OUR STORY

ABOUT RIVER VENTURES

For over a decade, the Lord has been stirring in us a vision and practical application of how to fully surrender business to Jesus, where abiding with Him drives anointed economic development and disciple making.

OUR JOURNEY

What began as a slow trickle is now flowing as a movement.

Jesus longs to redeem families, communities, and nations. When discipleship is paired with sustainable economic development, the impact of the Good News multiplies. Many communities carry God-given potential but lack the opportunity and training to flourish. And many believers in business desire to build with the Holy Spirit but need clarity on how to let God shape their work for eternal Kingdom impact. Economic development becomes a bridge for the Gospel to reach more people, restore dignity, and spark lasting transformation.

This is where River Ventures steps in.

River Ventures is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) and movement to equip visionaries, entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, and leaders, to depend on & abide with the Holy Spirit, bear fruit, and see God build businesses that unlock discipleship and transformation through economic development. Through practical, Spirit-led business tools like the The Current, the Kingdom Business Operating System, we empower leaders to cultivate thriving enterprises that become engines of discipleship, restoration, and hope.

Through biblically grounded training, leadership intensives, and our Kingdom-centered tools and curriculum, we empower leaders in the U.S. and around the world to operate from intimacy with the Holy Spirit rather than self-reliance. As God builds through them, their businesses become engines of hope: strengthening communities and breaking cycles of poverty, human trafficking, corruption, and dependency.

By His grace, this work has already seen remarkable fruit: many businesses launched in hard-to-reach regions, churches planted among unreached peoples, thousands hearing the Gospel & giving their lives to Jesus, CEOs and leaders in the U.S. changing how they operate in business, and more than a thousand leaders equipped and sent. What began as a seed is now flowing and bearing fruit as a movement. We invite you to join us as we abide, bear fruit, and let God build. Let’s see the River of Life flow through business, together.

Our desire is for followers of Jesus to walk in the fullness of their calling in business, bringing the river of life to the communities around them.

Communities reflecting Revelation 22,
the river of life flowing,
businesses bearing much fruit,
families nourished,
and leaders empowered to transform their cities with Jesus at the center.

As we walk out our values.

Abiding: remaining in and depending on Jesus to love him, and to see & hear Him

Bearing: patience & grit in following Jesus, partnering with the body of Christ, and producing Spirit-led fruit

Fruitfulness: overflowing with fruit produced only by abiding in the vine of Jesus

OUR VISION

Disciple nations…

through the power of the Gospel & economic development

ACTIVE INITIATIVES AND IMPACT

East Africa

In Uganda, we helped teach more than 900 pastors and business leaders across 8 African countries to equip them in business as mission. Stay tuned for what’s in store for 2026 throughout East Africa!

Middle East

We have been a part of the training, equipping, and funding team as we helped the local steering committee launch 3 businesses in Lebanon & 4 in Syria at the end of 2025. This is just the beginning of what God is building in these nations! We are working on launching a venture ecosystem hub in Lebanon for all denominations in 2026.

OUR BOARD

Greg Haswell

Stephen Castellow

Anthony Remensnyder (Founder)