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Welcome to the 2013 Ei Forum. Since 2006, Redeemer has been nurturing a movement of gospel entrepreneurship that starts innovative organizations and businesses committed to cultural renewal and serving the common good. As we enter our eighth year, God continues to grow this movement with more partners and entrepreneurs.
We believe the gospel changes everything: our hearts, our relationships, and the world around us. Those of you who work inside larger organizations bring the hope of the gospel to your workplaces. Entrepreneurs, along with their investors and advisors, have the opportunity to create organizations that embody the gospel from day one and top down. We see pockets of church communities empowering its people to launch new cultural, business and non-profit institutions that glorify God in cities across the country. The entrepreneurial journey is a hard one filled with Risk and we seek to discern between folly and faith.
The Ei Forum is more than an experience - it is a call to use our God-given resources and creative talents to collaborate, share risk, share rewards, to point toward the Gospel. Thank you for committing to this vision and community.
CALVIN CHIN Director, Ei
KATHERINE LEARY ALSDORF Founder, Center for Faith & Work
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About Ei
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What & Why
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Ei Forum History
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Theological Foundations
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Agenda
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Friday Evening Session
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GCVA Winners
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Saturday Morning Session
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Prayer of Examen Exercise
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Workshops
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Saturday Afternoon Session
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NYC Business Plan Winners
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Resources and Activities
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Workshop Speaker Bios
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NYC Business Plan Competition
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NYC Ei Vocation Group
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Steering Committee
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Gospel Centered Venture Awards
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Ei Network Updates
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Prayer of Examen Devotional
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Network Partners
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The Entrepreneurship Initiative [Ei] was launched by Redeemer’s Center for Faith & Work in 2006 to encourage and support entrepreneurs within our congregation who have a bold vision to start new arts, for-profit, or not-for-profit ventures that foster shalom and bring about gospel-centered renewal in the city. The initiative has now expanded into a movement beyond Redeemer, as churches in other cities participate in the Ei Forum and develop ways to serve entrepreneurs in their own communities.
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ABOUT Ei WHY +
To live out the gospel in our work, bringing its message of hope, love and justice to cities around the world.
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To start new city-serving, gospel-manifesting ventures that address unmet needs.
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To unleash the church’s untapped potential — some risk their time and money; others lend their creativity, expertise and resources.
Ei Network — connects people with skills and experience to mentor, partner with and consult new ventures and their entrepreneurs.
Ei Leadership — the Ei grew out of Redeemer’s Center for Faith & Work under the leadership of a 12-person steering committee who have guided the vision, coached our entrepreneurs and drawn others into the movement.
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WHAT National Initiatives: Ei Forum — an annual gathering of entrepreneurs and investors committed to building a movement of innovative, gospel-centered, culture-renewing institutions and ventures.
Gospel-Centered Venture Awards — a new program to identify, recognize, and learn from successful entrepreneurs who have embodied the truth and love of the gospel in the mission and implementation of their organization.
Theological Foundations — we seek to provide solid Biblical foundations for our role in cultural renewal and foster God-glorifying approaches to leadership, serving customers, and benefiting society.
NYC-based Initiatives: NYC Business Plan Competition — identifies the best ideas and entrepreneurs and supports them with workshops, connections, resources and visibility. NYC Entrepreneurs Vocation Group — monthly gatherings that enable entrepreneurs to inspire and support each other.
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Ei FO The annual gathering of entrepreneurs and investors and pastors from churches
across the country who are interested in building a movement of gospel-centered entrepreneurship. Started in 2006 out of Redeemer’s Center for Faith & Work [CFW], the Forum served as the launch pad for the Entrepreneurship Initiative [Ei] and its vision of gospel entrepreneurship “to seek the peace and prosperity of the city”. After eight years the Ei Forum has grown by word-of-mouth to include hundreds of participants who seek to nurture entrepreneurs and city-serving ventures in their own cities.
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A More Excellent Way 1 Corinthians 12:32
Seek the Peace and Prosperity of the City Jeremiah 29:7
2007 Stewarding Our Gifts Matthew 25:21
2009 A Reason for Hope Hebrews 10:23-24
Our passion for a movement of gospel entrepreneurship grows out of our theological and spiritual foundations. We hope that all our speakers and participants will come away from this weekend having been spiritually nourished, intellectually challenged, and practically equipped for more effective and collective engagement in cultural renewal.
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Creation & Creativity Genesis 1:28
2011 Passion Philippians 3:8
2013 Risk: Faith or Folly Luke 14:27-28
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THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS Core Elements + Gospel Centrality — the gospel is the core of all Christian truth and alone is the power for changed lives and spheres of culture. + Changed Lives —the gospel gives us new hearts that change why we work, what we create, and how we do it. + COMPASSION AND JUSTICE — the gospel motivates us to work to bring justice for the poor, reconciliation to broken relationships, healing for the sick and to reweave the social and spiritual fabric of our culture. + Cultural Renewal — the gospel helps us bring the love, justice and mercy of God into all the spheres of culture in which we live and work. + Gospel Movement — the gospel, and our gratefulness for it, must be the anchor for people who build and lead organizations in all sectors to serve others instead of ourselves. The gospel compels us to seek the flourishing of our cities. Our relationship with God gives us the courage and perseverance to try new things and challenge cultural norms.
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The Ei grew out of Redeemer’s strong theological foundations and vision for cultural engagement and renewal. We seek to deepen our understanding and appreciation of the gospel at work - in our hearts, in our relationships, and in our engagement with the world.
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Registration
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Plenary Session A Welcome & Opening Remarks Calvin Chin Gospel-Centered Venture Awards Katherine Leary Alsdorf Keynote - Risk: Faith or Folly - Rev. Tim Keller
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Business Plan Competition & Reception
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Coffee
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Plenary Session B Keynote - Joanna Taft Prayer of Examen Exercise Rev. David H. Kim Dr. David & Dr. Janet Kim interviewed by Andrew Sobel Spotlight - Ben Washer
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Breakout Session #1
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Lunch
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Breakout Session #2
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Plenary Session C Keynote - Mike Bontrager 2013 Ei Business Plan Competition Winners Firebone Theater, Mosaic, & Gigzolo
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Plenary Session D Entrepreneurs Panel - Christian Schnedler, Grace Kang, & Troy Woolley Moderated by Jorge Torres Spotlight - Greg Spencer Keynote - Kirk Botula Commissioning - John Lin
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Closing Reception
WELCOME CALVIN CHIN Director, Entrepreneurship Initiative Calvin directs the Entrepreneurship Initiative (Ei), an innovative ministry that supports the growth of entrepreneurs, their ventures and stakeholders, to help bring about human flourishing in New York City and beyond. Under his leadership, Ei has been featured in several publications including Duke Divinity’s Faith & Leadership (“Block by Block”). Prior to joining CFW in 2007, Calvin worked in the finance industry for seventeen years. Most recently, he was a director in the investment banking group of Burnham Securities. He also gained investment advisory experience at Chase Manhattan and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., where he managed relationships with high net worth individuals. He is also an adjunct professor of corporate finance at The King’s College. Calvin holds a BA from the University of Buffalo and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Bsuiness. He lives with his wife, Amy, and two daughters in Westchester.
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GOSPEL–CENTERED VENTURE AWARDS
In response to the growing interest in the gospel entrepreneurship movement, Redeemer’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (Ei) and the One Institute have created the Gospel-Centered Venture Awards (“GCVA”) program. The GCVA program seeks to gather together gospel-centered entrepreneurs in an ecosystem that bears witness to a movement of the gospel in our cities and culture. Together we can encourage each other in our appreciation of the gospel and in our outworking of the gospel in every aspect of our work and leadership.
KATHERINE LEARY ALSDORF FOUNDER, Center for Faith and Work Having founded CFW in 2002, Katherine served as its Executive Director until December 2012. In this role, she set the vision and strategy of the Center’s core programs, developed lay and staff leadership, and guided strategic partnerships. Prior to this ministry role, Katherine spent twenty years in the high tech industry in California and New York. She was CEO of Pensare, an online management education company; CEO of One Touch Systems, a hardware/software products company; and President of Private Satellite Network, a satellite services company. She also worked in various consulting, sales and marketing roles, primarily in the technology sector. She received her BA from Wittenberg University, her MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School, and has taken seminary classes at Regent College. Kather ine worked with Tim Keller to write Every Good Endeavor - Connecting Your Work to God’s Work, has been published in Comment magazine, and speaks frequently at conferences. She lives with her husband, John, in Washington Heights.
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PLENARY A DR.TIMothy KELLER Founder and Senior Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Tim Keller is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, which he started in 1989 with his wife, Kathy, and three young sons. For over twenty years he has led a diverse congregation of young professionals that has grown to a weekly attendance of more than 5,000. He is also President of Redeemer City to City, which starts new churches in New York and other global cities, and publishes books and resources for faith in an urban culture. In over ten years they have helped to launch over 200 churches in 35 cities. More recently, Dr. Keller’s books, including the New York Times bestselling The Reason for God and The Prodigal God, have sold over 1 million copies and been translated into 15 languages. His most recent book is Every Good Endeavor co-authored with Katherine Leary Alsdorf. Under his leadership, Redeemer mobillized more than two dozen ventures through Ei and deployed thousands of volunteers and resources into programs serving the poor through Hope for New York. Dr. Keller was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and educated at Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He previously served as the pastor of West Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Hopewell, Virginia, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, and Director of Mercy Ministries for the Presbyterian Church in America.
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PLENARY B JOANNA TAFT // Founder and Executive Director Harrison Center for the Arts // Taft’s professional history has revolved around using her entrepreneurial skills to build community in diverse settings—government, corporate, non-profit, and grassroots community-based organizations. She began her career working with two presidentially appointed Boards in Washington, DC. Taft relocated with her Hoosierhusband to Indiana where she discovered comprehensive community development and found it combined her personal interests in historic neighborhoods, urban areas, and her entrepreneurial abilities. Most significant accomplishments include: serving as Founding Executive Director of the Harrison Center for the Arts, a leader in grassroots cultural development; Founder and Board Chair of Herron High School, a nationally ranked charter school, creating the Cultural Entrepreneur Initiative training high school and college students to build culture in the city, and Founder of the City Gallery, a resource café for creative place-making. For these endeavors, she has received the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Woman of Influence Award, is a recipient of two Cultural Vision awards, and is an Arts Council Creative Renewal Fellow. She also serves on the boards of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis’ Spirit and Place Festival, Marion County Board of Zoning Appeals (Chair), the Oaks Academy, and the Indiana Association for Community and Economic Development.
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PRAYER OF EXAMEN PRAYER OF EXAMEN //
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The Daily Examen was a spiritual discipline developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Jesuit Order to help Christians become more self-aware and aware of Christ’s presence in the midst of daily life. In our hectic world today, it is easy to lose track of our own selves and lose sight of the risks that we are taking. This can easily create underlying anxieties and stress that diminish our abilities and our sense of what it means to be a Christian. We can also easily become increasingly unaware of the grace that surrounds us, causing us to depend more and more on ourselves and less upon God. This adapted prayer will help us become more aware of the risks that we take each day, and to surrender them to Christ, exchanging our uncertainties for His peace. The devotional is a modified version of the “Prayer of Examen” adapted for our theme of risk. The steps are designed to help you connect each day to possible risks that are taken; however, often there are deeper risks underlying the surface-level risks we take. The gospel is able to powerfully address these root level risks so that we build our lives upon a solid foundation rather than sand, moving us from folly to faith. This devotional has two parts, taking a total of 30 minutes: 15 minutes for Scripture reading and 15 minutes for examination. We recommend going through this Prayer daily for a season of 3–5 weeks and suggest you read the book of Proverbs one chapter at a time. Write your thoughts and prayers in a journal so that you can begin to discern trends and areas of growth in this season.
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PLENARY B Drs. David & Janet Kim //
Co-Founders Beacon Christian Community Heath Center //
Drs. David and Janet Kim are physicians and co-founders of Beacon Christian Community Health Center, New York State’s first faith-based, federal and state-certified nonprofit health center, serving a community of over 30,000 medically underserved in northwestern Staten Island, New York City. Under their leadership, the health center has grown from a clinical staff of 3 providers providing 3,200 visits in 2006 when it first opened, to a staff of eleven providers, providing comprehensive medical care for adults and children, including women’s health services, totaling over 14,000 annual visits. As the largest health care delivery entity in Mariners Harbor, Beacon initiated new services to its community, including podiatry care, structured health education and case management services. In 2012, Beacon was one of 3 sites in New York City selected as a grantee from HealthHIV, whose goal is to integrate HIV screening, diagnosis, and treatment in a primary care setting. Beacon has been highly involved in emergency preparedness for its local community and Staten Island, as well as being an active site for medical services during times of public health emergencies and disasters. During both Hurricanes Irene and Sandy, the health center was mobilized to provide emergency triage services for non-critical patients as a way of mitigating patient surge in the local hospitals’ emergency rooms. Encouraged by Katherine Alsdorf to explore God-centered healthcare entrepreneurship, Beacon ultimately entered and became a co-winner of the 2008 Business Plan Competition, and in partnership with the Center for Faith & Work, has continued to explore how to break down barriers between Christians in healthcare, their profession, and their communities. The Kims reside in Staten Island with their four children and attend Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Both David & Janet are active members of Christian Medical & Dental Associations, as well as Christian Community Health Fellowship (CCHF), a national network of Christian health centers and clinics working in rural and urban settings. Both enjoy teaching and mentoring students and residents, focusing on the roles of Christian health professionals in a secular society.
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PLENARY B ANDREW SOBEL // Andrew is the leading global authority on developing longterm client loyalty and building trusted business relationships. His bestselling books include Power Questions, All for One, Making Rain, and Clients for Life. For over 30 years he has served as a consultant and coach to senior executives at leading global companies. Andrew’s articles have appeared in the New York Times and the Harvard Business Review. He was formerly a Country CEO at Gemini Consulting. Andrew earned his BA at Middlebury College and his MBA at Dartmouth’s Tuck School. He and Mary Jane, his wife of 30 years, have three children.
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PLENARY B Ben WASHER //
Founder, Reach Records //
Ben Washer always had an entrepreneurial streak in him, and when he saw the powerful role hip-hop played in the lives of urban youth while working at a sports camp, the idea for Reach Records was born. Neither Washer nor the label’s other co-founder had any real experience in the music industry, however, and had no way of knowing what it would eventually become. Today, nearly a decade after its founding in 2003, the label has a staff of 16 employees and interns, with six hip-hop artists on its roster. Among these artists is Lecrae, who is also co-owner of the label. His new record Gravity debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 when it was released in September, receiving praise from mainstream and Christian outlets alike. In recent years he has also gained a unique audience among professional athletes, periodically leading chapel services for teams in the NBA, NFL, and MLB.
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AM WORKSHOPS Create Ei in Your City - Katherine Leary Alsdorf Churches in a number of cities have developed a vision for supporting entrepreneurs who want to create gospel-centered organizations. Come think through the context of your own church and community. Help develop a strategy for building a nationwide ecosystem of investors, advisors, pastors and entrepreneurs with a mind to cultural engagement and renewal.
Honest Feedback: The incredible gift no one receives - Max Anderson Getting and giving good feedback can be extraordinarily helpful to a church, a business, or a family. It’s simply telling the truth to each other, so it should be easy, right? But it turns out to be incredibly difficult. Give it too hard and people’s spirits are crushed. Dance on eggshells too softly and people won’t change. In this seminar, Redeemer elder and author Max Anderson explores how powerful feedback can be, why we fail to give it or hear it, and practical advice for developing a transformative culture of feedback.
Impact Investing - Bryce Butler & Neal Winterhof Social entrepreneurship is a popular topic these days but is it more than talk? Can you really invest in multiple bottom line companies? Bryce Butler and Neal Winterhof, both impact investors, will provide an overview of the space and discuss their experiences, covering topics such as definitions of impact, sourcing investments, measuring returns, case studies and how faith plays a role.
Successfully Managing Risks of Entrepreneurial Endeavors - Bryan Dolan Most leaders can define objectives and develop good estimates of resources and schedules. The problem arises, however, when the project goes off plan. The leader then goes in to reaction-mode and the rest of the endeavor is led by putting out one fire after another. Great leaders, then, plan for risk and anticipate the inevitable detours along the way. Anticipating risk and taking steps to prevent and/or mitigate those risks both increases the likelihood of success and reduces the cost and stress of problems that arise. This workshop offers techniques that help identify and manage project risks and help the entrepreneur apply appropriate risk management techniques.
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AM WORKSHOPS Risk and Rewards of PR & Social Media - Kenny Jahng Do you feel the pressure to have a social media presence, but don’t know exactly how it will further your venture’s objectives? Are you a bit fuzzy about when your media campaigns are actually helping or hurting your cause? Strategic communications advisor Kenny Jahng will share concrete content marketing tactics that will help you to reap the rewards while avoiding the risks involved with publicity campaigns for your venture. This is relevant to all sectors.
Professional Gold Digging: Winning Sales and Fundraising Strategies - Catherine Rohr 46% of sales situations end without the salesperson ever asking for the order. 44% of salespeople/fundraisers quit trying after one ask, even though the average prospect needs to be approached five times to get to yes. Come to “Professional Gold Digging,” which will be packed with practical, high-impact sales and fundraising strategies that will equip you to power through the fear of rejection, turn a no into a yes, and stand out from the competition. Catherine will share sales secrets that she’s used to create success from scratch--ranging from negotiating venture capital transactions to raising millions for two startup nonprofits.
Failing to Love Your Neighbor: A Biblical Strategy for Avoiding Catastrophic Risks - Tim Weinhold Few Christians think that ‘love your neighbor’ has much relevance to their decisions as business owners or investors. That is a serious mistake — one that puts their businesses and their investments at grave risk. This workshop will provide a holistic biblical framework for steering one’s business and investing, away from risk and into blessing.
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PM WORKSHOPS Surviving Your Start-Up’s First Year - Joshua Chambers (Earmark), Tracy Thorton (House on Beekman), Sean Coughlin (FaithStreet), and Steven Dziedzic (Hoppit) Well, you have done it! There is no turning back. Would you like to hear some lessons from Start-Ups? Do you really have to work 24/7? What can go right or wrong? Listen to first year Ei entrepreneurs as they have a candid discussion about their experiences. They will share their insights on the highs and lows, the expected and unexpected, and what they did to keep moving forward. This encouraging and sobering workshop is relevant for all aspiring entrepreneurs who are thinking of taking the leap.
Branding Design Requires Risk - Tina Chang & Esther Mun How do you use design to truly differentiate your brand? All too often, when it comes to design, entrepreneurs look for the lowest common denominator – the least offensive, most ubiquitous way to bring their company to life visually. As an entrepreneur you are no stranger to risk, so why aspire to be like everyone else? The best design is design that animates your personal imprint, your values, your character, and your soul. Design is risky business. Don’t design like a sheep. Approach design like the entrepreneur you are.
Investment Risk and the Integration of the Whole Heart - Spencer Collins, Andrew Huck, and Art Reimers Most people are either successful in their personal life or successful in their professional life but rarely both. The higher the trajectory in business (entrepreneurs, investors, executives) the harder the challenge to lead an integrated life free of dehumanizing compartmentalization and the greater risk of an implosion along the way. This workshop will identify key areas of risk and answer the question: how can I contribute to flourishing through both my personal and professional life without fragmenting them to the detriment of the other?
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PM WORKSHOPS Essentials of Term Sheets - Robert Semmens Do you need to raise capital? What is the typical financing path for new ventures? What are the typical terms of the various financing alternatives? Bob Semmens will share the typical financing pathway for start-up companies and discuss the terms that early stage investors expect in providing capital including both Convertible Notes and Convertible Preferred Stock financings. This is relevant for for-profit entrepreneurs and other investors.
Developing “a Minimum Viable Culture”: From startup to Flourishing - Lisa Slayton What is the “minimum viable product or service” that we can get to market the fastest that can begin to generate revenue? In a startup, this is where the urgency lives in the first 6-12-18 months. But what is at RISK if attention is also not paid to culture and alignment? Considering 60% of Startups fail in the first 3 years, Venture Capitalists invest in teams over ideas, and startup decisions need to be made quickly and wisely to manage risk. Understanding the axis that creates organizational culture and alignment allows for intelligent risk taking and decision making. You will learn a simple tool to help you gain clarity and be able to articulate the core values that will drive your flywheel forward and create a healthy organization.
Board of Directors: Every Nonprofit Has One. Make Yours Exceptional - Karen Wu & Kimberly Reeve Building an exceptional board involves targeting, identifying, and recruiting ideal members to assist in the governance and execution of an organization’s mission. It also includes carefully defining roles, goals and expectations. Receive practical advice on how you can establish a board that works to fulfill your organization’s mission. Recommended for board members and executive directors of nonprofit organizations.
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PLENARY C Mike bontrager // Founder and CEO Chatham Financial // Michael Bontrager formed Chatham Financial in 1991 and is the managing principal. Chatham provides interest rate and foreign currency hedging, defeasance, accounting, and debt advisory to over 700 client finance teams worldwide. As a multiple bottom line company, Chatham counts its impact on employees and the broader community as one of its reasons for existence. This has translated into creating several organizations that do not have a profit motive including The Garage, a local community and youth center, Together for Education, an education nonprofit which serves as a catalyst for community involvement in education and Cygma, an organization which seeks to leverage Chatham’s foreign exchange expertise to help solve the global poverty problem by providing currency hedging solutions to the rapidly growing Microfinance industry. Chatham advises on over 8,000 transactions with a principal amount of over $440 billion annually. Clients include some of the largest real estate private equity firms in the world as well as mid-cap financial institutions in the US. Chatham is based outside of Philadelphia with offices in Denver, London, Singapore, and Poland. Its 250 employees represent over 40 different nationalities. Prior to founding Chatham, Michael was a Vice President in the Derivative Products Group at Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan Chase) and spent nine years in various credit, corporate finance, and derivative roles in New York and Zurich, Switzerland. He holds a BA in Economics from Wheaton College, Illinois and received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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B U SI N E SS PLAN COMPETITION
BUSINESS PLAN WINNERS Arts: FIREBONE THEATER Firebone Theatre’s mission is to create stories of redemption inside the mainstream theatre culture of NYC. www.firebonetheatre.com, twitter: @firebone and Facebook.com/Firebone
Theatre Principal Team Members: Joshua Alan, Artistic Director, Amelia Peterson, Associate Artistic Director; Steve Day and Chris Cragin Day are Founding Company Members:
Not-for-profit: MANHATTAN VALLEY MOSAIC Manhattan Valley Mosaic is a nonprofit, arts-integrated preschool that engages the transformative power of art to lead kids to develop a vision of who they truly are: Made in the image of God, valuable and empowered to make a positive impact in their communities, no matter what age. Principal Team Members: Karla Sutton, Alexis Haley
For Profit: GIGZOLO Gigzolo is an online marketplace that helps users find (and book) musicians, photographers, and other creatives for events and commissioned work. On Gigzolo, users can easily compare pricing, videos, and reviews for available creatives, chat with them instantly via text or video, and book them quickly and securely online.
Principal Team Members: Nathan Meeks: CoFounder & CEO and Henry Tseng: Co-Founder & CTO.
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ENTREPRENEURS PANEL JORGE TORRES // Vice President, Silas Capitals // Jorge M. Torres is a Vice President and Kauffman Fellow at Silas Capital, a New York City-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage branded consumer products and consumer Internet companies. In this role, Jorge is involved in all aspects of the firm’s operations, including fundraising, deal screening, due diligence, and investment execution. Jorge is also an intellectual property attorney who practices at his own firm and who worked earlier in his career at global law firms such as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Fish & Richardson P.C. His practice covers the consumer products, technology, and healthcare segments. His clients have included startups, global corporations, and financial services firms that have called on Jorge to handle a range of matters that involve patent, trademark, and copyright law. Jorge holds a BS in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry from Yale and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania.
GRACE KANG // Founder, Pink Olive // As owner of the whimsical gift boutique Pink Olive, Grace brings her great passion for finding and giving unique gifts to reality. Grace graduated from Cornell University and began her career at Bloomingdale’s where she was awarded “Buyer of the Year.” Her corporate experience includes Saks.com and Barney’s New York. She left Barney’s to launch Pink Olive online before opening her first brick and mortar store in Manhattan’s East Village in May 2007. She opened a second location in Brooklyn’s Park Slope in March 2008. In 2011 she created RetailRecipes.com to empower creative designers and artists.
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ENTREPRENEURS PANEL Christian Schnedler // Co-Founder, TangentVector //
Christian has resided in the NYC area for the past 8 years and is a lay leader of the Redeemer Downtown Congregation and Redeemer’s Entrepreneurship Initiative. Christian is the co-founder of TangentVector, a boutique digital marketing firm based in NYC and the executive producer behind the www.YouTube.com/DRIVE automotive enthusiast channel. Christian currently consults for high-tech physical security clientele and is the managing partner of TangentVentures, an angel investment firm founded this year. He resides in Greenwich Village with his wife and two dogs.
Troy Woolley //
Co-Founder & CEO,SocialQ //
Troy Woolley is Co-Founder and CEO of SocialQ. Hailing from a tiny speck on the map in rural Arkansas where he grew up on his family’s chicken farm, Troy’s addresses since childhood have ranged from New York City to Cape Town, South Africa, with several stops in between. Along the way he’s developed a unique combination of farm-raised practicality and global curiosity. With SocialQ, he’s finally found a way to marry an obsession with what makes people tick with his desire to build something new. Prior to founding SocialQ, Troy was director of business development at Fahrenheit 212, an innovation consultancy in New York City. He is a graduate of the Redeemer Presbyterian Church’s Gotham Fellows program and holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School and lives on the Upper West Side with his wife, two kids, and the family dog.
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PLENARY D J. Greg Spencer The Paradigm Project Greg Spencer is the Chairman and co-founder of The Paradigm Project, a for-profit social venture creating sustainable and scalable consumer product businesses which improve the quality of life for BOP consumers and the economies and environments of developing world communities. Prior to starting Paradigm, Greg was the President and co-founder of Blue Source, the largest climate change portfolio and leading forest carbon developer in North America, and currently serves on the Board. Prior to Blue Source, Greg participated in both entrepreneurial ventures and traditional corporate roles, and today seeks to increasingly integrate faith and risk with 20 years of transactional experience in corporate M&A, law, and the capital markets. Greg has a BS in Environmental Planning and a JD from the University of Utah. He and his wife Laurel live in the beautiful mountains of Park City, Utah and have 3 grown children.
Kirk Botula // CMMI Institute //
CEO, Clearmodel and the
Kirk Botula is the CEO of Clearmodel and the CMMI Institute, the home of the leading frameworks for business process improvement including the CMMI, People CMM, and the DMM, and a spin-out of Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute. He is also a Managing Director at Carnegie Innovations, Carnegie Mellon University’s commercialization and holding company. Kirk’s career has been focused on building flourishing communities through the commercialization of technology. Previously Kirk served as President of Confluence, a global financial technology company serving 70% of all mutual funds in North America and 20% of funds globally. Earlier, Kirk commercialized an investment performance solution to the trust industry through a joint venture between Mellon and Wilshire Associates. Prior to this he designed a plan to commercialize a communications switching patent developed for NASA that has since led to a market leading hardware and services business. Kirk serves non-profit and forprofit communities in a variety of capacities. He has a BFA and MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University and lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and three daughters.
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COMMISSIONING JOHN LIN // Downtown //
Lead Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church
John Lin joined Redeemer’s staff as a Fellowship Group Director in 2002 and is currently the Senior Director of Congregational Life. Prior to Redeemer, he worked as the English minister of a KoreanAmerican church in Hartford, Connecticut. He received a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. John and his wife, Kyoko, currently reside in Manhattan.
CLOSI NG
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RESOURCES MAY 16
Gospel & Culture Lecture EDUCATIONAL EQUITY: A FAITHFUL PERSPECTIVE with Nicole Baker Fulgham, founder and president of The Expectations Project and author Educating All God’s Children
July 8–12
PASTOR and MINISTRY LEADER SUMMER INTENSIVE: @ Princeton Theological Seminary Interested in learning about, initiating, or developing a faith & work ministry within your current congregational context? Join us for this 5-day seminar to receive theological and practical equipping. Email cfw@redeemer.com for details.
NOV 8–9
MAR 14-15
GOSPEL & CULTURE CONFERENCE Re-humanizing the Workplace
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Every Good Endeavor – Connecting Your Work to God’s Work Timothy Keller with Katherine Leary Alsdorf, 2012. The Startup Playbook, David S. Kidder, 2012
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES REdeemer Worship Services — Sunday, April 7th 9:15 AM
W83 Ministry Center
W 83rd & Amsterdam
Classical
9:30 AM
Salvation Army
14th between 6th & 7th Ave
Classical
10:30 AM
Hunter College Auditorium
E 69th St & Lexington Ave
Classical
11:15 AM
W83 Ministry Center
W 83rd & Amsterdam
Classical
5:00 PM
W83 Ministry Center
W 83rd & Amsterdam
Jazz
5:00 PM
Salvation Army
14th between 6th & 7th Ave
Jazz
6:00 PM
Hunter College Auditorium
E 69th St & Lexington Ave
Jazz
7:00 PM
W83 Ministry Center
W 83rd & Amsterdam
Jazz
For more information, please visit Redeemer’s website at www.redeemer.com
WORKSHOP SPEAKERS Max Anderson Author, The MBA Oath: Setting a Higher Standard for Business Leaders Max Anderson is the author of The MBA Oath: Setting a Higher Standard for Business Leaders (Portfolio 2010). He is also a co-founder of the MBA Oath movement, an initiative to establish a Hippocratic oath for business school graduates. Profiled by the Economist, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, The Daily Show, and Newsweek, the Oath has been signed by thousands of MBAs around the world. Max has written extensively and spoken to organizations across the U.S. and Europe. Originally from Colorado, Max studied history at Princeton. He received his MBA with honors from Harvard Business School and MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School where he was a Catherine B. Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship and a George Family Foundation Fellow for Leadership. He lives on the Upper West Side with his wife Jess, two daughters, and baby due in June.
Bryce Butler Executive Director, Blue Sky Network Bryce Butler leads Blue Sky Network a Southern Indiana based venture philanthropy organization. It supports marketbased approaches with the potential for large-scale, catalytic impact. Toward that end, it’s investing style transcends typical boundaries that separate for-profit investing and traditional philanthropy. Because Blue Sky believes that each sector has a role, we make investments (loans and equity) in for-profit companies as well as grants and loans to nonprofit organizations. Regardless of the sector, we invest in organizations that have the potential to embody innovation, scale, and sustainability or help bring them about within their industry. Before joining Blue Sky, Bryce was the Executive Pastor of one the fastest growing churches in the country (Sojourn Community Church), and prior to that, served four years on active duty as an Armor Officer in the United States Army. Bryce has an MA in Theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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JOSH CHAMBERS Earmark Josh Chambers is the Founder and CEO/CPO Earmark - a mobile app that helps people prioritize their discretionary spending with the help of people and brands they love. Prior to founding Earmark, Josh was the Strategy Director at Tribal DDB where he oversaw the global rebrand of Reebok across all digital and traditional mediums. An analytics nerd, front-end developer and discoverer of human insights, Josh helps products, brands and companies figure out what they want to be when they grow up, and then he helps them build it.
Tina Chang Little Fury Tina Chang co-founded the NYC boutique design studio Little Fury in 2006 with partner Esther Mun. Little Fury focuses on smart concept with compelling, clean, functional design and the belief that creative problem solving drives our distinctive work. At it’s core, it strives to elevate the the everday into the unexpected. Little Fury’s clients include: Chobani, Johnson and Johnson, Martha Stewart, Pepsi, Help Remedies, Victoria Secret, and Coca-Cola. Prior to Little Fury, Tina worked with a variety of award winning studios Tina at Pentagram, MTV, Martha Stewart. She has been a judge for various award shows and an instructor at SVA and Parsons as well as an AIGA NY board member. Her work has been recognized in 365 AIGA, Communication Arts, Graphis, as well as the Tokyo Type Directors Club.
Spencer Collins Owner & CEO, Florworx Spencer Collins, Atlanta, Georgia, is the principal owner and CEO of Florworx, a company that specializes in providing interior finish solutions to the corporate, hospitality, medical, and education sectors. Mr. Collins founded Florworx in 2004 and has led the business through the recession to achieve notable growth in revenue and profits, most recently spearheading the company’s acquisition and expansion efforts across the Southeastern United States. All of this has given him a strong interest and expertise in mergers and the acquisitions of closely held enterprises. Mr. Collins, participates in a prominent CEO
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WORKSHOP SPEAKERS network in Atlanta, and spends a lot of his time consulting with other small business executives to help them overcome challenges and meet their goals.He is also involved with various leadership and philanthropic organizations such as the AGC, Convene, and his local church. He and his wife Becky havetwo children, Sadie and Tripp. Educated at the University of Tennessee, he went on to receive an MABS from Dallas Theological Seminary. Mr. Collins spends as much of his free time as he can with his family, running, playing tennis, and reading.
Bryan Dolan President, Synergoi LLC Bryan Dolan is President of Synergoi LLC, an energy consulting firm. He was formerly the vice president of nuclear plant development for Duke Energy, where he was responsible for leading the company’s efforts for new nuclear stations in the Carolinas and in Ohio. Prior to this assignment, Dolan held a variety of other positions with Duke in Design Engineering and at the Oconee, McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Stations, including operations, maintenance, training, engineering, regulatory compliance, emergency planning, nuclear oversight, environmental health and safety, security, business management and major projects. Prior to joining Duke, Dolan operated nuclear power plants in the Navy aboard the USS Nimitz and the USS Texas. Dolan has served in significant leadership roles for nuclear industry policy and research organizations. Dolan graduated from the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. In addition, he holds an MBA from Queens College in Charlotte, where he earned the distinction of Blumenthal Fellow. Dolan is currently enrolled in Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
STEVEN DZIEDZIC CEO, Hoppit Steven Dziedzic is an innovator and adviser in consumer Internet searching. Currently, he is the founding CEO (and “head foodie”) of Hoppit, an angel-backed search engine and social network that enables consumers to find and share restaurants by atmosphere. Hoppit has been lauded by FOX, CBS, TechCrunch, and many more as a needed innovation in the restaurant search space. Steven created and developed the core that drives Hoppit, the Ambience Genome—the world’s
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WORKSHOP SPEAKERS largest collection of ambience data. Before Hoppit, Steven led the strategy and business development for Pitney Bowes eCommerce, a corporate-backed eCommerce venture dedicated to helping U.S.-based retailers sell to international markets.
Andrew Huck Founder & President, Gulfstream Capital Founder and president of Gulfstream Capital, Andrew Huck is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee and the son of two distinguished educators. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wake Forest University. Mr. Huck served on the Young Life Staff for almost ten years, encouraging high school and college students, assisting community leaders with strategic philanthropic decisions, and directing one of the largest YL areas in the country. He has an MBA with a concentration in finance/portfolio theory from the Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia, where he studied asset allocation and investment management. Mr. Huck trained under and continues to be mentored by Dr. Steven L. Skancke, former economic advisor to President Reagan, and twenty five year business partner of the late Fed Chairman/Treasury Secretary G. William Miller.
Kenny Jahng CEO, Big Click Syndicate LLC Kenny Jahng is CEO of Big Click Syndicate LLC, helping nonprofits and ministries with digital marketing and social media strategy. He was previously a partner in a venture catalyst firm assisting start-up companies with brand strategy. Kenny’s expertise also draws from experience with product launches at a traditional ad agency, Fortune 100 brand management & PR team, and a training & development group. Kenny also serves as Media & Innovation Pastor at Liquid Church, one of New Jersey’s fastest growing multi-site churches. He earned his BA in economics from Duke University, MBA in Strategic Marketing & Entrepreneurial Leadership from Columbia Business School, and MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. Kenny spent a year as a ministry associate intern with Ei helping to implement its online footprint and now serves as a member of the Ei Steering Committee.
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WORKSHOP SPEAKERS Esther Mun Little Fury Esther Mun co-founded the NYC boutique design studio Little Fury in 2006 with partner Tina Chang. Little Fury focuses on smart concept with compelling, clean, functional design and the belief that creative problem solving drives our distinctive work. At our core, we strive to elevate the the everday into the unexpected, Little Fury’s clients include: Chobani, Johnson and Johnson, Martha Stewart, Pepsi, Help Remedies, Victoria Secret, and CocaCola. Prior to Little Fury, Esther worked with a variety of award winning studios including Pentagram, and Duffy + Partners. She has received numerous design honors, including recognition from AIGA, Art Directors Club, Graphis, One Show, and the Type Directors Club.
Kimberly Reeve Managing Director, Cathedral Consulting Kimberly Reeve has 20 years of experience helping nonprofit organizations develop their financial and organizational capacity so that they can focus on achieving their mission. Her experience has covered all aspects of nonprofit organizational management and strategic planning as well as every facet of financial development, including capital campaign planning and implementation, direct mail programs, major donor cultivation and sponsorship recruitment. Kimberly has raised over $40 million in donations for small-to mid-sized organizations. Prior to joining Cathedral Consulting, Kimberly worked as an independent consultant based in New York with a focus on capacity building for small- to mid-sized nonprofits. Kimberly has a BA cum laude from Colby College, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, a graduate certificate in Global Affairs from NYU, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Business Administration at ISM (Paris, France) where she is studying sustainable models of social enterprise.
Arthur J. Reimers Goldman, Sachs, & Co. Arthur J. Reimers joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an investment banker in 1981 and in 1990 became a partner of the firm. Upon Goldman, Sachs & Co.’s initial public offering in 1998, he became a Managing Director and served in that capacity until his retirement in 2001. He also served as co-head of Goldman, Sachs & Co.’s Investment Banking Advisory Business in Europe and as a co-head of Goldman, Sachs & Co.’s Healthcare Group, Investment Banking Division.
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Mr. Reimers serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rotech Healthcare, Inc., lead director and member of the board for FBR and Company. In September 2011, he joined the Board of Directors of Cumulus Media, Inc., a publicly-traded media company. Mr. Reimers is an investor and Board Member of a number of private companies. He also serves on the Board of Directors of International Justice Mission, and The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, an education reform advocacy organization. Mr. Reimers is currently an assistant adjunct professor at Miami University and sits on the investment committee of the Miami University Foundation. He has a BS from Miami University and a MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Catherine Rohr Founder, Defy Ventures Two years ago, Catherine Rohr started Defy Ventures, a New York City-based nonprofit. Defy equips former drug dealers and gang leaders to leverage their natural talent, street smarts, charisma and drive to launch legal and profitable start-up businesses. Defy achieves its mission by partnering with senior business executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and other influential leaders to provide life transforming opportunities for America’s biggest underdogs. Defy puts its student entrepreneurs to the test with 12 months of hands-on, no-bull, MBA-like training, mentoring, character development, business incubation and financing. Defy’s signature program engages volunteer business executives as judges in a series of business plan competitions that award $150,000 in seed capital to winning ventures. Since its founding in 2010, Defy has raised $2 million and attracted more than 500 executives who contributed 5,000+ volunteer hours and equipped student entrepreneurs to launch 21 start-ups. Under the leadership of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investment Committee, Defy’s newly created Entrepreneurship Incubator has propelled five graduates’ incubated businesses to achieve incredible success in just months, generating a combined $74,000 in revenue, $25,000 in profits and 24 employment opportunities to Defy graduates and others.
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WORKSHOP SPEAKERS Robert Semmens Investor & Adjunct Professor Bob Semmens is a private investor, currently involved with startup companies in oil field services, biotech and information technology. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business and on the Board of Directors of CGG-Veritas, a Paris bourse and NYSE-listed company. Prior to this, Bob was a General Partner of The Beacon Group, a private investment and advisory firm. Prior to co-founding The Beacon Group, he was with the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs and Co. where he concentrated in corporate finance, private equity investments and commodity derivatives. He holds a JD/MBA from Northwestern University.
Lisa Slayton Interim CEO and President ServingLeaders Lisa is interim CEO and President of ServingLeaders & Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation. Her over 20 years of experience in the marketplace in sales and marketing and senior management roles as well as ministry leadership experience marries a unique set of capabilities to serve in her current role. Having both strong strategic and integrating capabilities as well as design and connecting strengths allows her to serve the organization on a number of fronts. Lisa develops and implements all strategic initiatives and gives operational oversight for the organization. Additionally, Lisa provides executive leadership for business development and donor relationships and evaluates and develops new initiatives and partnerships that advance the mission and vision of SL/ PLF. Since joining Serving Leaders in 2005, Lisa has designed and launched the Leaders Collaborative and delivered organizational development, training and coaching services to Bombardier TTS, NetHealth, CTR Systems, Akina, Prominent, ABC Anesthesia and WabTec. Previous business experience includes Marketing Director for PG Training and Consulting, Business Analyst and Information Systems manager for Kaufmanns Department Store, Account Manager and Executive for Byer California, Buyer and merchant for Charming Shoppes and the Denver Dry Goods. She holds an MA in Social and Civic Entrepreneurship from Bakke Graduate University.
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WORKSHOP SPEAKERS Neal Winterhof Managing Partner, woven(fund) Neal Winterhof is Partner at woven(fund), an investment and advisory firm focused on investing in early stage, positive impact companies globally. Neal has eight years of investment management and business development experience at firms such as Lehman Brothers and AlphaBet Management, a global multi-strategy hedge fund. He is on the Board of Directors of Hope for New York and previously served on the Board of Restore NYC and advised Isaac Slade of The Fray on his philanthropic efforts. He loves to travel, especially to Asia and Africa, and lives to fight social injustice in all forms. Neal has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Duke University.
Tim Weinhold Director, Eventide’s Faith and Business Initiative Tim Weinhold serves as Director of Eventide’s Faith and Business education initiative, and has served in a faith and business/ investing thought leadership capacity with Eventide since its founding. Tim also currently serves on the Executive Advisory Council of the School of Business and Economics at Seattle Pacific University, and on the Executive Committee of the school’s Center for Integrity in Business. Tim has had an extensive and varied career in business. He co-founded four entrepreneurial ventures, including a VCfunded computer graphics company for which he developed the original product idea. For several years he provided real estate consulting to major corporations, including John Hancock, General Electric, Gillette, and Reebok. Tim is passionate about, and a long-time student of, ‘business as blessing,’ i.e., a deeply biblical understanding of business purpose and practice.
Karen Wu Senior Associate, Perlman & Perlman, LLP Karen Wu is a senior associate at the law firm of Perlman & Perlman, LLP. Karen advises non-profit organizations and companies engaged in philanthropy and social good on corporate governance, tax, fundraising, contracts, intellectual property, and regulatory matters. She is a regular author and speaker on issues affecting the nonprofit sector. She is a board member and volunteer with Open Hands Legal Services, a faith-based ministry that provides legal services to the poor in New York City, and is the former Co-chair of the Pro Bono & Community Service Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York. RISK | Faith or Folly
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NYC BUSINESS PLAN
COMPETITION The Business Plan Competition (BPC) attracts new and talented entrepreneurs equipping them in the early stages of their launch. Redeemer visited business plan competitions at a number of leading business schools to identify best practices before piloting our first competition in 2007.
The Business Plan Competition seeks to
1. Encourage the development of gospel-centered businesses, social/public services and art ventures.
2. Deepen a Christian theology of entrepreneurship.
3. Develop a movement of like-minded entrepreneurs and collaborative supporting networks.
Between 40 and 50 early stage entrepreneurs enter the NYC BPC each year. Winners receive a financial investment, typically in the form of grants paid out against specific milestones. They also receive visibility through the Ei Network and a chance to present at the Ei Forum. Partners in the Ei Network have become coaches and mentors and, sometimes, follow-on investors in our BPC finalists and winners.
2013 NYC Business Plan Competition Overview Our Business Plan Competition launched on September 22, 2012 with a kickoff event that gathered 130+. NYC-based participants ranging from prospective entrants to investors, coaches and judges. Our goal is to help each venture increase their chances of success and grow in their appreciation of the gospel.
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Submit Executive Summaries Executive summaries for 33 arts, not-for-profit and for-profit ventures were submitted this year and evaluated by teams of judges according to the criteria outlined below.
Workshop 1: Developing a Gospel-Centered Venture
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Develop a Business Plan 24 of 33 ventures were selected to move into Phase 2 which requires developing and submitting a Business Plan. The following workshops were offered to help the development of a Business Plan.
Workshop 2: Start-Up Budgeting and Finance Workshop 3: Planning for Success Workshop 4: One-on-one Coaching Session
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Present Before Panel of Judges 6 of the 24 semi-finalists were selected to present to panels of judges in the arts, not-for-profit and for-profit categories.
Winners
are selected based on the following criteria: + Compelling Need and Potential Impact: How does addressing this compelling need make a gospel impact? + Innovation & Operating Model: Is the venture innovative and executable? Can it carry out its stated goals? In what ways does it embody gospel-centered practices? + Financial Sustainability: Does the venture have reasonable financial assumptions, a financing plan and strategy for sustainable operations?
+ Strong Leadership and Management: Do the entrepreneurs and leadership team have the background and qualifications to implement the venture? + Future Relationship: What is the potential ongoing relationship with Redeemer and the Ei? Will the winners’ mission resonate with and mobilize the church community and beyond?
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NYC Ei Vocation Group The Entrepreneurs Vocation Group fosters peer-to-peer networking and equipping.
The leadership team creates programs that:
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Build entrepreneurial skills Develop mutually supportive relationships Deepen relationships with God Help entrepreneurs grow in character and vision
The Entrepreneurs Vocation Group meets the fourth Monday evening of each month at Redeemer’s W83 Ministry Center. Please join us: www.faithandwork.org/entrepreneurs
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Ei STEERING COMMITTEE SANG AHN Sang is the President and owner of Glenkirk Advisors, LLC. He has also served as the CEO of AhnWalker Therapeutics, as a Principal at Dawntreader Ventures — a $300M venture capital fund, and as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting. Sang has been a Board Director and investor of various market-leading companies, including Gizmo5, Greenplum, HNW, Moreover Tehcnologies, Peer39, Tutor.com, and Xora. Sang has also served on the Board of Advisors of World Vision New York’s The Storehouse.
JUSTIN BROWNE Justin joined McKinsey & Company as a consultant in 2009 and has experience working with high-tech, healthcare, finance and professional service clients. Prior to McKinsey, Justin worked for Redeemer to help create the Entrepreneurship Initiative and advised the Church Planting Center on their 5-year strategic plan. Before joining Redeemer, Justin worked in finance for four years, spending two years as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley and two years as an associate at BlackRock Financial Management. Justin received his BA in public policy from Princeton University and his MBA from Columbia Business School.
LORA GASTON Lora facilitates CIO Strategic Engagements for JP Morgan’s Software Development Organization and the Technology Strategies worldwide. Prior to this, she had a consulting practice that advised international and financial services companies. Earlier in her career, she held positions managing research for Sanwa Securities and business development for specific lines of Lotus Development Corp., Barra and Chase Econometrics. She has been a director for the American Bible Society and an adjunct professor of Statistics for Business and Economics and Entrepreneurship and Venture Formation. She is active with several non-profits and boards of privately held companies. Lora received her MBA from NYU.
JIM GREGORY Jim is a Vice President at American Capital, a private equity and asset management firm with approximately $15 billion of assets under management. At American Capital, Jim has invested in and worked with middle market companies across a variety of industries. He currently serves on the Boards of Specialty Brands of America, American Driveline Systems, and Lifoam Industries. Prior to joining American Capital in 2005, Jim worked at Edgeview Partners, an M&A investment banking advisory firm. Jim graduated magna cum laude with majors in mathematics and economics from Davidson College.
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Ei STEERING COMMITTEE JAMES HERRING James joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1989 and has advised wealthy families for over 18 years. He managed Goldman Sachs Equities and Private Wealth businesses in the Southeast from 1996-2000 and the Goldman Sachs Wealth Management efforts in Salt Lake City during 2001. He relocated to New York in 2002. James received his BA and MBA from Vanderbilt University, serves as a director of the Free Enterprise Institute, and has served as an Elder at Redeemer Presbyterian Church since 2004.
KENNY JAHNG GRACE KANG
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JENSEN KO Jensen is the COO of Archegos. Immediately prior to this, he was the Executive Director of the Grace and Mercy Foundation. He has also worked in marketing with Weston Capital and was an entrepreneur in the financial services industry for seven years. He helped to establish Sigma Advisors, a software concern for asset managers. During that time, he also led the product management team at Volaris Advisors, an investment advisory firm, prior to its acquisition by Credit Suisse First Boston. Jensen is a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and serves as a leader in the Financial Services Ministry.
ROBERT SEMMENS ANDREW SOBEL
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LESLIE VAN ORSDEL Leslie joined Bloomberg in 1988 as a specialist in Fixed Income and is now part of the leadership team in its Data Products division. Prior to this position, she led the development of new commercial models and structures for Data Solutions and headed Other Industries. She has also worked on the Financial Business Development team and the Global Fixed Income and Transaction Products business and sales team. Previously, Leslie was a futures and options trader, following a brief career as a Wealth Manager. She is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a member of the Ei Steering Committee.
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DAN WATKINS Dan is an entertainment lawyer with Levine, Plotkin & Menin working with clients in theatre, arts, and new media. Prior to this position, he was a transactional associate with the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He received his JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was the managing editor of the Cardozo Law Review. Dan and his wife Amilee moved to New York City from Colorado in 2004 and shortly thereafter Dan began working for Aruba Productions, a general management and producing office focused on commercial theatre. At Aruba, Dan helped to launch a variety of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and international projects, including The Screwtape Letters. Dan is a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church.
H. G. PAUL YOO Paul is co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Mistral MFS Ltd. which powers banks and mobile operators globally with white-label, bank-grade technology and operational tools to bring financial services to the 2.5B unbanked mobile phone users in emerging markets. Paul was most recently a member of Nokia’s global M&A team. Prior to Nokia, Paul was in private practice with Hogan Lovells and Cooley Godward Kronish. He received an AB and AM from the University of Chicago and a JD from Columbia Law School. For the past ten years, Paul has mentored entrepreneurial groups such as the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency and the Northern Virginia Technology Counsel. Paul has lived and worked in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.
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The Gospel Centered Venture Awards are a new program in 2013 to engage entrepreneurs who have successfully built a new venture that exemplifies the truth and love of the gospel in some aspect of its operations. Through the awards, we are seeking to expand the Ei network to churches and cities across the country and foster gospel entrepreneurship. Early stage entrepreneurs will benefit significantly from the stories and mentorship of successful entrepreneurs. Participating churches will be able to honor Winners will be selected the members of their confor four aspects of gospel gregation who have taken entrepreneurship: the risks of entrepreneurship to serve • Serving the world through as the people their distinctive products and services of God in • Fostering innovation that society. changes the venture and its stakeholders • Shaping organizational culture in ways thathonor the work and the worker • Embracing a broad stakeholder perspective in ways that reflect the role of business and institutions to bring shalom to communities and society A team of experienced entrepreneurs and church leaders will serve as judges for the awards program. Awards will be given annually at the Ei Forum in NYC.
2014 GVCA Nominations open 4/5/2013 More details gcvaward.com
Ei UPDATE
Ei NETWORK UPDATES 100Cameras (2010)*:
In 2012, we launched our 4th project (this one in India) that created our biggest impact to date. We empowered 36 more children to tell their stories and raised $36,000 to fund needs for over 2,500 people, giving the children a sense of ownership in bringing change to their communities. Needs: Prayers for big decisions about future; two new board members, two new project launches, $150,000 new funding to scale our impact, and a web developer to re-build our sales platform. Contact: Angela@100cameras.org
Adventure Cow: We’re in the middle of launching our new online free game library. In addition we’re working with several authors on four more stories for commercial publication. Needs: Contacts with MS/HS teachers and people with ed tech experience as we create new educational tools for teachers to use, community supporters on Twitter/Facebook! Contact: chris@adventurecow.com The Apprenticeship of Being Human
(Why Early Childhood Parenting Matters to Everyone): Published as an ebook in 2012 and in print in 2013, the Apprenticeship is now becoming a platform to support churches, schools, non-profits and businesses in engaging and supporting parents of young children. Author Graham Scharf will be speaking at the BiFrost Arts Conference in Philadelphia April 22-24. Needs: New corporate, church and non-profit relationships with organizations supporting parents. Contact: grahamscharf@gmail.com
Arts & Minds (2011)*: In 2012, we doubled the programs at the Studio Museum in Harlem to six per month and launched programs at the New York Historical Society. We offer more than any organization or museum in the city serving people with dementia and their caregivers. Our specially trained artists and social workers take our innovative work to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Needs: Prayer for our Creative Caregiving program on art and dementia care at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and introductions to corporate philanthropists and private foundations. Contact: chalpinhealy@gmail.com Beacon Christian Community Health Center (2008)* In 2012, we earned over $3 million in patient revenues, treated over 4,000 patients, set up two mobile clinics, passed 3 federal and state audits and set up triage for 2 weeks to treat Hurricane Sandy victims in Staten Island. In 2013, we need your prayers -- 2 new board members and $10 million expansion project to include community center. Contact David Kim at beaconcchc@gmail.com or check out our website at www.beaconcchc.com.
BibleBridge: In 2012, we developed a prototype of our site and tested approaches to the application’s user experience. Our key learning has been around the need for focus: on a more targeted initial audience and on a simpler set of features. See our revamped version of the site, designed for mobile. Needs: Prayer for decision-making; referrals for New York-based full-stack developers; volunteer early adopters. Contact: ainsley@gmail.com
Brooklyn Jubilee (2011)*: In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, we expanded our free Legal Services ministry to an emergency food site on Coney Island, where we advocate for Sandy’s survivors five days each week. Our Food & Nutrition ministry served hundreds of plates of diabetic-friendly food, while providing nutrition education at a local soup kitchen, and began
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Ei NETWORK UPDATES hosting free healthcare services like blood pressure checks, glucose checks, and eye health education. Needs: Prayers for strength of Coney Island staff members who are serving a community’s need for renewal every day. Prayer for fruitful a new candidate for the medical director role, and increased access to healthcare for the poor in 2013. Contact: director@brooklynjubilee.org.
Cathedral Consulting:
2012 was our best year yet! With $1 million in sales, Cathedral served over 100 clients in 30 states and four countries with sixteen staff in three offices. Needs: Prayer for wisdom and discernment as we expand our business model; introductions to small- and medium- sized businesses and nonprofits that are facing challenges or looking to grow. Contact: Mfitzgerald@cathedralconsulting.com or 917-658-8337.
charity: water: In 2012, we had our best year yet, raising more than $33 million and providing clean drinking water to more than 700,000 people in 14 countries. Since 2006, the organization has now raised $95 million and helped fund 8,208 water projects in 20 nations that will provide 3.2 million people with access to clean water. Needs: We’re hiring 39 people this year across all departments. Jobs are posted at: http://www.charitywater.org/about/jobs.php Earmark (2012)*: In 2012, Earmark raised $190k in seed capital, underwent three product pivots, launched two beta tests, and found a fantastic technical partner. Best of all, we’ll be in the App Store in April 2013! Please download the app and give it five stars. Needs: Partnership with an e-wallet provider (PayPal, AMEX, etc.), national retail partners, and a Series A funding round in July of 2013. Contact: josh.chambers@ermrk.it Website: http://ermrk.it FaithStreet is a social outreach and member engagement platform for churches and other religious communities and a TechStars NYC. Our mission is to help the world’s 10 million religious communities grow in members, dollars and impact. Since our launch 5 months ago, over 11,000 churches have joined FaithStreet. The FaithStreet team has over two-decades of combined experience leading at the intersection of faith and technology. We’ve built partnerships with the world’s leading faith-focused organizations, including the Episcopal church. We’ve been featured by PandoDaily, the Huffington Post and the Blaze. Contact: Sean@Faithstreet. Family & Children Faith Coalition formally re-branded in 2012 and is now known as Hope for Miami. Hope for Miami was able to serve more than 2,000 children, youth and their families and will become the hub agency for “Meet the Need” -- a web-platform for volunteer recruitment and management as well as special events coordination. New website is www.hopeformiami.org. Needs: Prayer for opportunities to expand teen pregnancy prevention (the Pathways project) and early learning and to expand into North & South Carolina. Build up donor base and increase brand recognition. Contact: yvonne@hopeformiami.org Hope for New York (HFNY): In 2012, we partnered with churches to provide over 41,000 volunteer hours and over $1.2 million in grants to 39 non-profits serving the poor and marginalized in New York City. HFNY has connected resources for previous Ei winners (some of whom are now HFNY affiliates) including Alphabet Scoop, Brooklyn Jubilee, Open Hands Legal Services, and Restore NYC. Needs: Prayer for developing deeper relationships with affiliates, churches, volunteers, and donors. Contact: www.HFNY.org * Indicates year the venture won the Ei Business Plan Competition in one of the three possible categories (Arts, For Profit, and Not For Profit).
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Ei NETWORK UPDATES Hoppit (2011)* is the ambience search engine for restaurants. In 2012, we raised $500,000 in seed capital and launched our first set of products: Hoppit iPhone, Hoppit Android, and Hoppit web. We attracted 75,000 people to our products and major media attention from FOX, CBS, Mashable, HuffPo, TechCrunch, and dozens more. Needs: Prayer for a $2,000,000 Series A capital raise to be closed in July 2013. Contact: steve@hoppit.com A House on Beekman (2012)*: In 2012, we started a full scale after-school program, multiplied our summer camp, started a mentoring program and tripled our “Mommy and Me Class” that seeks to help break the cycles of poverty in the South Bronx. It is exciting to see improvement in people’s lives as we see God awaken his kingdom right in front of our eyes. Needs: A fifteen-passenger van, $100,000 by August for our after-school program and rent. Contact tracy@ahouseonbeekman.org LAUNCH Chattanooga: In 2012, our second year, we have equipped more than 100 low-wealth adults and 50 high school students from some of the most challenging schools in our city to create jobs for themselves and others through entrepreneurship. We have supported the start of 29 new businesses representing 51 jobs. Needs: Prayer for owners to grow sustainable businesses and for new individuals to participate. Funding for 2013 budget. Wisdom and grace to know how to provide dignity to those in poverty. Contact: Hal@launchchattanooga.org Nomi Network: In 2012, we launched our Train-the-Trainer program in partnership with the Department of State Trafficking in Persons Office. We graduated our first cohort of 18 women. All of them have opened a savings account and secured a 200% increase in their income. Nomi Network has secured orders from Walmart.com. Needs: Prayer for sales, donations, protection of staff, and board members with manufacturing and retail expertise. Contact: Diana@nominetwork.org
Open Hands Legal Services (2010)*: In 2012, we expanded our services from one program and one site to three programs with five partner organizations in Manhattan and Queens. As a result, we provided free legal services to more clients than the previous three years. Needs: Prayer for the implementation of our 3-year business plan, the addition of a staff attorney, new board members, graphic designer, a fundraising consultant and office space in Lower Manhattan. Contact:cj@openhandslegalservices.org
Restore NYC (2008)*: In 2012 we moved to a larger safehouse in New York and opened a safehouse in New Jersey this January. This year, we plan to grow our Outreach program so that in three years we can meet and develop relationships with 500 sexually-exploited women every year (up from 100 in 2012). Needs: $75,000 to hire an Outreach Coordinator and 10 new twin beds for our New York safehouse. Contact: Solomon@restorenyc.org. Rising Tide Capital: In 2012, we expanded our Community Business Academy (CBA) to 12 weeks and launched sessions in Newark and Union City, increasing our reach throughout Northern New Jersey. Since 2006, RTC has trained 648 entrepreneurs in business planning and management, with 300 individuals currently in business and 283 currently in the planning stages. Needs: Prayer for RTC’s growth; Launch of Spanish Language Programming; new Strategic Advisory Board Members; and $300,000 in funding. Contact: Bryan@RisingTideCapital.org
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Spark and Echo Arts (2012)*: Winning the 2012 Ei Business Plan Competition (Arts) helped us commission 36 artists in 2012 and 52 for 2013, hold a major NYC live arts event, release an album from Spark & Echo the band, and take two concert tours. We have now “illuminated” over 1,500 Bible passage through the arts. Needs: Prayer for two board members in business/ finance. Contact: jonathon@sparkandecho.org Strength To Serve: In 2012, we launched as a movement to transform the culture of fitness, reclaiming and redefining its purpose. We create unique transformation programs with the world’s top coaches to support non-profits and local businesses. Our next STS event, Paddle for Packs, takes place May 18th in San Diego, CA: StrengthToServe.com/The-Paddle Needs: Prayers for the paddle event; new corporate and non-profit relationships; a fundraising and marketing advisory board. Contact: Jeremy@strengthtoserve.com The Supply: In 2012, we grew and built out our programs and fundraised over $250,000. We strengthened our proof of concept in the slums of Nairobi (our pilot site), completing funding for the construction of a 5-classroom community secondary school intended for 120 children each year, and also completed our civic education curriculum for use in 2013. Needs: Immediate need for school operations funds for first half of 2013 and to fill a development analyst position ($32,000) to cultivate our grassroots fundraising. Contact: eddo@thesupply.org Tegu (2009)*:
In 2012, we grew sales by 50% with the addition of several new products, good customer feedback and demand while employing 100 associates in Honduras and are implementing a lean manufacturing process toward continued growth and profitability. Needs: Prayer for current financing round, additions to product portfolio, and more sales channels. Contact: Will@Tegu.com
WeRubYou: In 2012, we collaborated with Restore NYC to provide transitional employment for their clients. We hired 2 women throughout the summer season and look to hire 4 this year. In February 2013, we redesigned our company’s visual brand ID and introduced new retail packaging for our Original Korean BBQ marinade and Spicy Korean BBQ marinade. West Elm is now buying our products! www.werubyou.com. Needs: Prayers to recognize God’s management in the logistics of our work.Securing a commercial kitchen space in Brooklyn. Investing in labor justice/generosity and formalizing an employment program for Restore NYC clients. Contact: eat@werubyou.com
The Working Proof (2009*): Since launching our website through 2012, we’ve featured 157 print editions with global artists and raised over $20,000 for our charity partners. We’ve also curated several gallery shows and are about to collaborate with internet-art-world darlings Poketo.com. Needs: Print-shops that can offer affordable, large-format, archival, print-ondemand prints. Partner with a gallery or event space (that may offer framing services). Prayers on how to grow and improve. Contact: anna@theworkingproof.com.
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Introduction to the Prayer of Examen The Daily Examen was a spiritual discipline developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola (14911556), founder of the Jesuit Order to help Christians become more self-aware and aware of Christ’s presence in the midst of daily life. In our hectic world today, it is easy to lose track of our own selves and lose sight of the risks that we are taking. This can easily create underlying anxieties and stress that diminish our abilities and our sense of what it means to be a Christian. We can also easily become increasingly unaware of the grace that surrounds us, causing us to depend more and more upon ourselves and less upon God. This adapted prayer will help us become more aware of the risks that we take each day, and to surrender them to Christ, exchanging our uncertainties for His peace. The following instructions are a modified version of the “Prayer of Examen” specially adapted for our theme of risk. The steps are designed to help you connect each day to possible risks taken; however, often there are deeper risks underlying these or surfacelevel risks. The gospel is able to powerfully address these root level risks so that we build our lives upon a solid foundation rather than sand, moving us from folly to faith. This devotional has two parts, taking a total of 30 minutes: 15 minutes for Scripture reading and 15 minutes for examination. We recommend going through this Prayer dai-
ly for a season of 3-5 weeks and suggest reading the book of Proverbs one chapter at a time. Write your thoughts and prayers in a journal so that you can begin to discern trends and areas of growth in this season.
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OPENING PRAYER OF INVITATION: Becoming aware of God’s presence throughout the day. • Sit comfortably in stillness.
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• Be reminded that our God brings structure out of the chaos of our days.
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• Invite the Holy Spirit who searches our hearts to guide you through this prayer.
REVIEWING THE PAST DAY’S EVENT:
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• Remembering that each day is a gift from the Lord, review your day and write down a basic chronology of what happened yesterday. • Does any particular event, meeting, conversation, or place stand out to you? In the rush of our days, it’s easy to overlook so much. Think about the things you ate, saw, smelled, and heard. Remember that God is in even these details. • Walk through each of these events in the presence of God.
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IDENTIFY ONE POINT OF ANXIETY, FEAR, OR ANGER: Emotions associated with a risk taken. •
Emotions, like anxiety, fear, or anger are often associated with risks. These emotions are an important expression of the risks we are taking; however, we often do not adequately address these emotions and risks given the frantic pace of our lives. When we allow these risk-related anxieties, fears, or anger to continue they can gain strength and begin to compromise our sense of identity, value and mission.
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As you consider this point of anxiety, fear or anger, ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to understand the underlying risk that this situation has surfaced. What is it that you really want that you’re not getting?
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Deeper risks are usually related to issues of comfort, control, security, success, and approval. Try to identify how this situation may be related to one of these areas.
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How does the gospel free you from this anxiety, fear or anger? How does the person and work of Christ liberate you from grounding these desires in external things? How can you root your deeper desires in Christ to diminish the sense of loss and risk?
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Scripture Reading: Proverbs 1
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2. Reviewing the past day’s events 3 MIN
3. Identify one point of anxiety, FEAR, OR ANGER: Emotions associated with a risk taken.
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4. Identify the underlying risk underneath the risk 4 MIN
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1. Opening Prayer of Invitation: Becoming aware of God’s presence throughout the day.
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Scripture Reading: Proverbs 2
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Scripture Reading: Proverbs 3
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1. Opening Prayer of Invitation: Becoming aware of God’s presence throughout the day.
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Scripture Reading: Proverbs 4
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3. Identify one point of anxiety, FEAR, OR ANGER: Emotions associated with a risk taken.
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Scripture Reading: Proverbs 5
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4. Identify the underlying risk underneath the risk 4 MIN
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Cathedral Consulting Group | Helps small to mid-sized private companies and not-for-profits grow through the implementation of best practices.
Exemplar | An innovative new economy professional services firm serving highgrowth mid-market companies across the disciplines of Law, Business and Capital.
Grace & Mercy Foundation | A private family foundation which helps organizations that are active in social justice, faith-based programs, education and leadership development.
Hope for New York | Provides volunteer and financial resources to organizations serving the poor and marginalized of New York City as a demonstration of Christ’s love.
Kramer Financial Group, LLC | Helping clients protect, grow and enjoy their financial assets for over 16 years.
Marketplace One | A vision for transforming societies through the creation of profitable marketplace ventures around the world.
New Canaan Society | A network of men joined by a common desire for lifechanging relationships with each other and Jesus. Redeemer City to City | Collaborates with a growing number of church planters and leaders around the world to recruit, train, coach and fund national church planters.
Serving Leaders | Convenes and transforms kingdom minded leaders into their respective organizations and positions of influence.
FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS The Grace & Mercy Foundation | R.H. Healy Foundation
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