14 Apr Your Business Is Your Ministry: Jenevy Sims on Faith, Betrayal, and Building Back
On this episode of The Jeff Crilley Show, Jeff sits down with author and serial entrepreneur Jenevy Sims to discuss her new book Proverbs and Profits, which argues that entrepreneurship and ministry were never meant to be separate. Jenevy shares how the book grew from a small women's Bible study into a networking movement and eventually a published work, all following what she describes as God's step-by-step instructions. She breaks down her framework of purpose, calling, and assignment—three distinct layers she believes every faith-driven entrepreneur needs to understand. The conversation takes a personal turn when Jenevy recounts how a business partner left during the pandemic, took half her clients, and lied about why she was gone, an experience she calls "the wound that woke the assignment." She also discusses her role as Vice President of Business Professionals of San Antonio, the city's largest networking group, which draws over 400 attendees and donates every dollar at the door to a featured local nonprofit. Jeff and Jenevy close with a direct challenge to entrepreneurs who feel stuck: stop waiting for a sign and start treating obedience as the first business strategy.
Key Topics
- entrepreneurship as ministry
- the Proverbs 31 woman as entrepreneur
- purpose, calling, and assignment
- the business partner betrayal that launched the book
- Business Professionals of San Antonio
- nonprofit board work and community service
- overcoming fear disguised as faith
Episode Timestamps
- 01:23 – Jenevy explains how Proverbs and Profits started as a Bible study
- 02:58 – "Entrepreneurship is spiritual warfare with a business plan"
- 03:49 – Why entrepreneurship is an act of worship
- 04:57 – "God won't multiply what you mismanage"
- 05:47 – Breaking down purpose, calling, and assignment
- 07:16 – Nonprofit work: Fashion for Life and CRIT
- 08:25 – Business Professionals of San Antonio draws 400+ attendees
- 10:18 – "The Wound That Woke the Assignment" — the betrayal story
- 12:15 – Business partner stole clients and weaponized her children
- 14:23 – "That's not faith — that's fear dressed up in spiritual language"
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Episode Chapters
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:23 – Meet Jenevy Sims: Proverbs and Prophets
- 02:03 – How the Book Began as a Bible Study
- 03:43 – Entrepreneurship as an Act of Worship
- 05:46 – Purpose, Calling, and Assignment
- 06:35 – Serial Entrepreneur and Networking Queen
- 08:19 – Business Professionals of San Antonio
- 09:46 – The Wound That Woke the Assignment
- 11:28 – Betrayal by a Business Partner
- 12:42 – Turning Pain into Purpose
- 13:59 – Action Steps: Stop Making Excuses
- 15:41 – Closing Thoughts and Encouragement