a conference for
graduate students,
faculty, and
professionals

Businesspeople love to face the challenge of understanding their operating environment and then creating and implementing strategies to make the most of current conditions. But what does this have to do with my walk of faith? In the Business track at Following Christ, we will add a theologically informed viewpoint to the mix of market and management analyses as we take on the difficult — but rewarding — task of experiencing God at work.

We will address ourselves to four sets of interlocking questions:

• First, what did God have in mind when he gave man and woman work to do in the Garden? And how has that work been changed (for better or worse) since the Fall? Is the work of creating wealth worthy?

• Second, what is it as businesspeople that we're after in the world? How might these aims be an integral part of the Kingdom of God? Is it possible to live out such aims in the real world?

• Third, what difference do we as individuals make in today's business environment? Do our burdens for creative, faithful strategies, for operational ethics, and for personal evangelism make any sense? How can we make a difference if we are not at the top of our organization?

• Finally, how can we keep all this in perspective in light of Christ's return? Can we find any enduring value in our "day-to-day" work? Are we in danger of taking ourselves too seriously — or not seriously enough?

We hope you'll join us and our team of presenters from varied business, MBA, and ministry communities as we consider these challenges together.