FROM THE DESK OF THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT Shalom .... Mitra Tuhan di Marketplace, Kami mengucapkan selamat Hari raya PASKAH yang akan datang dan juga mengajak kita semua untuk menggunakan hak pilihnya dalam pemilihan legislative dan Presiden&Wakil Presiden periode 2019-2024. Kita turut terlibat dalam menjaga pesta demokrasi ini agar berjalan dengan baik dan aman, tidak ikut serta menyebarkan berita atau informasi yang masih belum dipastikan kebenarannya sehingga menghindarkan masyarakat dari potensi konflik horizontal. Sepanjang dua minggu terakhir ini saya banyak berbicara dengan para usahawan yang telah mengenal Tuhan, banyak dari mereka yang mengakui kesibukan yang luar biasa namun dilain sisi mengalami kehausan yang luar biasa atau bahkan kering dalam rohani mereka. Ada satu hal yang tidak bisa kita hindari, yaitu makanan rohani kita. Sebagaimana tubuh jasmani kita membutuhkan nutrisi dari makanan jasmani supaya terus kuat dan tidak lemah, demikian juga rohani kita membutuhkan makanan. Melakukan kehendak Bapa adalah makanan rohani kita, sebagaimana Tuhan Yesus katakan bahwa makanan NYA adalah melakukan kehendak Bapa yang mengutusNYA. Seberapa sering kita hidup dari Firman yang menjadi Rhema dalam hidup kita? Seringkali bahkan selalu. Kita seringkali berhenti; merasa cukup setelah membaca Firman yang logos, dan tidak membuka diri atau meluangkan waktu untuk melatih kepekaan kita dengan berdiam diri untuk mendengarkan suara Tuhan atau pesan Tuhan. Mungkin Tuhan ingin berbicara sesuatu tentang arah bisnis anda hari ini, mungkin Tuhan ingin mengatakan sesuatu tentang bagaimana keluar dari masalah-masalah kita, mungkin Tuhan ingin menyampaikan pesan bagaimana agar bisnis kita mengalami terobosa atau bahkan disaat Tuhan ingin memakai bisnis kita untuk memenangkan orang lain, kita malah tidak sempat merespon itu. Makanan rohani kita adalah melakukan kehendak Bapa, bukan hanya merenungkan Firman Tuhan, tapi saat melakukannya itulah makanan rohani kita, perhatikan rohani kita, karena disitulah kehidapan kita yang sebenarnya. Kami mengundang Anda sekalian untuk bersama-sama bertumbuh dalam komunitas usaha (ICCCIndonesia) yang mendorong kita untuk tidak pernah berhenti bersama-sama melayani marketplace melalui bisnis atau karir kita. Anda bisa mengklik www.iccc-indonesia.com Mewakili seluruh National Board, kami menyampaikan terimakasih atas seluruh doa, donasi dan partisipasi anda untuk ICCC-Indonesia (International Christian Chambers of Commerce). Sampai jumpa di edisi bulan depan dan Tuhan Yesus memberkati anda, keluarga dan bisnis serta pekerjaan Anda. Umbu Pekuwali National President ICCC Indonesia www.iccc-indonesia.com
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NATIONAL BOARD ACTIVITIES  National Board Meeting & TWL Training National Board ICCC kembali mengadakan Rapat Bulanan dan pendalaman (refresh) Transformed Working Life: The Culture of the Kingdom of GOD pada hari Sabtu, tanggal 23 Maret 2019. Hadir: Benjamin B. Juwono (V.P. Teaching dan juga Regional Director for ASIA, Umbu Pekuwali – National President, dan National Board members lainnya: Tonny Soetjoadi, Johanis S. Najoan, Eliezer H. Hardjo dan Maria Sitorus.
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Sharing Transformed Working Life di Forum FGBMFI Pada tanggal 12 Maret 2019, Umbu Pekuwali, National President ICCC Indonesia sharing Transformed Working Life di hadapan FGBMFI Ciluar Bogor. Thema yang dibawakan “From Creator to C-Creator”
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INSPIRATION, WISDOM, TESTIMONY
Can Christian Men Succeed in the Workplace? Advice for Christian Men - How to Have a Successful Career and Be Christ-like Jack Zavada Can Christian Men Succeed in the Workplace? One of the current myths about success is that Christian men don’t have what it takes. During a 30-year career working in business, for the government, and for a national nonprofit organization, I encountered many Christian men who lacked the "killer instinct," yet were still successful. They were men I admired and patterned my own life after. They were men I was proud to know and serve. Here are the lessons they taught me:
Never Lie in the Workplace - Ever This seems self-evident for Christian men, but that’s where we’re under our greatest temptation. I worked with a compulsive liar for several years, and he was universally detested. A liar assumes everyone listening to him is stupid, so stupid that they won’t investigate or disprove his tales. People aren’t stupid. Lying destroys trust, and in the workplace, trust is everything. Be a man other folks can count on. Gain a reputation for calmly, inoffensively telling the truth, all the time.
Be Businesslike, But Not All Business Over the years, my favorite coworkers were the ones I could have a laugh with. Not only does laughing relieve stress, but it improves teamwork. Laughing on the job is not wasting time. It’s keeping work in its proper perspective and treating colleagues 4
like human beings instead of tools. A relaxed group of workers is much more productive than a tense, scared group. If you try to hide your personality on the job and are overly concerned with appearing "professional," you’ll only come across as stiff and phony. It’s hard to beat the feeling of coming home from work tired, yet satisfied because you and your coworkers accomplished something worthwhile during the day and had fun doing it.
Take Advantage of Charity Opportunities Whenever You Can Most businesses encourage their employees to contribute to the United Way, blood drives, and other charity campaigns. As Christians, we have an obligation to help others, in addition to our contributions at church. Giving your time and money is a great way to show gratitude to God for your job, which provides you with needed income and benefits. Don’t participate because you’re expected to; participate because it’s a privilege to. If you never give back to your community, some day you’ll sit in your recliner and regret it.
Give Honest Praise and Compliments to Your Coworkers Most people are aching to be recognized for their effort, yet they may never get any support from their boss. We all want to get more from our job than just our paycheck. When a coworker helps you or does something extraordinary, make a point to thank them. When you give a heartfelt, genuine compliment to another person, it may be the only positive thing they hear all week. The sign of a spiritually mature man is that he’s stingy with criticism but generous with praise. Always look for opportunities to build people up.
A Boss Who Sticks Up for His Employees is Worth His Weight in Gold If you get the chance to become a supervisor, always treat your employees fairly. Don’t shift the blame to them if your department is criticized. Defend them. When you make a mistake, be big enough to apologize. Be compassionate when your subordinates have family problems. Remember that their job comes in third, after God and their family. Nothing destroys a man’s concentration at work like family problems. Treat your employees the way you’d want to be treated, and not only will you earn their respect, but they’ll work their hearts out for you too.
Never Forget Who You’re Really Working For Ultimately, Jesus Christ is our boss, and all our actions on the job should bring glory and honor to Him. If you make your employer a billion dollars yet disgrace Jesus in the process, you’re a failure. The strongest work ethic you can develop is to imitate Christ. You spend half your waking life on the job, so if you leave Jesus at home when you go out the door, you’re only a part-time Christian. Laws may prevent us from evangelizing in the workplace, but you can’t go wrong if your example is so attractive 5
that others want what you have. At the end of your career, you won’t be carrying your money with you into eternity, but you will be able to take your Christlike character. That’s the real meaning of success. *Jack Zavada of Inspiration-for-Singles.com shares advice for Christian men from the lessons he has learned during 30 years working in the business world. He answers these questions: • Is it ever okay to lie in the workplace? • Can I have fun and still be professional at work? • How do I measure success in business as a Christian?
International Christian Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) lahir dari kepatuhan terhadap visi yang diberikan selama kurun waktu enam tahun kepada seorang usahawan Swedia J. Gunnar Olson, yang diteguhkan dengan nubuatan dan terbukanya pintu kesempatan disekitarnya yang sebelumnya tertutup. ICCC merupakan panggilan yang serius dan menantang bagi pengusaha Kristen untuk mengenali jaman yang sedang kita masuki dan dengan terang dari pengenalan itu memasuki dimensi iman yang baru yang disediakan bagi mereka yang …” takut akan TUHAN … berbicara satu sama lain … dan menghormati namaNya.” (Maleakhi 3: 16) Visi ini memanggil para pengusaha dan kaum profesi di seluruh dunia yang terbeban untuk saling berhubungan, bertukar pendapat, memperdagang-kan barang dan menyediakan jasa, saling mendukung dan menguatkan secara rohani dan materi. Berdasarkan eksistensi dari visi itu sendiri memproklamirkan otoritas Kristus yang mutlak diseluruh dunia. Pada intinya ICCC adalah kehendak TUHAN untuk memperluas tali kasih-Nya, melalui gereja-Nya, didalam dunia usaha. Hal ini menuntut para pelaku bisnis mencari terlebih dahulu Kerajaan-Nya dan segala Kebenaran-Nya. 6
Urapan tersedia bagi mereka yang dengan mata melihat dan telinga mendengar panggilan jaman. Sebagaimana halnya Raja Daud yang menerima urapan untuk menjadi raja, jauh sebelum dia menjadi Raja, yang keadaan pada saat urapan diberikan sama sekali tidak mungkin bagi Daud untuk menjadi Raja, demikianlah ICCC memanggil para pengusaha Kristen sebelum peristiwanya terjadi untuk mengalami kebebasan masuk ke dalam dimensi baru, dimana sasaran, strategi dan perencanaan bersama-sma diwujud-nyatakan sesuai dengan iman di dalam Kristus. ICCC mencanangkan panggilan itu sejalan dengan rencana TUHAN bagi jaman ini sebagai kunci memperoleh berkat dan pertumbuhan dan agar dapat bangkit berkemenangan diatas gelombang ombak yang mengancam. Panggilan ICCC: “Mereka akan menjadi milik kesayanganKu sendiri, firman TUHAN semesta Alam pada hari yang Kusiapkan. Aku akan mengasihi mereka sama seperti seseorang menyayangi anaknya yang melayani dia. Maka kamu akan melihat kembali perbedaan antara orang benar dan orang fasik, antara orang yang beribadah kepada TUHAN dan orang yang tidak beribadah kepadaNya.” (Maleakhi 3: 17-18) KEYAKINAN IMAN ICCC:
Satu-satunya TUHAN pencipta segala sesuatu dalam kesatuan Trinitas: Bapa, Anak, dan Roh Kudus.
Keilahian TUHAN Yesus Kristus. Kelahiran-Nya dari rahim seorang Perawan. Karya penebusan dosa manusia melalui kematian-Nya diatas kayu salib. Kebangkitan-Nya. Hak otoriatas diri-Nya atas dunia dan Kedatangan-Nya yang kedua kali dalam Kuasa dan Kemuliaan-Nya.
Alkitab, sepenuhnya sebagai Firman TUHAN yang memberikan inspirasi dan berbagai peraturan bagi kehidupan yang dilandasi iman.
Keselamatan pribadi orang berdosa dan kebutuhannya untuk mengalami proses regenerasi melalui8 karya Roh Kudus dalam menuju menjadikannya sebagai manusia yang dikehendaki oleh TUHAN, seutuhnya.
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TRANSFORMED WORKING LIFE Transformed Working Life (TWL) adalah Pelatihan resmi dari Kantor Internasional bagi anggota ICCC dalam memperlengkapi anggota dengan pengetahuan dan pemahaman latar belakang, tujuan dan penerapan prinsipprinsip Kerajaan TUHAN bagi dunia bisnis dan profesi. TWL diperuntukkan bagi anggota dan dapat diikuti secara cuma-cuma, namun terbuka juga bagi siapa saja yang berminat untuk mengikutinya. TWL diselenggarakan dalam bahasa Indonesia dan dilengkapi dengan buku panduannya, yang telah diterjemahkan kedalam Bahasa Indonesia juga, sehingga para peserta betul-betul akan memperoleh manfa’at yang besar dan mengalami transformasi dalam kehidupan pribadi maupun bisnisnya. TWL difasilitasi oleh anggota National Board yang terlatih dan dikoordinir oleh V.P. Teaching: Benjamin B. Juwono bersama dengan Teaching Team: Johanis S. Najoan dan Eliezer H. Hardjo Transformed Working Life (TWL) akan ditayangkan dalam salah satu channel di Indonesia agar dapat dimanfaatkan oleh para pebisnis & profesional Kristiani di Indonesia bagaimana menerapkan prinsip-prinsip Kerajaan Tuhan dalam kehidupan berbisnis dan bekerja mereka. TWL bagi members secara rutin diadakan pada hari Sabtu ke 2 setiap bulan dan terbuka dan dianjurkan bagi semua member untuk mengikutinya sebagai pembekalan wajib.
TWL SERIES
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DEVOTIONAL LOOKING LIKE JESUS IN A MODERN WORLD 2 People
will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 2 Timothy 3: 2 – 4. NIV The Bible gives many examples of signs, warning us of the coming end of the age. Six such signs are given by Jesus, two characteristics are given by Paul, and eleven other occurrences that will occur prior to or soon after the end times are described by the prophets. While we are also told explicitly that we will not know the exact date and time of this final ending, God clearly wanted us to know when that time was getting close. As the Christian church is increasingly swept into the interfaith movement, and as more and more churches shrink back into isolation, preparing to sleep through the growing attacks on their faith, perhaps God knew it would take a few signs to wake us up and remind us that we have work still to do. So, let’s imagine a time in history when as Scripture describes, “People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unloving, slanderous, without self-control, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; holding to a form of godliness but denying its power.” Does this sound a little familiar? It’s a pretty accurate description of today’s society and even many in the church. How could that be w hen 11
these words were written around 2,000 years ago in the Word of God? It’s a pretty sobering thought when you think about the accuracy of these words today. So, can anything be done? How can as followers of Jesus, we look less like this modern description of society found in Scripture and look more like the character and message of Jesus? God’s Word says the answer is found in Jesus. “The Scriptures are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ” (2 Timothy 3:15). It’s through knowing WHO Jesus is and trusting our lives in His hands that we are transformed. It’s through walking with Jesus in faith that He teaches us how to navigate these challenges and reflect the light and love of Christ to others, while paying attention to the si gns of the approaching end. So study God’s Word. Believe what it says about how to be saved from ungodly character. Live what it says, for we all are running out of time.
CORPORATE MEDIATION AND SERVICES Corporate Mediation and Services (CMS) is known as the emergency clinic provided by the ICCC Indonesia to help and assist any company owned by the ICCC Indonesia members, individually and/or a partnership corporation belong to two or more members. In addition, CMS is also providing assistance to any company belong to non-members as long as they are willing to follow the rules and biblical principles offered by and through CMS.
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SCOPE OF SERVICES: 1. To link and bring the companies together. 2. To provide consultation to the company in trouble. 3. To provide training to the staff using Transformed Working Life (TWL) training materials. 4. To act as a mediator between two or more parties that involve in conflict due to many reasons.
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PROCEDURE: 1. The ICCC Member to contact CMS Centre 2. The participating consultant to visit the company or companies which require help, to discuss about the problems and possible help and assistance to solve the problems. 3. To pray together 4. To set-up the follow-up 5. The CMS will evaluate and submit a proposal on how to handle the problem.
MATCHMAKING & NETWORKING I. ANTI BACTERIA – ELSOZO SANITIZER
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NATIONAL BOARD - ICCC INDONESIA National President
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Umbu Pekuwali
Vice Presidents: Admin/Secretary -
Tonny Soetjoadi
Finance/Treasurer - Johanis S. Najoan Membership/Mentoring/Network - Simon Aditan Teaching / Training - Benjamin B. Juwono Business Development/Micro-Enterprise - Efendi Sitorus Young Professionals –
Maria E. Sitorus
Board of Advisors -
Manimbul Luhut Sitorus & Mohan U. Vasandani
Corporate Mediation & Services Coordinator Intercessors Coordinator – Eliezer H. Hardjo Kantor Nasional ICCC Indonesia: Website: www.iccc-indonesia.com Pertokoan Pulo Mas Blok B I / 8, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan. Jakarta 13260 Telp (021) 4890211, fax: (021) 4722274. E-mail: iccc.indonesia@yahoo.com, iccc.indonesia@gmail.com 14