Student Entrepreneurs Retreat (Fruitful Work X Missional Labs)

Equipping entrepreneurs for all-in careers for Jesus

In partnership with Missional Labs, Fruitful Work, and Hope City Church Edinburgh

What’s this all about?

Entrepreneurial skills - creativity, vision, risk-taking - are some of the most influential forces shaping the world today. As Christians, we need to think deeply about how to steward those skills not just for success, but for Kingdom impact.

This retreat will explore three key questions:

• What is missional entrepreneurship?
• How can we use our entrepreneurial skills to make disciples?
• And how should we approach the financial upside that may come with startups?

Whether you’re already building something or just beginning to dream, this is a space to explore what it looks like to create for God’s glory.

Who is this for?

This retreat is for students with entrepreneurial instincts, whether you’ve already started something or just feel the pull to one day, and for recent graduates (class of 2022 or later). It’s for those who want to think deeply about how their calling to build can be used for Jesus.

What to expect

• Teaching, workshops and discussions with Frog Orr-Ewing and Olly Perkins on using entrepreneurship for disciple-making
• A Diary of a CEO style interview with Matt Round
• A creative hackathon to develop and pitch a missional startup idea
• Space to connect deeply with other entrepreneurial Christians
• Worship together at Hope City Church on Sunday morning, followed by a final lunch to wrap up and reflect as a group.

The retreat will be hosted at Humbie House, Kirkliston (12 minutes from Edinburgh Airport, with easy rail and air connections). We’re incredibly grateful to Matt Round for generously opening up his home for this event. Accommodation will be simple, expect airbeds and bunk beds.

Meet the Speakers

Dr Frog Orr-Ewing

Rev Dr Frog Orr-Ewing is an entrepreneur, conservationist and priest. Ordained in Oxford in 2000, he has spent many years training clergy, and christian leaders in church and business.

He holds undergraduate and masters in Theology from the University of Oxford, and a Doctorate from Kings College, London.

He is Senior Theological Advisor for Missional Labs and Rector of Latimer Minster. He runs Stampwell Farm, Peregrine Ventures and Good Earth Investments and enjoys developing, launching and coaching new companies.

Matt Round

Matt Round was the managing director of Amazon’s launch into Scotland between 2004-2010.

He then retrained as a pastor at Wycliffe Hall and is pastor of Hope City Church Edinburgh, an FIEC church which he planted.

Olly Perkins

Olly Perkins is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Fruitful Work. He founded DroneOptix, a drone parts store which grew to employ three full-time staff. He graduated with an economics degree from Cambridge University last year.

He founded Fruitful Work, which he now works full-time to scale it nationally across top universities. He also heads up Urban Saints Guildford, a thriving youth ministry running over 300 sessions and multiple residentials each year.

About the Partners

Missional Labs

Missional Labs is an innovation platform helping Christian leaders imagine, launch, and grow Gospel ventures that respond to today’s biggest mission challenges. Through formation, strategy, and community, they support pioneers building ministries, businesses, and creative projects for the Kingdom. Ventures in their portfolio include The Way, Streams Studio, and Bible AI.

Fruitful Work

Fruitful Work raises up students to go all-in with their career for Jesus. We work in universities to equip students for strategic careers that make disciples, by focusing on impact, career choice and radical generosity.

Hope City Church Edinburgh

Hope City Church is a growing FIEC church plant reaching a diverse community in West Edinburgh with the good news of Jesus.