| Kingodm Catalyst Conference Returning to Dallas this Fall |
 In a little over 2 months Business as Mission leaders as well as leaders from the other spheres of society (Business, Religion, Media, Arts & Entertainment, Education, Government, and Family) will head to Dallas for the Kingdom Catalyst Conference.
The Kingdom Catalyst Conference follows last year's success of the International Conference on Business as Mission Integration (ICBMI).
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| Building Great Businesses for a Greater Purpose :: C12 Conference in North Carolina |
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 Join the c12 team for great content and fellowship at this year's annual conference in Charlotte October 25-27th, 2007.
The keynote speaker at the conference is Robert Pettus, Vice-Chairman of the Board, retired of Coca-Cola Bottling Company. As a long time operating executive Bob understands the challenges and blessings associated with corporate servant leadership and ministering through business.
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| OPEN Network Gathering Together in Istanbul this Fall |
 The OPEN Network is a group of about 85 active business as mission or tentmaking practitioners living in the 10/40 window. Most are business owners or are a part of a team that owns a business.
The strength of the network is that they are all practitioners. It's a unique fellowship, peer to peer mentoring. No matter they are on the path each person in the network is committed to helping the guy who's a step behind. They are able to do that because they can relate in a way that few other people can.
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| Business as a Calling :: MEDA 2007 in Toronto |
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 Mennonite Enterprise Development Associates (MEDA). They are holding a conference November 1st-4th in Toronto, Canada. The theme is "Business as a Calling 2007: Trust in a World of Change."
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the mission of MEDA, they are a collection of faith-oriented business owners, executives and leaders are able to integrate their life values with business in practical ways to help the poor. They are committed to using their faith and abilities in their businesses, communities, and around the world.
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| Gathering Together to Think Critically About Business as Mission |
 One thing that is sorely lacking in the Business as Mission movement is critical thinking, and resources of practical value. True, there are lots of smart, deep-thinking people doing BAM, but rarely do their insights or lessons learned get communicated to the public. What usually gets publicized is a sanitized, simplistic version of BAM that emphasizes its potential and ignores its challenges or problems. As a consequence, many aspiring BAM practitioners look in vain for resources that are instructional rather than merely inspirational.
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| Global CEO Network Expands to Washington DC and Shanghai |
 "Today, many Christian business owners and workplace leaders around the world see their companies as "Kingdom Companies." They are operating their businesses along the lines of Biblical principles, spreading Gospel of Jesus Christ, and advancing the Kingdom of God into the workplace. A number of stories of companies in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America have been brought together in the book "Kingdom Companies."
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| Join 600 Ministry Leaders in Unleashing 20+30's to Action |
 Based on the success of four previous leadership seminars, we are launching the Leadnow Conference. Leadnow is three days of intense discussion and hands on training for leaders who are impacting 20 and 30-somethings in their church and through their ministry.
At Leadnow you will have the opportunity to hear from some of the brightest and most proven influential leaders in our country . Leadnow is also the only place where you can find an actual learning lab ( The Fusion Experience ) with thousands of 20 & 30 somethings.
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Transformational Business Network Expanding to Malaysia |
 Michael Novak, the 1994 winner of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, wrote this book over 10 years ago. As a college textbook, an inspirational reading, and a fundamental part of the Business and Faith conversation and inspired several other reading. Here's the review from Publishers Weekly. Read on ... | |
