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Practical frameworks to help pastors disciple
entrepreneurs & entrepreneurs partner with the Church.

 

The Bridge: 5 Foundations to Connect Pastors and Entrepreneurs

Every church has entrepreneurs.
Every entrepreneur needs a church that believes their work matters.

This playbook bridges the gap—helping pastors and business leaders disciple, collaborate, and multiply Kingdom impact together.

If you’re like most pastors, your week already feels like a marathon. There is sermon prep, staff meetings, counseling, volunteer wrangling, and a thousand “urgent” fires.

So when someone mentions “discipling entrepreneurs,” you probably think:

“That sounds great…but who’s got time for that?”

You’re not alone. Over 80% of pastors say they’re spread too thin, and only 16% rate their work-life balance as healthy.

Meanwhile, entrepreneurs in your pews are quietly leading teams, making payroll, and shaping culture with almost no guidance from the church.

They want discipleship. You want rest.

Right now, neither is getting what they need.

Every Sunday you preach to people who influence hundreds—employees, customers, and families—yet Monday through Saturday those same people navigate the world alone.

They face moral dilemmas, leadership pressures, and spiritual exhaustion…without a pastor who knows how to walk with them.

You’re called to shepherd everyone, but some sheep come with spreadsheets.

And the fear creeps in: “How can I disciple someone running a multi-million-dollar business when I can barely manage my own schedule?”

That hesitation keeps churches small, budgets strained, and leaders burned out

What if discipling entrepreneurs wasn’t one more thing but the thing that multiplied everything else you do?

That’s the premise behind this ebook.

It’s a short, practical guide built from real Barna research and Faith Driven Entrepreneur insights that helps pastors and business leaders:

  • Multiply Capacity — shift from doing everything yourself to delegating through capable leaders
  • Gain Clarity — define what “good” looks like in work, business, and ministry.
  • Build Confidence — learn to ask better questions, not give business advice.
  • Form Connection — engage the entrepreneurs already sitting in your pews.
  • Shape Culture — celebrate faith at work as real ministry, not a side project.

You don’t need a new budget, staff, or building. Just a new perspective on the leaders God already placed in your church.

“There’s no separation between sacred and secular. It’s all God’s.” — Pastor in Barna / FDE Research

“Entrepreneurs may sit in the back row of your church, but they have a front-row seat to what’s happening in your community.”  — Justin Forman, Faith Driven Entrepreneur

Download the free The Bridge: 5 Foundations to Connect Pastors and Entrepreneurs and discover how to:

  • Reach hundreds more people without adding hours to your week.
  • Equip entrepreneurs to see their business as ministry.
  • Build a culture that thrives beyond Sunday.

You’ll get the same framework top churches are using to disciple high-capacity leaders without burning out staff or volunteers.

Download The Bridge: 5 Foundations to Connect Pastors and Entrepreneurs and start multiplying your ministry through the entrepreneurs in your church

No budget. No added staff. No catch.
Just multiplied capacity and lasting Kingdom impact.