In the entrepreneurial world, a sense of purpose often stands out as an essential attribute to success. The World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests that businesses with a strong sense of purpose inspire trust and those with solid and effective purpose strategies often see great returns. In addition, the rise of profits-for-purpose business models has seen more companies embracing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives with expanded corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.
Higher education, specifically divinity schools, are actively adding purpose-driven entrepreneurship course offerings to meet current market conditions for their respective students and the futures that await them post-graduation. “The inclusion of business courses into divinity education is a pragmatic response to a…