Learning Environments
September 2018
Lunch & Learn: The Leadership Circle with Alan Schutz (Orlando)
For this year’s Lunch & Learn series, we invited Alan Schutz to come each month and teach us a pioneering faith, work, and economics curriculum called The Leadership Circle. The Leadership Circle curriculum is a tool for pastors to use with their church leaders, as well as others in their congregation. As Cru has piloted this program in a few global settings, pastors have commented that though they may teach some of these ideas on Sunday, they don't see a…
Find out more »Christians at Work: New Insights on the Integration of Faith and Work
Most people want their jobs to produce passion, not just a paycheck. For Christians, this search for meaningful employment goes even deeper, driven by the idea that God gives each person specific gifts to do … something. Finding that “something” can feel especially difficult in our rapidly changing world and workplaces. The church has a huge opportunity to help people discern and live out their callings — which is why Barna has embarked on an initiative focused on vocation, beginning…
Flourishing with the Gospel | Marketplace Impact Breakfast (Kansas City)
Join us for a Marketplace Impact Breakfast. The theme for the morning will be "Flourishing with the Gospel." DeLano Sheffield will be sharing about how to flourish with the Gospel in the Marketplace. DeLano is the pastor of discipleship and small groups at Macedonia Baptist Church and a City Director for Made to Flourish. Breakfast will be served and we look forward to seeing you on September 27 for an opportunity to connect with other marketplace leaders and pastors committed to integrating…
October 2018
Carpe Monday: Equipping People for Their Monday Morning Mission Field (Twin Cities)
Pastors are invited to join us for a fantastic lunch as Bill Peel encourages us to seek to better equip our congregations to live out their faith in every aspect of their lives.
Bill Peel is the founding executive director of The Center for Faith & Work at LeTourneau University, established to revolutionize the way Christians think about work and to help them experience Christ’s transforming presence and power in their workplace. For 30 years, Bill has coached thousands of men and women to discover their calling, grasp their significance to God’s kingdom, and become a spiritual influence in their workplace. He is an award-winning author and leader in the global faith-at-work movement and is committed to helping pastors seize the extraordinary opportunity to extend God’s kingdom through their congregation’s workplaces.
Prior to coming to LeTourneau in 2011, he served three churches and three parachurch organizations where God shaped his commitment to the church and his theology of work, giftedness, evangelism.
**This event is FREE but please arrive by 11 a.m. so all lunch orders can be placed on time.
Thriving Staff Culture: Learning to “Operationalize” Staff Health (Denver)
Join us for lunch as Brian Gray facilitates teaching and discussion on the tall task of leading church staff into healthy rhythms that create a thriving culture. Brian is COO and Director of the 5280 Fellowship at Denver Institute for Faith & Work. He also brings with him extensive experience in various levels of church and business leadership.
David Kinnaman presents “Vocational Discipleship and the Next Generation” (Portland)
Join us for a morning with New York Times best selling author and President of The Barna Group, David Kinnaman as he presents "Millennials in the Workplace".
A small gathering will be held immediately after in the Presidential Dining room for church planters. Please join us for a more intimate time to get to know David Kinnaman and Chuck Bomar.
Effective Compassion (Twin Cities)
In this full day workshop, Ismael Hernandez of the Freedom & Virtue Institute will give an overview of historical efforts that have been made to alleviate poverty, their outcomes, and practical ways that we can move forward to promote human flourishing. The workshop will end with a discussion and thoughts about how each of our individual churches can more effectively address poverty in our communities.
This workshop is designed with practical application in mind as we consider how to best share compassion with our neighbors.
Ismael Hernandez, is president of the Freedom & Virtue Institute, an organization dedicated to the promotion of the ideas of liberty, faith, and self-reliance. Ismael is a regular lecturer with the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has spoken at Heritage Foundation, the Cato Institute, the Foundation for Economic Education and many other organizations. He is a regular speaker at service clubs around the country and is the author of the acclaimed book Not Tragically Colored: Freedom, Personhood, and the Renewal of Black America. He is a noted expert on questions of effectively serving the poor and race relations.
Lunch & Learn: The Leadership Circle with Alan Schutz (Orlando)
For this year’s Lunch & Learn series, we invited Alan Schutz to come each month and teach us a pioneering faith, work, and economics curriculum called The Leadership Circle. The Leadership Circle curriculum is a tool for pastors to use with their church leaders, as well as others in their congregation. As Cru has piloted this program in a few global settings, pastors have commented that though they may teach some of these ideas on Sunday, they don't see a…
Find out more »November 2018
Practicing The King’s Economy (Dallas)
Brian Fikkert from the Chalmers Center will explore what it looks like for Christians to live within the biblical story and practice the "King Jesus Economy." He will offer an invitation to a way of economic discipleship that cuts through the economic beliefs and practices often accepted in our secular culture and instead exhibits the characteristics of Christ's kingdom.
Find out more »Lunch & Learn: The Leadership Circle with Alan Schutz (Orlando)
For this year’s Lunch & Learn series, we invited Alan Schutz to come each month and teach us a pioneering faith, work, and economics curriculum called The Leadership Circle. The Leadership Circle curriculum is a tool for pastors to use with their church leaders, as well as others in their congregation. As Cru has piloted this program in a few global settings, pastors have commented that though they may teach some of these ideas on Sunday, they don't see a…
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