Fw: Wealthy help humanity more as businessmen and women then as philanthropists?

my buzz & my blog "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". my facebook  &  my twitter & my linkedin --- 2010年10月18日 星期一，Business as Mission Network <justin@businessasmissionnetwork.com> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Business as Mission Network <justin@businessasmissionnetwork.com> 主題: Wealthy help humanity more as businessmen and women then as philanthropists? 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2010年10月18日,星期一,下午8:57 Bill Gates and Warren Buffett announced this month that 40 of America's richest people have agreed to sign a "Giving Pledge" to donate at least half of their wealth to charity. With a collective net worth said to total $230 billion, that promise translates to at least $115 billion.  It's an impressive number. Yet some-including Messrs. Gates and Buffett-say it isn't enough. Perhaps it's actually too much: the wealthy may help humanity more as businessmen and women than as philanthropists." "What are the chances, after all, that the two forces behind the Giving Pledge will contribute anywhere near as much to the betterment of society through their charity as they have through their business pursuits?  In building Microsoft, Bill Gates changed the way the world creates and shares knowledge.  Warren Buffett's investments have birthed innumerable profitable enterprises, making capital markets work more efficiently and enriching many in the process." "While businesses may do more for the public good than they're given credit for, philanthropies may do less.  Think about it for a moment: can you point to a single charitable accomplishment that has been as transformative as say, the cell phone or the birth-control pill?" "I do not mean to belittle philanthropy...My point is simply that there is nothing inherently better or nobler about using one's resources for charitable purposes than for any number of other ones.  If anything, the marketplace does a better job of channeling resources toward where they are most valued, and of punishing failure." Read the rest the article on the Wall Street Journal Stay connected to Justin and the Business as Mission Network Featured Sponsors   Isn't it great that Corporate America is paying you for your Mission 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 geography but someone who see's their sphere of influence at work as a God designed world of opportunity. And I think there's nothing sweeter than hearing that message through the largest marketing channel into the body of Christ, the pulpit. This weekend a pastor of a influential church here in Dallas nailed it on the head. He said "Isn't it great that corporate America is paying for your mission?" They say that it typically it takes 18 months to raise the money to fund a missionary to go overseas. Isn't it great that you don't have to wait that long? So make the most out of it. Corporate America is paying your way, and even opening doors of opportunity to make a difference right where you are.   You remain in Church while you're at work!? Guest Post by Larry Peabody - Ruts pose two hazards for a bike rider. One, they're hard to get out of. Two, they take control of the steering. The words "go to church" create similar risks for Christ-followers. First, you can't escape the words. Everyone uses them. They've become part of our language-like "go for a walk." Second, the phrase "steers" our thinking about church. Saying "go to" makes us think of church as an event. We "go to" meetings and parties and weddings. Events happen at set times and in specific places. If I say I plan to "go" to a meeting, that means I am not there at the moment. Getting there will take some effort. And when the meeting ends, I will not be in it any longer, unless I "go" to another one. That's the problem with our saying that we "go to church." The words condition us to think that most of the time-including our hours at work-we are not in church. But such an idea is flat-out contrary to what the New Testament teaches us about the church. Read on ... The Next Event: The RightNow Conference in Dallas Nov 11-12th An exciting past few weeks. It was great to meet many of you at FCCI Conference, Catalyst, TimeOut Conference and I heard great things about teh Marketplace Revolution Conference in Grand Rapids. Looking forward to hosting several of you guys at the RightNow Conference. Erwin McManus and others will challenge 2,000 pastors to unleash their people outside the walls of the church and we will be debuting a few video stories we're capturing of businessmen and women who are inegrating faith and work. I think a foundation is being laid to do more things in the area of work as worship in the coming years.  Email me if you will be coming so we can meet up this fall: OPEN Network in Dubai and Istanbul Oct 21-24 and 27-30 RightNow Conference with Max Lucado Nov 11-12 in Texas Identity Conference Nov 13 Irvine, California OPEN Expo in Atlanta January 20-22 International Business as Mission Training in Thailand - Feb 2011. Convene Feb 24-26 California Featured Influencer of the Month:  Dave Dias, Chairman of the Board at Preimier Legacy Films and Director of TimeOut Conference

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