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No. The challenge is open to individuals or teams – anyone with a new, innovative, "gospel-minded" idea for renewal.

A gospel-minded idea has four major characteristics:

• Holistic in conception and design

• Meaningful in approach and execution

• Lasting in effect and outcomes

• Empathetic in context and character

Applicants will be asked to describe how their idea carries and embodies the gospel of Jesus Christ to Houston and the world.

Initial applications through the screening process will be reviewed and evaluated on the following: feasibility, problem understanding, and innovation.

After making it through the initial screening process, our panel of judges will be looking for pitches that demonstrate a clear problem understanding, a thoughtful theory of change, and an explicit commitment to innovation - solving a problem in a new way.

Pitches will be technically evaluated according to the following categories:

• Degree of overall innovation

• Degree of overall social impact

• Kingdom-minded Inspiration

• Personal capacity of individual and team

• Learning / Problem understanding

• Time to scalable growth

• Clear articulation of obstacles and risks

• Funding model and sustainability plan

• Degree of personal commitment

We may award any amount of a $100,000 pool to finalists.

You may submit as many ideas and proposals as you would like.

Note: more submissions will not improve chances for selection.

You will hear back from us with news on whether your application is selected by XXX, 2022.

We expect to receive a large volume of applications and are unable to comment on each one. We will be unable to share the exact reasons for the declination of your project.

You will own your intellectual property.

While we accept many types of applications, we do not look for academic projects, research initiatives, or project proposals from long-standing organizations looking for new program funding.

First Baptist Mount Olive will support all selected projects excluding activities prohibited by law.

These labs are optional evening sessions which will include fellowship and community development with other accepted entrepreneurs, and we will be using content developed by X to discuss key topics related to Christian entrepreneurship. The labs are very low key and informal, but hopefully, good opportunities to network and learn from each other.

Yes and yes! You will have a 10-minute pitch with 10 minutes of Q&A from the judges. We will develop a schedule and work with all applicants to determine the most convenient time that works for them and the judges, but you can expect it to be in the evening of that week.

This will be a day-long event at the church with a speaker, different workshops (pitch practice, etc.), access to Skills Coaches, and booths of partners, etc. We may allow applicants to set up their own booths as well. This day will give you a chance to network, with more details to come on specific details.

Please submit additional questions to XXX.