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Welcome to the

Business Track

GATHERONLINE Please follow: @GatherUK Please use the hash tags: #gathernorth #gatherbusiness

Meet your

Track Hosts

Andy West

www.canaancountry.com www.wheatleyhope.com

Ian Mayer

www.ianmayer.org www.manna.me.uk

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Track Outline

Input Conversations and Networking What Next? Setting the context and interviews Group work, questions and activities Develop a broad plan for the future GATHERBUSINESS 4.30pm – 6.45pm (Evening meal served at 6.00pm) Connect Contribute Continue

What are the cultural

Spheres

GATHER COMMUNITY GATHER HEALTH GATHER MEDIA GATHER ARTS GATHER BUSINESS GATHER EDUCATION GATHER GOVERNMENT GATHER CHURCH

What are the cultural

Spheres

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Track Guests

Sir Peter Vardy Jon Templeman Andy Cribb Please follow: @GatherUK Please use the hash tags: #gathernorth #gatherbusiness

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GATHERBUSINESS 4.30pm – 6.45pm (Evening meal served at 6.00pm) Please follow: @GatherUK Please use the hash tags: #gathernorth #gatherbusiness

GETTING STARTED Introduce yourselves Appoint a spokesperson Appoint a note taker Read the Track introduction from your delegate pack

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GATHERBUSINESS 4.30pm – 6.45pm (Evening meal served at 6.00pm) Connect Contribute Cultivate Please follow: @GatherUK Please use the hash tags: #gathernorth #gatherbusiness

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QUESTION #1 In our Track introduction we said that there is a difference between money and wealth. What is the difference, if any? How can money and / or wealth contribute to building the Kingdom of God? How can the church best honour business leaders in their wealth creation?

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QUESTION #2 How can church leaders fully integrate business into the call of the whole church? Are there issues (or formats) common to most churches that distance business leaders from the church community? Are there areas within church that are incompatible with business?

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QUESTION #3 Church leaders sometimes overlook marketplace leaders in their discipleship process by focusing on church type ministries (preaching, teaching, worship). How can church leaders better disciple, develop and support business

• wners and business leaders within their congregations?

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QUESTION #4 Unfortunately, the only value some church leaders place

• n high-level business leaders is that their giving helps

fund the vision of the church. What are the tensions around giving and tithing? How can the church manage this sensitive issue?

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QUESTION #5 Leading a business is highly demanding and you never really ‘switch-off’. Any ‘free time’ is extremely precious and vital for supporting marriage and family life. How can the church accommodate the busy and demanding lives of business leaders?

Moving forward

Feedback and what next

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QUESTION What is the best way to carry on this important conversation?

And finally,

Thank you

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