Ownership Over Integration
Trades & Land Ownership
Leaving The City To Live On The Land — Life On Promise View Acres
Feels like we’re all having the same conversations. Like many families, we are leaving the city. Our grandparents and great grandparents migrated to big cities from…
By K Jerod SmithShould Black Men Take Over the Trades? — Part 1: Our Ancestors Warned Us
One of the key commitments Meachum Village wants Black Christian men to make is this: We will position ourselves and our sons to be our…
By K Jerod SmithShould Black Men Take Over the Trades? —Part 2: The Door Is Open
In Part 1, I went through the history of how Black men relied on the trades for freedom and how we let those skills go. …
By K Jerod SmithWhere Should Black Christian Families Live? —I.A.G. Farms
It might be time for us to get out of these toxic cities. We need to pray about reverse migrating back to the rural areas…
By K Jerod Smith“Grow Your Groceries, So We Won’t Need Them” — Homestead Heart, Becoming A Farm Girl (or Guy), More Than Farmers
The pandemic showed us that if we continue depending on the food industry and big box stores, we might starve. We saw the empty shelves,…
By Kadesha Thomas SmithShould Black Christian Families Start their Own Communities?
Black Christian families are wanderers. We’re constantly searching for the right mix of peacefulness, wealth building, and good schools. Even when we buy settle-down homes,…
By K Jerod SmithHow Is This Family Living Debt-Free, Homeschooling, & Traveling?
We have been bamboozled. Past generations have told us that the dream is the big house (with a huge mortgage), a fancy job (that stresses…
By Kadesha Thomas SmithIf God Told You To Give Up Everything For The Poor, Would You? —Mully Movie
Charles Mully and his wife gave up everything to care for orphaned children in Kenya
By K Jerod SmithHow To Grind In Your Business — Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur
The world has its own view on how entrepreneurs should grow their businesses. The world says work night and day. Sacrifice everything — your children,…
By Kadesha Thomas SmithWhat Is The Best Way To Manage Business Finances? — Profit First, Susanne Mariga
One of the ways to keep people out is to make stuff too complicated. That’s how I felt about business finances. It’s complicated for no…
By Kadesha Thomas SmithThe Cheat Code For Black-Owned Businesses — Myron Golden
The aspect of Yahweh that astounds me the most is His meticulous systems. When he created the Earth, he created a system for all of…
By Kadesha Thomas SmithShould Black Christian Families Start their Own Communities?
Black Christian families are wanderers. We’re constantly searching for the right mix of peacefulness, wealth building, and good schools. Even when we buy settle-down homes,…
By K Jerod SmithAre You Guys In The Two-Income Trap?— His & Her Money
There’s this lie that says families are better off if both mom and dad work. It’s called the two-income trap. It’s a trap because we…
By Kadesha Thomas SmithShould Ex-Offenders Apply for Jobs or Start Businesses?
Scripture sets a high bar for men and their roles as providers. Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to…
By K Jerod Smith