Journal

Founder stories.

To inspire, teach and shape us all. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a story is worth ten thousand — real stories from those in the arena, on building, friendship and faith lived rather than preached. No schedule — only when there is something worth saying.

Latest5 May 2026Story

A Return to Faith, Music, and Purpose

The story behind Infinite Studios, a creative sandbox built to break the algorithmic cage and help creators find their voice through faith, purpose, and £4/hour access. By Psalmjrel Paulin.

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29 April 2026Story

Faith, Flight and Formation: Building More Than an Aerospace Company

Matthew Orchard shares reflections from building an aerospace startup, exploring how the entrepreneurial journey shapes character, stretches faith, and redefines what success really means.

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31 March 2026Story

Discovering Creativity and Calling in the World of Product Design

Sitting with Neil McQueen, surrounded by prototypes that may never reach the market, you begin to see that innovation is rarely a straight line, shaped as much by unseen work and missteps as by breakthroughs.

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18 March 2026Story

The Courage to Speak Truth in Love

Speaking and receiving truth is rarely easy but it is essential, both in entrepreneurship and in Christian community. How grace and courage make honest feedback not just possible, but life-giving.

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4 March 2026Story

Simon Jones: Corporate Law Reimagined

Simon Jones is a Bristol-based corporate lawyer at Temple Bright. Shaped by jazz, a rediscovered faith, and a profound health reset, he brings a reflective, human approach to corporate law.

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24 February 2026Story

Matt George: From Lava Lamps to Motorsport

From fixing broken lava lamps as a teenager to building bike communities in Bristol and reshaping how motorsport talent is discovered, Matt George's story is one of risk, responsibility, and quiet reform.

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17 February 2026Story

More Than Bricks and Mortar

Will Matthews shares the honest story of his journey in property, from seeing his work as separate from faith to discovering how business itself can become a place of discipleship and stewardship.

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12 February 2026Story

Unreasonable Faith: Changing Lives with Urban Pursuit

Neil Dennison left a secure teaching career to follow a deep calling, founding Urban Pursuit in Bristol, a lifeline for vulnerable young people at risk of exclusion through adventure-based learning.

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2 February 2026Story

When Being Hijacked Can Sometimes Be a Good Thing

How faith, purpose, and business intersect for Andy Hawkins. From building a tech consultancy through the B Corp process to supporting hundreds of companies in using profit as a force for good.

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26 January 2026Story

Employment as Justice

Esther Champion shares her journey from a home shaped by lived faith to the Criminal Justice System, and founding Myrtos Consultancy to support employers in recruiting prison leavers.

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19 January 2026Story

Finding Identity, Crafting Character, Falling Upwards

What if the true measure of a Christian business isn't growth, impact, or influence but character? Duncan Reid reflects on placing identity in Christ rather than work, and the launch of ReBible.

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12 January 2026Story

From Classrooms to Community: How Faith Shaped My Tuition Business in Bristol

James's faith-filled journey building a tuition centre in Bristol. After 17 years in the classroom he took a bold step into entrepreneurship, his spiritual path running parallel to his business adventure.

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8 January 2026Story

When Is It Right for Christians to Sue?

1 Corinthians 6, faith, business disputes, and fiduciary duty. Exploring the ethical terrain Christians must navigate when faith, legal obligation, and business reality collide.

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22 December 2025Story

An Origin Story: Bristol Spring

Bristol Spring began with a quiet conviction: that entrepreneurs don't just need better tools or bigger networks, but friendship, pastoral care, and permission to follow Jesus wholeheartedly in their work.

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5 December 2025Story

Faith and Risk: Lessons for Kingdom Entrepreneurs

Toby and Paul from Wonderborn share 12 lessons learned through cash flow challenges, prophetic promises, and moments of impossible risk, showing how living by faith as an entrepreneur stretches and transforms you.

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27 November 2025Story

Wild flowers Vs Rose Gardens

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

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19 November 2025Story

Artificial Intelligence: Threat, Opportunity or Both?

In November 2025 Christian entrepreneurs asked what the people of God should do about AI. 67% believe it will create more jobs than it destroys; the post sets out five shared convictions for how the church can respond.

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17 November 2025Story

Bristol Spring Boards:

Behind the Scenes with Dez Futak: how Christian entrepreneurs in Bristol are building businesses with faith, prayer and real accountability around a coffee-shop table.

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20 October 2025Story

Andy Street's Journey: From Engineering to City Transformation

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

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8 September 2025Story

How do Christian Entrepreneurs fit into Bristol?

The one with Rob Scott Cook. As Christian entrepreneurs it can often feel like there's a subtle secular/sacred divide between what happens in church on a Sunday and the lane that founders run in during the week.

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