepreneurial apprenticeship summer program with past Praxis Fellows
Details:
- Length: 5-day retreat
- Apply: January
Spud’s Thoughts:
There are few groups that exist to blend the worlds of spirituality/faith and social entrepreneurship. Many students I know have grown up in the church and wish there was more of a committed community to advancing social change in that community. They see their faith as a strong driver behind their interest in social entrepreneurship, but few groups know how to speak to that intersection. If that’s you, I would highly encourage you to check out Praxis. They are Christian-focused, so especially if that is your faith tradition, they will be a good fit.
