Why get an MBA?The Graduate Management Admission Council’s 2018 survey, based on over 1,000 employers worldwide who hire MBA students, asked what skills are difficult to find in business school hires. In the Top 10 responses of missing skills were things like leadership, strategic planning, global mindset, and data analysis. No list said anything about accounting, marketing, or other traditional MBA classes. Why is that? You could surmise that business educators are doing a good job in those categories, so there’s no gap. That’s probably … [Read more...]
Online EMBA is Launching October 1st!
Lausanne Global Workplace Forum, Manila – A Report
‘I believe that one of the next great moves of God is going to be through believers in the workplace.’ This quote from founder Billy Graham sums up the purpose of the most recent gathering hosted by the Lausanne Movement, the Global Workplace Forum (GWF2019), held at Greenhills Christian Fellowship in Manila, Philippines.Ninety thousand hours. This refers to the average amount of time a person spends in work in his or her lifetime. As this translates to roughly a third of a person’s lifetime, the Christian’s presence at work presents itself … [Read more...]
Rise in Strength Conference – Amsterdam, June 2019
The Amsterdam Rise In Strength Consultation was a true demonstration of unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We were sixty women from several nations but we were one voice, speaking to the tragedies, issues and concerns of women around the world. Together we petitioned heaven in prayer, together we prayerfully petition the leadership of churches around the world. The Call summarizes our petitions. We prayerfully await the outcomes.Joy Wilson … [Read more...]
Apology and Commitment
On Thursday, Christianity Today published “An Apology to the Christian 99%, from the 1%”. It was an apology by the 1% “professional” ministers to the 99% who minister in the workplace, the community and the family. It stated that too often pastors and missionaries think others exist to support their ministry, but in reality the opposite is true. The apology also expressed that while there is much “lip service” about the ministry of the laity, there is a large gap between words and actions.It was written by the leader of the Lausanne … [Read more...]
Insights from our Prayer for Rise in Strength Amsterdam, June 2019
Mid year 2018 Amanda our precious leader met with a group of sisters called together by Dr. Brad Smith to unveil her plans for Amsterdam 2019. In the months that followed we met as a group to pray, listen, and wait.The vision was captured quite aptly in a note received from one of our sisters after attending her first prayer session. She wrote “we met to watch together for our sisters across the globe for an hour.” These prayer times became moments of affirmation, insights, requests and discernment.We have arrived in Amsterdam. The … [Read more...]
