Benjamin J. Williams – författare

The Church of Christ at this present hour is host to a multitude of frustrated and disenchanted ministers and scholars. From the inside of ministry, the veneer of our movement disappears and the blemishes take center-stage. Discouragement is common. In response to this state of affairs, we asked an eclectic cast of authors, ministers, and scholars to answer the question, "Why did you stay within our movement?" The result is a diverse set of answers which we hope will create a little hope for the future of our people.

Contents: Preface, Scot McKnightIntroduction, Benjamin J. WilliamsI Stayed for the Restoration Plea, Everett FergusonI Stayed for the Love of Scripture, Jeremie BellerI Stayed for the Christ in the Church of Christ, Matthew DowlingI Stayed for the Charity, Steven C. HunterI Stayed for the Water, Grant B. SullivanI Stayed for the Table, Scott ElliottI Stayed for the Singing, Benjamin J. WilliamsI Stayed for the Wild Democracy, John Mark HicksI Stayed for the Wedding, Chris AltrockI Stayed for the Light, Ron HighfieldI Stayed to Bloom Where I Am Planted, John WilsonI Stayed for the Inheritance, Chris Rosser

The De Gruyter Handbook of Social Entrepreneurship serves as a one-stop shop for nascent and established scholars and practitioners alike who seek to quickly gain a broad familiarity with the current state of research in social entrepreneurship.

Part 1 reviews and discusses the historical scholarly foundations of the field, followed by a more in-depth treatment of newer research, while Part 2 examines the broader ecosystem in which social entrepreneurship takes place. In Part 3, the handbook explores infrastructural considerations such as organizational culture, values, processes, business models and mindsets that affect social entrepreneurship. Finally, in Part 4 the handbook analyzes social entrepreneurship from the individual social entrepreneur’s perspective.

Faculty, research-oriented graduate students, think tanks, and government agencies who seek an overview of recent research in the field of social entrepreneurship will benefit from this essential addition to the literature. In addition, practicing social entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs in corporate settings, and non-governmental organizations interested in social entrepreneurship can use this handbook as a resource to inform their approaches to the development of social ventures, how they support social entrepreneurs, and the ways in which they can foster conditions to support a thriving social entrepreneurial ecosystem.