Redemptive Labs
A Redemptive Lab is a 2-night in-person experience designed to help leaders accelerate and deepen the health and growth of their venture. There are specific labs for business founders, non-profit founders, investors, and philanthropists. This time is designed to meet the specific needs and opportunities of attendees, while also providing meaningful intersections with peers, mentors, and program team members.
This gathering is fast-paced and fully-scheduled. Leaders leave with fresh ideas, practical tools, new relationships, and critical feedback from peers, mentors, and the program team. We protect time at the end to synthesize and create action items for the return home.
Get a taste of what these experiences are like by reading about our Winter 2023 and Fall 2023 Business Labs.
Who are labs for?
Redemptive Labs are for early-stage founders of for-profit, non-profit, investment, and philanthropic ventures to grow within a community of like-minded Christ-followers.
We are looking for ventures that are:
Post-hunch, meaning you have established revenue
Early-stage, ideally within first 5 years of operations
Actively pursuing traction and growth in what they are building
Designing innovative solutions in their respective sectors and/or addressing a critical cultural issues through a redemptive lens
Led by Christians who are:
Aiming to embody the gospel in their work
Humble and teachable
Working full-time on their ventures
Seeking an accountable community to grow in their faith together
Bottom line, we are looking to build an active community of venture-builders; even if you do not meet all of these criteria, we would still encourage you to apply!
What can I expect from the experience?
For participating founders, our hope and aim is to meaningfully contribute to:
Your growth and health as a leader. We want to help leaders grow in their commitment to redemptive entrepreneurship
The growth and health of your venture. We want to see exceptional businesses and non-profits led by exceptional founders embodying the gospel in strategy, operations, and leadership
Your connection to a life-giving, venture-building community
Given the formational nature of these experiences, our hope is that volunteering mentors and founders alike leave feeling refreshed and inspired.
Here is a rough break-down of our time together at the lab:
Day 1 (Founders and Lab Team Only): Arrivals, Dinner, and Personal Story Sharing
Day 2 (Founders, Mentors, and Lab Team): Introduction to the Redemptive Frame, Venture Presentations*, Strategy and Operations Panels, and Mentor 1:1s (each participating founder will deliver a 4-minutes pitch their venture to their peers and mentors)
Day 3 (Founders and Lab Team Only): Leadership Session, Reflection and Synthesis, and Departures
Location and Logistics
Events take place at a comfortable retreat center, about 90 minutes out of Austin.
Founders are asked to contribute a small amount towards programming. Accommodations and meals are graciously covered by the Ergon Foundation. All attendees are responsible for transportation to and from the event.
Interested in joining us for our next lab?
Provide your information below, and we’ll reach out when the next Lab is scheduled.