Q&A: Randy Russ, Executive Director of Operations, Christ United Methodist Church
by Amy McCullough
Published: May 2,2011
Tags: Christ United Methodist Church, Community Coffee, entrepreneurism, Q&A, Randy Russ
Making the transition Coffee CEO now director of operations at church Randy Russ is executive director of operations at Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson where he leads the church’s “business as mission” work for African coffee growers. He is the former CEO of Louisiana-based Community Coffee and self-described “teacher at heart” who recently transitioned [...]
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May 2nd, 2011 at 1:45 pm
[...] This week’s Q&A, former Community Coffee CEO Randy Russ, is now leading Jackson’s Christ United Methodist Church in “Business As Mission” work on an African coffee farm. [...]
May 20th, 2011 at 9:29 am
[...] about using an idea discussed by former Community Coffee CEO Randy Russ (see MBJ Q&A, May 2, 2011) regarding sustainable farming and applying it to [...]