The need has never been greater in the marketplace to find meaning in life, in relationships and in career. The events of September 11, 2001 in New York City and in Washington, D.C. have sent a shockwave through the heart of businesses and professionals around the world.

"My work seems irrelevant now." - Cantor Fitzgerald Employee

"Honestly, this is really hard." - Goldman Sachs Analyst

"Calamity clarifies with great suddenness." - Dot Com CEO

Even before the World Trade Center and Pentagon bombings business magazines were reporting a significant resurgence in spirituality in the workplace.

Today's young professionals want the satisfaction of being able to integrate their faith, work and relationships. Mid-career professionals are asking, "Is this all there is ?" There must be something more than a successful career and making money while leaving in the wake, broken relationships and messed up families".

Consider These Facts

"A 1999 Gallup poll asked Americans if they felt a need to experience spiritual growth: 78% said yes, up from 20% just 5 years earlier." - Gallup Poll.

"Nearly 50% said they have had an occasion to talk about their faith in the workplace in the past 24 hours." - Gallup Poll.

Sales of Bibles, prayer books, inspirational volumes, books about philosophy and Eastern religions are growing faster than any other category." - Book Industry Study Group

"Spirituality in the workplace is exploding" - Prof. Laura Nash, Harvard Business School. who has tracked the topic for a decade.

"Business Professionals want a deeper sense of meaning and fulfillment on the job- even more than they want money and time off." - Business Week, November 1999

"Prosperity has created enough wealth that many Americans' primary desires are not for material goods but for spiritual and intellectual assets." - Fortune, July 2001

"Now more and more people are willing to talk about bringing faith to work… they are choosing their words carefully. To avoid tripping over dogma, they speak of "spirituality" and "meaning," not of religion and God. - Fortune, July 2001

"God is up to something. The next spiritual awakening could take place in the marketplace." - Henry Blackaby, author of Experiencing God.

Are You Ready?
Are you prepared to listen and help those seeking spiritual truth in the marketplace with gentleness and respect? Are you connected with others in the community that are seeking to reach out to others effectively?

The Challenge
Even though people are surrounded in our cities by thousands of people, they are "relationally starved." Their world outside of work tends to be small and select. It is only in the work environment that they are forced to interact with all types of people.

Many will never see biblical principles or a personal relationship with God lived out other than their work environment. These men and women desire more than the recognition and influence that come with a successful career. They yearn for a deeper spiritual reality. Yet many will continue to try and stuff the vacuum in their heart with more money, success, power, fame, sex…..and they continue to feel empty and unsatisfied.

Won't you join us to make a difference in the marketplace?