Business You Can Believe In
At the Center, we’re guided by a commitment to empirical research, yet we’re action oriented. Drawing on theological and management scholarship, we seek transformation by creating tools, resources, and learning communities that enable businesspeople to lead with greater integrity for shaping a more just and flourishing world.
SPU Seminary student Jeremiah Hinton gives a very clear and helpful description of how participating in a "Community of Practice" has transformed his thinking about business, faith, and work. Learn more...
CIB and Center for Biblical and Theological Education are co-hosting James K.A. (Jamie) Smith's informal lecture and Q&A on his books, Desiring the Kingdom and Imagining the Kingdom. Dr. Smith is an award-winning author, and teaches philosophy at Calvin College. Learn more...
We are delighted that Alan Barnhart (CEO of Barnhart Crane & Rigging) is coming to the SPU campus for an invitation-only breakfast event on June 11. If you are involved in a family business and would like to attend, please contact cib@spu.edu for additional information.
The Business: Barnhart Crane & Rigging aims to be “the best heavy lift and heavy transport company.” Its expertise includes projects in accelerated bridge construction, nuclear power generation, petroleum refining, power transmission and distribution, renewable energy, and much more.
The Brothers: When Alan and Eric Barnhart assumed leadership of the family’s business in 1986, their first steps included a promise to keep their lifestyles simple and modest and to be generous with the business more broadly. Learn more...
