Abstract
This research explores the impact of the Church ethical values on the governance and the development of entrepreneurship in the context of Nigeria nation. Entrepreneurship has been identified as a major source of employment, economic growth and innovation. As a result, entrepreneurship has captured the attention of increasing number of scholars in various fields including the Church. The Bible is concerned with the economics of the poor and their well-being. A possible way for Christian to represent the God’s plan for earth is to be entrepreneurial, starting business organization rooted in the desire to see the gospel transform the society. For example, Proverbs 6:9 challenges the poor by asking them to awake and go to work. Frost, the director General of the British Chamber of commerce indicated that “Thriving successful business are the lifeblood of prosperous communities. It has never been more important to support the next generation of wealth creating entrepreneurs particularly in these challenging economic times”. The church needs entrepreneurs, people who hate the status quo by challenging the norm, people whose greatest fear is the feeding of being stuck right where they are for the rest of their lives. Challenging the status quo is where entrepreneurship begins. The church in Nigeria realized that, the government cannot run the race alone, hence she (the church) becomes partners in progress in running a good governance with advancing entrepreneurship in developing Nigeria. It is against this backdrop that the study seeks to examine the cooperation of the government, the church and entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The study applied analytical methods for its findings.
Highlights
Governments nationally and internationally are encouraging new entrepreneurs and new entrepreneurial business opportunities
The importance of entrepreneurship cannot be overemphasized, as it is part of mechanism to propel the wheel of national development which leads to growth in the economy through the adoption of modern technologies coupled with good business envirolment which result to economics of scale and help to reduce the rate of youth unemployment
Shane and Venkataraman quoted in Braunerhjelm assert that entrepreneurship is defined as a person responsible for consequences opportunities to produce future goods and services that are discovered, evaluated and exploited [10]” Odu quoted in Fadeyi, Oke, Ajagbe, Isiavwe and Adegbuyi suggest that employment policies and programmes should have wider and integrated approach with interventions across multiple sectors at multiple levels, by that the entrepreneurial policies will have impact on the economy [11]
Summary
Governments nationally and internationally are encouraging new entrepreneurs and new entrepreneurial business opportunities. Entrepreneurs need to reframe the current recession as an area of business opportunity for all They must release their innovative and creative ideas around the world and inspire solutions that will tackle issues ranging from poverty to unemployment and climatic change. It is the fundamental precept of the Christian faith that God calls ministers and other spiritual workers, but everyone to specific roles in His kingdom. The importance of entrepreneurship cannot be overemphasized, as it is part of mechanism to propel the wheel of national development which leads to growth in the economy through the adoption of modern technologies coupled with good business envirolment which result to economics of scale and help to reduce the rate of youth unemployment.
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