Intentional Creation
Business Model Design and Financial Strategy
Introduces the frameworks and ethical commitments that shape how value is created, delivered, and sustained in entrepreneurial ministry contexts.
- Format
- Self-paced with an applied practicum lab
- Time
- Four units of lessons plus a concurrent applied-practice lab
- Teaching partner
- Pacific School of Religion
Taught by Jonathon Murillo, the course frames entrepreneurship as stewardship and discernment rather than execution alone. Students examine revenue models, cost structures, funding strategies, and growth assumptions, then apply what they learn to a personal venture, a consulting portfolio, or a project embedded in an internship.
What the course covers
- Formation, Vocation and Economic Imagination
- Value Creation and Business Model Design
- Financial Strategy, Capital and Sustainability
- Integration, Testing and Strategic Clarity
What you’ll learn and practice
- Design and articulate a coherent business model aligned with a specific context and audience
- Develop and interpret basic financial models, budgets, and pro formas
- Interpret how mission, values, and vocation shape choices around revenue, funding, and growth
- Evaluate entrepreneurial tradeoffs related to profitability, generosity, risk, and long-term impact