Fw: Matt Chandler - A Change in Perspective. There's no Sacred and Secular Divide.

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 --- 2011年6月7日 星期二，Business as Mission Network <justin@businessasmissionnetwork.com> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Business as Mission Network <justin@businessasmissionnetwork.com> 主題: Matt Chandler - A Change in Perspective. There's no Sacred and Secular Divide. 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2011年6月7日,星期二,下午8:52 Click on this image to watch the Video Message from Matt Chandler on a Change in Perspective on the Sacred and Secular Divide   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 Village Church here in Dallas. Matt talked on that Sacred Secular divid e topic about a year and a half ago in a message called "A Change in Perspective".    Matt does a great job affirming, validating and unleashing the idea that every area of work, in business or in the arts, God is at work.    Here's a link to the village churches archives.  Look for  "A Change in Perspective" on 10.18.09.  Part 6 of The Path series  http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/sermons   5 Other Videos our team at RightNow Captured on the Idea of Work as Worship.  Morning Prayer to Combine Business and Ministry  Bill the CEO of a Business as Mission Company in China Jeff a Chick-fil-a operator who sees work as worship Jon Traded in his perspective on missions to see his work as ministry here in the US Joseph- Trapped with Teaching from Rob Duford    Stay connected to Justin and the Business as Mission Network Featured Sponsors   Total Commitment - An Import and Export Company in China 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 Brazilian clients. Most of their income is generated in commission, as a percentage of the value of the goods exported. Other income sources include the company's hospitality services and product research services. To date Gabriella and Marco have exported over 120 containers and have been profitable since the beginning. They export a diverse range of goods, everything from industrial sewing machines to floor tiles, from power tools to fashion accessories. Their company has grown through referrals from existing clients, with recent approaches from new clients in Singapore and the USA, as well as ever growing interest in South America. However, in the past Gabriella and Marco have been somewhat reluctant to embrace this growth, in fact they have been reluctant business people. Gabriella admits, "I have actually asked some clients to keep quiet about us, I have told them I don't want the business to grow too much!" However, recently everything has changed and as Gabriella puts it, "I have had my thinking turned completely upside-down." Read the rest of the article  on the Business as Mission website from YWAM Don Miller remembers R.G. LeTourneau 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 engineering feats. LeTorneau did not separate his faith from his work, seeing the creation of earthmoving mechanics as an extension of the play he enjoyed with the world God made. He flew endlessly to the corners of the world to inspire people of faith to work with their minds and hands to better the world, and even bought an old hospital in Longview, Texas to start a university, now called LeTorneau University, one of the most esteemed engineering schools in the country. You can read Don's full post by clicking here     Featured Influencer of the Month:  Bill Peel, Executive Director of Faith and Work Center at LeTourneau Over the past few years I've enjoyed spending time with Bill Peel. An author, a writer, a guy who loves the church and longs for more business people to seize opportunities for ministry in their workplace.  Bill's now launching the Faith and Work Center a LeTourneau, a school with deep roots at the intersection of business and ministry. They will be launching their website later this fall, in the meantime you can connect with Bill through the LinkedIn Network.     Check out Bill's LinkedIn profile   Join over 1500 people on the LinkedIn groups of Business as Mission. You can request to join the group by clicking here. After joining, email us at justin@businessasmissionnetwork.com and outline a couple of sentences about your business as mission story so we can welcome you to the group.       Praxis launches to Support Social Entrepreneurs. Plus $100,000 in Cash Awards. 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 a myriad of organizational development resources will be provided, culminating with a pitch event with $100,000 in cash awards.  The accelerator has been designed in collaboration with Q, a learning community that mobilizes Christians to advance the common good in society.   The year-long program, designed to be progress-focused and iterative in nature, features three main events, in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. At each event, Praxis Fellows will receive guidance from over 20 highly experienced mentors that Dave has assembled, including:   Chris Crane, Founder of Edify, former CEO of Opportunity International  Jamie Tworkowski, Founder of To Write Love on Her Arms Jason Russell, Founder of Invisible Children Edwin Keh, Former COO and SVP of Global Procurement for Walmart Gabe Lyons, Creator of Q Joy Anderson, Founder & President of Criterion Ventures Jena Nardella, Founder & Executive Director of Blood: Water Mission Peter Greer, President & CEO of HOPE International Charles Lee, CEO, Ideation Read the full article... Create a Ministry Plan for Your Business - One Day Event in Dallas with Buck Jacobs, founder of C12 Have you been knocked off-task by the bumps in the road and  want to get back on track with an organized and systematic plan for ministry? Do you often feel that "there must be more than this" as you think about your life as the Christian leader of your business? Is it challenging to keep your focus on the eternal values of what you do at work?    Buck Jacobs, founder of C12 will be in Dallas June 14th from 7:30 to 11:30 AM to help business leaders come away with a process to express your Christian vision through your business and a plan to put into action that models Christian business principles and ministry practices.   For more information, please contact C12 Area Chairs Tom.ODwyer@c12group.com, Joe.Galindo@c12group.com, Tom.Hawes@c12group.com or call 214.415.7104.   Here's a look at a few other conferences coming up in the months ahead. 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