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From our friends at Call2all, they'd like to let everyone know they have 3 events planned for 2012.  1. Amsterdam 2012 April 16-19 Mon-Thurs Call2all Western Europe Congress April 16-19, 2012 You are warmly invited to the Call2all Western Europe Congress – April 16-19, 2012 being held in De Betteld, a beautiful Dutch Christian Conference Centre (www.debetteld.nl). Located close to the

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The wall between non-profit and for-profit organizations is crumbling in the US legal structure with the recent creations of B-Corps, L3Cs, and now FlexC’s. In actual practice, the social sector moved beyond the value of such distinctions long ago. I think it’s time to move forward into the ‘era of social-profit enterprises’ whose mission outweighs the funding model. It’s time to put more

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It's your money, and you're willing to give some of it away to a worthy cause. But you want to see results. Measurable progress toward agreed-upon goals. Regular proof that your investment is achieving maximum impact. That's the way businesses operate, and charities should be no different. That's one way to look at it, anyway. Others argue that things work differently in the world of

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The Global CEO Network was founded in 2004 as a “users group” for those practicing business as mission in a commercial context. The goals are not to inspire people to become involved in the business as mission movement, but rather to support those who are doing it. The next event is to be held in Chicago April 11-13, 2012.The focus is on “commercial” business as mission, a segment of the

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Mark Twain once said, "Work is a necessary evil to be avoided." Although there may be days when we feel like he got it right, we know God has ordained work as a stewardship of his created world (Genesis 1:28; 2:15). He has designed work for his glory and our good. But how might we glorify God at work? This list is not exhaustive, but here's at least 12 ways — 1. Believe that all legitimate

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Not too long ago, CNN featured a story on Marketplace Chaplains. Again, marketplace chaplaincy continues to be a great opportunity to improve the bottom line across the board. You can watch the YouTube Video above or click on this link to watch it on the Marketplace Chaplains Website.

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From the C12 Group - America’s leading provider of Christian CEO and business owner roundtables since 1992, reports a surprising positive impact from adoption of Biblical servant leadership principles. C12 President and CEO, Don Barefoot, reports that “both public research data and C12’s own historical experience clearly demonstrate the practical performance benefits of such leadership, in

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Conent posted from the Kingdom Vue Website - "Join Os Hillman, Lance Wallnau and other top thought-leaders who will help you become a change agent and transform the 7 Mountains of Culture. We have gathered an eclectic mix of seasoned sages, leadership experts, and passionate young upstarts who are shaping culture and providing thought-leadership in their sphere of influence today.

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HOPE International is seeking candidates for internships & fellowships!  For available positions, click here. HOPE International is a global nonprofit working to empower men, women, and families to break the cycles of physical and spiritual poverty through the provision of loans, savings services, basic business training, mentoring, and discipleship.  HOPE serves nearly 300,000 clients

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Hey guys, we are looking to add a few people to our team in in early 2012. I thought you might know some people in your networks that live in Texas and would love working in a business and ministry context with our team at RightNow. For those of you guys new to the blog, RightNow is a Christian Media organization in Richardson, TX with 95 creative and energetic people on our team. We

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An encouraging conversation that continues to emerge is "How do we make the maximum impact with our charity?" Its interesting to see more groups point to how prolonged (or poorly planned) relief efforts can drag on and eventually create crippling dependency. There's obvious times Charity is desperately needed. But charity can do more harm than good if not part of a comprehensive plan. I'm

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Marketplace Chaplaincy is quickly becoming one of the best ways to improve your emotional, spiritual and financial bottom lines. You may have missed this last year, but there was a story featured on NBC's evening news. You can also click on this link to view it straight from the Marketplace Chaplains website.

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Article written by Kevin Miller (Watch the Video Interview Here) - At the tender age of 29, David Browne was living every entrepreneur’s dream. As CEO and President of LensCrafters, the multi-million dollar eyewear company he co-founded, every sign indicated that his star would continue to rise. However, even though David admits he thought of himself as “hot stuff” at the time, he couldn’t have

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The C12 Group is celebrating its 20th year as America’s leading equipper of Christian chief executives through its peer CEO roundtables, one-on-one counsel, seminars, conferences, and a unique repository of cutting-edge business and ministry resources. C12 was founded in 1992 by Buck Jacobs, a dedicated Christian CEO and author who began working with business leaders who desired to “go deeper”

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Whether it’s on Main Street, on Wall Street, or in a market on another continent, business is changing the world. In an age of increasing urbanization, few parts of the world could flourish without goods and services fueled by business and economic growth. Unfortunately, in recent years we’ve seen ethical lapses and market failures that have wreaked havoc on communities at home and across the

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I love guys who understand the importance that the Church owns the mission of helping their people see their Work as Worship. Doug Spada at Work Life has been a big champion of that. In a few weeks Doug is releasing a new book called "Monday Morning Atheist". Here's the scoop... "Do you at times work as though God does not exist? Maybe ignorning Him? Turning Him off? Here's the truth - we all

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Recently for our Work as Worship Conference I put together a list of the "The 25 Best Work as Worship Books". This is 6 years in the making. A lot of meetings, reading and relationships have been built to come up with this list. Enjoy! 1. Our Souls at Work by Mark Russell2. Business With Soul by Michael Cardone3. God is at Work by Ken Eldred4. Your Work Matters to God by Doug Sherman and

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I'm looking forward to Thursday. Its going to be fun to see so many familiar faces and meet new friends at the first Work as Worship conference in Dallas.  Its a chance for entrepreneurs, trail blazers and people who love business to come together. Even if it isn't intentional I think its easy for leaders in business to feel like a "second class citizen" because they never felt called to "

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This lecture was given as part of the Gospel & Culture Lecture series featuring Jeff Van Duzer. Jeff Van Duzer is in his tenth year as the Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Seattle Pacific University. He is the author of Why Business Matters to God, and his areas of research include the ethics of wealth creation and distribution and the applied integration of business and theology.

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This lecture was given as part of the Gospel & Culture Lecture series featuring Dr. Timothy Keller. Tim is the Founding and Senior Pastor Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Redeemer has become especially effective in reaching Manhattan professionals from many diverse occupations and cultural backgrounds. He is the author of several books, including The Reason for God, Counterfeit Gods, and The

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Jesus’s word for frustrated workers can be found in the fifth chapter of Luke’s gospel. Peter, Andrew, James, and John made their living catching and selling fish. Like other fishermen, they worked the night shift, when cool water brought the game to the surface. And, like other fishermen, they knew the drudgery of a fishless night. While Jesus preaches, they clean nets. And as the crowd

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Evelien de Gier moved to Haiti 28 years ago from the Netherlands to work for a picture-frame production company. Her vision had three objectives. First was to create desperately needed jobs for Haitians. Second was to generate money for missionaries working in Haiti. Third was to witness good deeds to the gospel of Jesus Christ. In a country brimming with obstacles, the greatest

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Acton Institute is a big voice in the conversation that happens at the intersection of Work and Worship. If you haven't already, check out their website, povertycure.org. Love the site, how they lay out the videos and love a lot of the language of the mission.It is time to move: From aid to enterprise From poverty alleviation to wealth creation From paternalism to partnerships From handouts to

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There's probably not a better example of a church that understands that Work itself can be such an incredible opportunity for worship than Redeemer in New York City. Take a look at this short video on what their church is doing validate and unleash the people in their church.   Redeemer Center for Faith & Work: Why Faith & Work? from Redeemer Video on Vimeo.

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"Unless you find the Biblical doctrine of Work, you will never find rest." - Tim Keller I enjoyed listening to an older message Dr. Tim Keller gave on the talk of work as Worship a while back.  It doesn't look like there's a church out there doing a better job unleashing their businessmen and women than what Redeemer is doing (You can check out their site at www.faithandwork.org.

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A friend passed along this video that Hewlett Packard put together. I think it was created just for an in house audience (but I'm sure they knew it would get out). It's pretty powerful. Friends have mentioned that their experiences have matched the support and the mission they see on this video (some are even in the video). This isn't a "business as mission" driven initiative from the top

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For those of you who aren't familiar, J. I Packer is a British-born Canadian Christian theologian. He is considered one of the most influential evangelicals in North America. Here's a quick sound bite on his view of Work being Worship that was captured by the team at High Callings.

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Guest Post by Felicity Dale - Perhaps because my husband, Tony, is a businessman, we regularly have Christians approach us: "God gave me this idea for a business. What do you think?" Sometimes it's a product they think everyone will buy. Sometimes a technology or a service. So we ask them some apparently non-spiritual questions?  Do you have any experience within this industry (

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Guest Post by Joseph Vijayam - White collar work often requires us to go into long periods of solitary confinement in an office cubical.  It may take days, weeks, and sometimes months before the results of our concentrated efforts are realized.  For entrepreneurs, it may even take years and several business ventures before there is a return on the investment of the entrepreneur’s time,

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Great quote from Seth Godin on work ..  If you're going to Work ...  work hard. That way, you'll have something to show for it. The biggest waste is to do that thing you call work, but to interrupt it, compromise it, cheat it and still call it work. In the same amount of time you can expend twice the effort and get far more in exchange.

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by Felicity Dale at SimplyChurch.com - Frank posted this extraordinary story--a demonstration of how God wants to be involved in every aspect of our lives, including the workplace--on an earlier post. It is all the more unusual because it happened in the UK. "In the early 80s, whilst out working, God clearly gave me a revelation for a business. The idea was totally novel; we found that

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Most of you guys know that in addition to this site I also serve as Executive Vice President of RightNow. Yesterday we launched a website for our Work as Worship Conference November 3rd in Dallas (www.rightnowconferences.org/work). We'll be interviewing Norm Miller, Chairman of Interstate Batteries along with David Green, CEO of Hobby Lobby and 15 other business and ministry leaders.

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Love what the Regent Center for Entrepreneurship is doing overseas in Rwanda. Their business development centers are bringing high quality education and training to the young, emerging leaders of Rwanda. Now their giving opportunities for you to use your time and talent to get involved. Check out this video: http://vimeo.com/25536350 Rwanda BDC: Regent Version from Chris Ellison on Vimeo.

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Article by David Whitford appeared in Fortune Magazine, October of 2010 - Stan Mattson was touring the Berkshire hills in the fall of 2007 when he arrived at a certain windy hilltop overlooking the Connecticut River in Northfield, Mass. He stopped the car, and got out to have a look around. The scene he beheld "was breathtaking," he recalls: rolling lawns, a magnificent scattering of

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Yesterday I had the chance to spend time with David Green, the CEO of Hobby Lobby, his son Steve Green the President and David's grandson Tyler. I have such respect for the numerous ways they are using the opportunities in the business itself to impact their team and the world for Christ. They're bold, passionate yet humbled by the ways they've seen God work. Stories like Hobby Lobby are such

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Betenbough Believe Video from Betenbough Marketplace Ministry on Vimeo. A little over a year ago I heard the story of Betenbough homes in West Texas. They're on of the top 100 homebuilders in America and they loves Jesus. I've enjoyed connecting with Jon Jackson and others on their team to learn more about the work God has been doing.  Its exciting to see how from they've gone from a business

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Read the full interview from the High Callings Website -  Bill Yeargin is the refreshingly down-to-earth President and CEO of Correct Craft, an 84 year old company that manufactures and sells the Nautique line of inboard wakeboard and water ski boats. He has been at the helm for just under three years, but is a well-known figure in the marine industry, having served on the executive team at

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Guest post by JC from YWAM's BusinessasMission.com website - One of the great privileges of traveling and working internationally is the frequent opportunity provided by long journeys for prayerful reflection on the goodness of God and the adventure of a life walking with Him.  Recently, on one such long trip, I was able to reflect on my life in the last 7 years since becoming a Christian,

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View the full article on the LA Times Website Hand painted, colorful striped sunglasses. That's the second chapter of Toms Shoes' one-for-one business. "With every pair purchased, Toms will give someone sight," said Toms founder Blake Mycoskie. Meaning that for every pair of sunglasses purchased, sight-saving medical treatment, prescription glasses or surgery will be donated to a person in

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Over the past few years its been fun to see pastors put a dent in this sacred and secular divide.  We've highlighted podcasts and sermon messages from some great communicators like Steve Stroope at Lake Pointe Church outside of Dallas, JR Vassar in New York City and Erwin McManus of Mosaic in Los Angeles. A few weeks ago, a friend suggested I checkout a sermon that Matt Chandler gave at the

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Read the full post from Don Miller here - One of the great creators of the last century was a man named R.G. LeTorneau, who invented and created many of the mammoth earthmoving machines that build our roads, raise our buildings and mine the depths of the earth. LeTorneau died on this day in 1969 and worked tirelessly over his life to dominate an industry and inspire thousands to greater

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Guest post from Josie at YWAM's Business as Mission Website - For 6 years Gabriella and her husband Marco have been successfully exporting goods from China to their native Brazil.  Starting from nothing, they have built up a small company ‘Total Import & Export’, based in China. The company handles research, negotiations, quality control, logistics and shipping arrangements on behalf of their

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Dave Blanchard is driven. Over the past year I've enjoyed watching him launch Praxis, an organization that supports entrepreneurs tackling major social issues.  Dave has just announced the opening of applications for the inaugural Praxis Accelerator program.  Just 12 non-profits and mission-driven for-profits will be selected for the development program, where mentorship, peer support, and

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From the OPEN Network Leadership Team - We are excited to inform you that the OPEN network is hosting another OPEN Expo in Denver on Sept 15-17. The Lord has used the past OPEN Expos to involve greater numbers of business people in B4T.  Specifically, the Expos have been the stepping stones for us to have… ·         B4T coaches training for 26 business coaches ·         OPEN B4T business

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When:  Tuesday, June 14th Time:    7:30 to 11:30 AM, breakfast provided Where:  The Hope Center               2001 W. Plano, Pkwy., Plano, TX Cost : $150 for non C12 Members and guests            $75 for additional attendees from the same company            $90 for C12 members (members receive a 40% discount)   C12 Group Dallas presents Developing a Strategic Plan for Ministry Half-Day

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A new edition of the book "Where There Are No Jobs," by Dr. David Befus, is now available at thewww.wheretherearenojobs.com website.  The updated version includes more practical tools for creating job programs, detailed outlines for entrepreneurial training, and recent actual case examples from Colombia, Haiti, and other places.  

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Guest post by Christian Overman, Founding Director, Worldview Matters - "We honor, celebrate and tell stories about pastors, preachers, worship leaders, missionaries and social activists,” Mark Greene told his audience at the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism, in Cape Town last October, “but we almost never hear stories about cleaners, or bus drivers, or lawyers, or bankers, or

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Guest Post from ECFA - On Tuesday, May 10th there will be a 60 Minute Session starting at 1:00 PM Eastern with questions and answers to Business as Mission legal issues, hosted by the ECFA. This leading edge webinar will give an overview of the business as missions topic from two of the leading experts in this field, Stuart Lark, JD, partner with HRO LLP in Colorado Springs and John Haley, JD.

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A few weeks ago, CBS featured the story of David Kim, CEO of Baja Fresh. As one of the nation's largest restaurant chains, he has quite the story. After seeing people twitter about it I was intrigued enough to watch it online. It was very encouraging. In the story they follow David as he goes undercover into the operations of his company. David is a Christian, and we were able to watch him

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Guest Post by Bob Kulhman - If there ever were a phrase that has a double meaning, this title is it!  If you’re a believer, you know that God doesn’t mess around. He means business. His justice is real.  His judgment is real.  So is the care and compassion and love he has for us.  On the other hand, for those involved in the Business as Missions movement, the idea that “God means business,”

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Several friends I work with serve as elders and small group leaders at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, just outside of Dallas.  I've had the chance to hear Steve teach several times and this weekend I enjoyed listening to his series on work.  Steve brought such clarity to the meaning of work. I loved this quote, "The curse was about the weeds in the garden, not work. No matter what job you

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Read the full article from Skye Jethani at Christianity Today - Not sure how familiar you guys follow Christianity Today, but Skye Jethani is a senior editor at Leadership Journal and Christianity Today. He wrote a tremendous article that really embodies the Work as Worship idea. We're all called to make a difference, there is no spiritual hierarchy and that our work itself has the opportunity

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Guest Post from Patrick McBane at Marketplace Solutions-  Are you a leader in your workplace, business, church or ministry?  Are You Influencing and Impacting Your World for Jesus Christ? Is Your Life being purposed by God to bring Hope and Healing to your sphere of influence?   Now is the TIME for Equipped – Envisioned – and Focused followers of Christ to become Change Agents in

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Check out the full article from Rob Moll at the Wall Street Journal - Christian business professionals have long had an uneasy relationship with the church. Not only does the church tend to privilege church and missionary service over business, but it often condemns business practices and implies the guilt of any participants. Yet there are signs that this dynamic is changing—not least because

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Recently came across this article from Scott McKnight. Here's the two paragraph teaser, but you should read the full article from Relevant Magazine by clicking here. How can we figure out what God wants us to do? I know people who are lawyers and who drive big machines and who are school teachers and who are coaches and who are selling insurance and who are accountants and who are science

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Many of you are familiar with the great work being done by Brett Johnson and the team at Rep. Well there's great news, they are opening up Training. If you’re too busy to read this email, watch Megan’s video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4FH_ZOGd2I  Are you tired of “Ready, aim…” then go to another conference? Ron Holt, a business owner in Northern California, says this was his experience.

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Read the full article on the Christianity Today website - Despite many books and conferences in the past decade that frame business as a divine calling, churches still wonder how best to support the businesspeople in their midst, many of whom feel demeaned for not doing "real" ministry. Jeff Van Duzer, in Why Business Matters to God: (And What Still Needs to Be Fixed) (IVP), offers Business

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Guest Post by Alan Lunsford - I have been getting phone calls and emails lately about a movement among businesspeople — inspired, I think, by others whose vocation is in nonprofit ministry — called Business As Mission, or BAM. This has me thinking again about why InsideWork has never identified with BAM. A decade ago, The Cluetrain Manifesto laid out 95 theses for the emergent marketplace. The

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By Dan King - Bob Larson is the President of Reynolds Food Packaging, an industry leader in the production and sale of a full range of stock and custom products for the foodservice, supermarket, food processor and agricultural markets. He was also recently elected to the Board of Directors for Five Talents International, an organization that is fighting global poverty through microfinance and

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Guest post by Brian Mosley, President of RightNow - I have a confession … I have been telling an incomplete story. People are drawn most often to stories that involve conflict, drama and even some sensationalism.  That’s why People Magazine and TMZ are so popular. A big way our ministry accomplishes our mission is to tell people’s stories.  I bet our team has filmed over 1000 stories in the

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C12’s 2011 Leaders Conference will be hosted at the stunning Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center the Orlando, FL area from 7PM on Thursday, October 27 to 11:45AM on Saturday, October 29, 2011.  After the past several years of touring the U.S. (i.e., San Antonio, Honolulu, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville), C12’s national conference returns to Florida, where C12 was launched in 1992.  The

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HOPE International is looking to add a member to their executive team. The Director of Programs is an executive level role, responsible for the direction and management of all of HOPE International’s global Christ-centered program activities. HOPE International is a network of microfinance institutions operating in 14 countries around the world, effectively reaching nearly 250,000

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Guest Post by the C12 Group - “Sow an act, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.” G.D. Boardman We each have a destiny in the heart of God (see Eph 2:10). As we begin 2011, it’s good to review the foundational elements of our practice and process as Christian leaders and stewards to evaluate what, if any, changes we might make for the New Year to nurture

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Guest Post by Chris Horst of Hope International - I have never watched ABC’s hit series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” without getting goosebumps, at the very least. A recent episode featured an incredible rehabilitation project at a school for deaf youth. My heart strings weren’t tugged. They were yanked. I was enthralled with the stories of the kids, and deeply moved by the incredible

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Guest Post by Larry Peabody - I greatly admire the author who, in his study guide, encourages Christians to take God to work with them. And I agree with what I believe to be his intent—to help us develop our awareness of God's presence when we head off to the job. The Spirit of Christ lives in each Christian, and where the Christian goes, God goes. I understand and believe that. But

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Guest Post by Doug Hunter, President of FCCI - It’s a simple statement, and it seems obvious enough.  But there are a couple of reasons why FCCI puts this first on our list of Core Values.  First, if you and I don’t get this one, none of the others make any sense.  Second, agreeing with and understanding these four words is one thing … actually living and leading our companies as though we

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Click the link below to watch the 2 Minute Video Story In the book Marketplace Christianity, the author Robert Fraser describes Marketplace Christians as a  "People without Heroes".  Robert goes on to say that all of our modern Christian heroes are vocational ministers: Charles Wesley, Calvin, Finney, Jonathan Edwards, Mother Theresa or today it may be John Piper, Francis

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Guest Post by Larry Peabody - Joining God where he is working requires us to believe and act on these facts: God is at work in his world. We can learn where he is currently working in our circles. We can actually partner with him in his work. The first of these three steps of faith flies in the face of the non-Christian idea that God, if there is one, doesn't involve himself in the mundane

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Interesting article from the Harvard Business Review that makes you wonder how Christians could leverage their retirement to a more exciting life...  Let's say you're someone over 55 who has enjoyed roaring success in your career, launched your kids, called it quits. You've made your mark and your moolah, and you want to do more than spend your sunset years hanging out on a golf course in

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By Tiffany Ladebat - (Phuket, Thailand – August 2009) –It’s Tuesday night and the Biddells have just entered their second bar of the evening on Bangla road in Patong, Phuket, where over 1,200 girls work every night. In the entrance to the bar, there stands a young lady with an inviting smile asking them to sit down. She starts to tell them how she wishes she didn't sell herself and then she

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Guest Post by Mark Meehan - If you are a child of the seventies like me, you might remember the vivid fight graphics that accompanied Batman and Robin. "BAM!" would appear in primary colors, as the Penguin crumpled to the ground. I still think about those graphics when I hear people talk about "business as mission"—or, in some circles, "BAM!" With shifting global dynamics, traditional

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Read the full article on the Christianity Today Website - Wednesday mornings at 8, 24 women crowd into Leticia's Eatery in Muntinlupa City, a poor Filipino community on the southeast edge of Metropolitan Manila. They sing "Lupang Hinirang" ("Chosen Land"), their national anthem, recite a pledge of commitment, pray, and sing Christian songs. After that, 52-year-old Letty, who owns the eatery

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Leading as a Entrepreneur, CEO or manager can often be a lonely place at the top. Finding people to serve with that share a passion for business and ministry can be even more elusive.  Over a month ago, I was invited to visit a local C12 (www.c12group.com) gathering of Christian Businessmen here in Dallas. Don Barefoot, the President of C12, is a good friend and this was a great opportunity to

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Guest Post by Chris Horst - Close to five years ago, I charged into employment with HOPE International, riding the surge of the microfinance movement. At that time, the only press you could find on microfinance lauded the concept. The idea of helping poor people borrow and save money was not just pitched as a good idea. It was the world’s best idea. Because the concept was so potent, so

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Guest post by Joe Galindo - Excerpt from:  Kingdom Business Transformation: Structuring Leadership to Transform the Marketplace by Joe Galindo and Greig Detering I would encourage you to think about the following idea. It’s a simple concept, and it might not be that difficult to implement it in some of today’s churches. Here is the concept: Take every business owner, entrepreneur and

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Guest post from the C12 Group - As we approach year-end in our businesses, we specifically want to do two things: (1) encourage you as you look towards the next year and (2) exhort you to think strategically about 2011. Let’s begin by remembering that our God is sovereign, awesome and limitless!  Sure, 2010 has been a very difficult year, at least economically, for many of us.  Further, there

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Guest Post from Red Letter Believers - Its old news now, but I can't seem to shake the image of Jet Bue flight attendant Steven Slater exploding in anger, screaming profanities, and with a final, "I can't take this anymore," slid out the emergency exit on the JFK tarmac.Whoa!First of all, anyone who quits a job in this economy is not thinking straight. Certainly, there are thousands of other

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The Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization is a global gathering of leaders from around the world. A few weeks ago, the third congress was held in Cape Town.  Many who attended mentioned there wasn't anything new presented in the area of Work as Worship but I thought I'd share a few links to some videos and papers from the congress.  Willy Kotiuga presented the paper, People At Work:

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By the executive director of Access Partners - Missions isn't just for pastors and missionaries. Missions should be supported by the whole church. God has gifted his church with a variety of gifts for carrying out the Great Commission and glorifying him. Most churches already understand how they can support missions through prayer and financial support. Yet many churches overlook how members

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Guest Post by Larry Peabody - In an earlier post, I suggested a two-pronged strategy for meshing Sunday and Monday. The second part called for "encouraging believers to gather even when scattered.” One way to carry that out: promoting the formation of workplace groups. In such groups, Christian co-workers meet regularly to pray, study Scripture, and encourage one another. Such workplace groups

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Link to an article by Mats Tunehag -  “Christian faith may sound like an unlikely component in China's future economic success. But the notion that newfound faith can inspire a workforce to increased levels of productivity is being taken seriously not only by Christian businessmen, but by China's Communist - and officially atheist - leaders.” BBC ran a story on August 11 called Christian

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Guest Post by Buck Jacobs- Seven key qualities we’ve identified as paramount when seeking a mentor are: 1.  Intimacy with God   2.  Commitment to a godly marriage 3.  Commitment to godly parenting   4.  A proven history of fruitfully ministering the truth in live to others 5.  Aware of the dangers of materialism and models active resistance to excessive acquisition 6.  Displays

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Guest Post by the C12 Group - Paul’s exhortation to us, “To give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1Thes 5:18), must have been especially challenging for the Pilgrims when they gathered to celebrate God’s providence on that first American Thanksgiving day in the autumn of 1621.  Those of us who feel burdened this Thanksgiving by current economic

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By Mark Plummer, Coffee Trader and Business Consultant - Making a business work is incredibly satisfying and exciting.  Even when a business fails, a resilient entrepreneur gets up and goes at it again having learned from their first experience. Business is an incredible process where creativity, tenacity, risk and hard work can bring financial fruit and a broad impact. God instructs man in

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This address was given at the Christian Business Faculty Association’s annual conference on Oct. 23, 2010 by Dr. Steve Rundle, co-author of the book Great Commission Companies -  The term “Business as Mission” first began to appear in the Christian business lexicon about ten years ago. Since then, many Christian universities have created courses, convened seminars and conferences, and

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Guest post by Larry Peabody - This continues a series suggesting a number of ways to relate what happens in our church services on Sundays to life in our workplaces on weekdays. This post proposes another way to shrink that distance—pastoral visits to the workplace. Earlier this month the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization convened in Cape Town, South Africa. Willy Kotiuga, from

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Guest post by Joel Montgomery - Why is it that most organizations in the social sector ignore the very customers that they are trying to serve? Often times this critical business oversight is compounded by the fact that many organizations work in a vacuum, oblivious to other initiatives that may be partly of fully serving the very same need. I recently heard the story of a homeless person who

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"Poverty is not fought with donations." Carlos Slim, the worlds' richest man (and a non-signer of the Giving Pledge) in a recent Wall Street Journal article

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Guest Post by Larry Peabody - A few weeks ago, the U.S. Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate has stagnated at 9.6 percent. Despite small gains in the private sector, we   lost 95,000 jobs last month. Especially hard-hit: public schools. The news triggered countless stories in the media. How many sermons will refer to it? As employers lighten their payrolls, believers without

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This week will be a fun week as leaders from across the metroplex and across the country gather for the RightNow Conference at Irving Bible Church Nov 11-12th.  Max Lucado, Tony Evans, Erwin McManus, David Kinnaman and others will be challenging us to lead beyond the walls. On Thursday and Friday during the day we will host about 1600 church leaders.  On Friday night we will add another 1000

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What if we could resolve the exhausting struggle between work, family, and spiritual life? What if we recognized a deep connection between faith and business? What if biblical values weren’t roadblocks but actually the source of successful business? What if the real goal of business were more noble than maximizing profit? What if we could see our everyday work as having spiritual value? What if

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Guest Post by Larry Peabody - When Daniel Rooney arrived in Ireland as the U.S. Ambassador, what would always remind him of the importance of his work? The official ceremony when Hillary Clinton swore him in. A public swearing-in event also recognized the value of Ben Bernanke's work as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. And each man, before the ceremony, had been publicly confirmed

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A Conversation with Doug Seebeck Doug Seebeck is a man with some stories to tell! After more than 16 years of frontline involvement in cross-cultural business partnerships, he has some wonderful tales about the transformation he has seen through business right around the world.  Last year he and co-author Timothy Stoner published some of these stories in My Business, My Mission, one of the

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Guest Post by Larry Peabody - A month or so ago I wrote that reports from the front lines offered one way to close the gap between Sunday and Monday. In this and the next several posts, we'll explore more ways to bridge that chasm. If you're a church leader, you can readily incorporate some of these ideas into the DNA of your church. If you're a believer with a job, you can encourage your church

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Do you desire to use your business skills in reaching the unreached? Would you like to be actively involved in helping transform a remote area of the world? “Do you believe there should be new ways of doing mission?” Are you frustrated with missionaries who are failing at doing business? Are you willing to share your work expertise via email coaching? Are you seeking to export

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Customer Service Manager Job Description The Barrington leather factory is a small, rapidly growing, American manufacturing facility that exports fine leather goods. Barrington strives to care for each employee’s professional and personal development, encouraging good health, marriage, and family habits. Barrington aims to have a positive impact on our neighbors and community, including

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Guest post by Don Barefoot and Buck Jacobs of C12 Group - Greetings in Christ, from the bloodied, but unbowed, frontlines of business! The longest recessionary economic climate since the early 1930s continues to challenge most business Owners and CEOs, as continuing stagnation tests our endurance, patience, cash reserves, creativity, discipline, and faith. In a time when our Federal government

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We're entering a new era for the church. The long road back of the US economy will challenge the purely donor driven model of ministry and support raising.  With it brings a long overdue look at how we operate. New ideas will be accelerated, our creativity challenged and our perspective forever changed. . In the end, I think it will result in a new kind of missionary. Not one defined by

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One of our readers forwarded an article from Kimberley Dennis of the Wall Street Journal. In it she raises great questions about the hype surrounding the "Giving Pledge" from Buffett and Gates. It is a great reminder that aid is only a temporary solution. Self sustaining business will always be needed for long lasting change. Here's some quotes that stand out: "Bill Gates and Warren Buffett

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Read the Full Article by James Allman-Gulino, KF11 Uganda on the Kiva Chronicles Website - For the regular visitors to the Kiva Fellows blog, I’m sure you have a good idea of how microfinance works and how Kiva fits in to the bigger picture.  However, newer visitors may be less familiar with some of the basic characteristics of the field.  With that in mind, I’ve created a “top 10” list of (

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