Welcome to the weekend, and welcome to the Saturday 7.
We know that business leaders daily face challenges, opportunities, and decisions about stewarding well what God has entrusted to them. So, we invited one of our strategic partners, C12 Business Forums, to help curate this weekend's content. (Don't miss the intro video from their president, Mike Sharrow.)
We hope you'll enjoy learning how business leaders have the unique ability to impact lives and build communities for the glory of God. Forward this special edition to the business leaders you know.
Christian business owners have a high calling, and they have the answer to a question many secular companies are asking today: “How can a business change the world?” The average small business influences 5,000 people, and there are more than 33 million small businesses in the U.S. Even if a small percentage are Christian owned, the reach is still greater than most pastors have. What if the 90,000 hours the average American spends working were at a place where Jesus was honored and proclaimed? Could that change the world?
Jesus first demonstrated his “loaves and fishes principle” of exponential impact for his disciples when he fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish. He showed how looking at what we have in light of how it could be a “giving lever” for God's glory can turn asset management into a creative exercise with great kingdom impact. Watch as Mike Sharrow, CEO of C12, explains.
If you had the same dream 30 days in a row, would you be convinced God was trying to tell you something? Simon Lee had this very experience when poised to take over his family's business. Find out how Simon leads the businesses he runs today and what that dream taught him about money and materialism.
CURRENT is a large gathering of gospel-driven and results-minded CEOs and business owners across diverse market segments, aligned by a common vision: To change the world by advancing the gospel in the marketplace. Join with peers to exchange ideas, and leave inspired and equipped to lead your business to the highest standards of innovation, ethics, caring, and generosity.
On Monday, February 6, a series of magnitude 7.8 earthquakes caused catastrophic damage and resulted in the deaths of nearly 23,000 people in southern and central Turkey and in northern Syria. As we pull together resources to help you give from your Giving Fund, please join us in praying for comfort for these grieving families, many of whom are already refugees of the protracted Syrian war.
Saturday 7 is brought to you by our team at the National Christian Foundation (NCF). We would love to help you create your Giving Strategy™ so you can experience more joy and adventure as you pursue a life of generosity. Find an NCF location near you at ncfgiving.com/locations.
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