Behind every faith-driven business is a hidden curriculum — a slow, deliberate forming of the founder’s heart. In this article,

Toby and Paul from Wonderborn share 12 lessons learned through cash flow challenges, prophetic promises, and moments of impossible risk. From discovering that obedience is the new definition of success to learning when to hold prophetic words lightly, these insights show how living by faith as an entrepreneur stretches, humbles, and transforms you — all while pursuing meaningful, Kingdom-focused impact.

When the Kingdom Looks Like a Wildflower Garden

What if Kingdom life among Bristol’s Christian entrepreneurs doesn’t resemble a perfectly curated rose garden — but a slightly untidy wildflower garden, alive with bees, possibility and unexpected beauty?

In this reflective piece, Brad explores how Spring’s first year has quietly revealed a culture rooted in friendship, trust and imagination, where creativity and courage are released not through control, but through spaces that are attentive to the wind of the Spirit.

In November 2025, Christian entrepreneurs asked the question the sons of Issachar once answered: given the explosive rise of artificial intelligence, what should the people of God do?

The answers were surprisingly hopeful:

67 % believe AI will ultimately create more jobs and opportunities than it destroys, 25 % remain genuinely uncertain, and only 8 % fear widespread unemployment.

Yet the real power came from the stories already unfolding in our city: dyslexic youth workers freed for deeper care, lifelong dyslexics finally writing the stories God gave them, and a man sleeping rough who used ChatGPT to navigate the benefits maze and find a home.

What emerged were five clear, shared convictions about how the Bristol church can respond with wisdom, compassion, and distinctly Kingdom courage—refusing both hype and fear while becoming stubbornly, gloriously human in an age of simulation.

Bristol Spring Boards: Behind the Scenes with Dez Futak

How Christian Entrepreneurs in Bristol Are Building Businesses with Faith, Prayer and Real Accountability

If you want to see what Christian entrepreneurship in Bristol really looks like in 2025, picture this: six founders squeezed around a wobbly coffee-shop table at half-nine in the morning, cappuccinos going cold, laptops half-open, and Bibles quietly poking out of rucksacks. It’s a far cry from the usual start-up hype – and that’s exactly why it works.

At last week’s Bristol Spring Burger and Beer Night, Andy Street shared his remarkable story — a journey from civil engineering to city transformation, marked by faith, surrender, and a growing heart for Bristol.

From his early days in South London to co-founding a global environmental consultancy, Andy’s life seemed a picture of success. Yet it was through his daughter’s serious illness that he discovered what it truly meant to trust God — learning to hold life’s trophies loosely and live open-handedly.

Andy’s passion is serving Bristol’s most vulnerable, championing unity, relationships, and community as the foundations for lasting change.

His story is a powerful reminder that when we let go of control, God often opens new doors of purpose and impact.

The one with Rob Scott Cook….

As Christian entrepreneurs—or really anyone navigating business—it can often feel like there’s a subtle secular/sacred divide. Almost an unspoken tension between what happens in church on a Sunday and the lane that founders, pioneers, and innovators are called to run in during the week.