ABOUT US
In 2012, one idea changed everything for us. Jesus’ economy is based on self-sacrifice; his currency is love.
We imagined a world in which artisans are connected to global commerce; the gospel reaches all people; basic needs are met everywhere; and the developing world is renewed. That’s Jesus’ economy.
JESUS’ ECONOMY IS AN IDEA …
Founded by John D. Barry and Kalene Barry, the 501(c)(3), nonprofit charitable organization Jesus’ Economy set out to address physical and spiritual poverty. Jesus’ Economy created jobs and churches in the developing world from 2012 to 2020. The ideas of Jesus’ Economy are now in the book, Jesus’ Economy: A Biblical View of Poverty, the Currency of Love, and a Pattern for Lasting Change.
Jesus’ economy lives on in the hundreds of artisans whose jobs were sustained through the Jesus’ Economy Fair Trade Shop. And Jesus’ currency of love is seen in the dozens of women empowered through business training and the gift of sewing machines; the thousands who have access to the gospel through church planting; and the thousands who now have access to clean water in Bihar, India. The self-sacrifice of the many volunteers of Jesus’ Economy is a lasting gift: over 20,000 hours of labor were contributed.
We sought to create a new physical and spiritual economy for those who need it most. By the grace of God, we accomplished that effort.
This legacy continues on JesusEconomy.com, which we hope will inspire you to live Jesus’ economy of self-sacrifice, the currency of love.