MBA Christian Fellowship

Did you miss the Dec. 6th Event? Or, did you come, but really want to re-visit some of what you heard that night? Now you can download a free mp3 of the lecture by clicking here.

Also, if you’d like to hear more lectures on campus at the U of MN this semester that were sponsored by the MacLaurin Institute, I suggest you visit this page.

 As it turned out, we had close to 100 people show up at our lecture–including key business people from the community, undergraduate and MBA students. It was a very challenging and thought-provoking discussion.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6^th, 2007 – The First-Annual Faith and Business Lecture, “Business Ethics: Succeeding Without Selling Your Soul”

Featured Speaker: Dr. David Miller, Yale University (Professor of Business Ethics and Executive Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture). In partnership with The MacLaurin Institute, this event will be the capstone for the semester and will likely prove to be very insightful for our professional careers, so put it on your calendars.  

We will also have other smaller events, including opportunities to gather with other students to pray, interact and develop relationships. We hope to see you this semester!

Carlson School of Management, 7:00 PM, room 1-147

Thanks to the kind willingness of Brad Dewing (Campus Pastor with Christian Student Fellowship), MBA students now have the opportunity to participate in a Bible study at Carlson. Brad is leading this group and we just finished a great fall semester of study. If you want to come in future semesters, drop an e-mail to Brad (heybrad@csf.net) or Jonathan (MBAFellowship@gmail.com) and they can answer your questions.

Taking great joy in a job is a scoffed-at concept by most of the people with whom I work. Unfortunately, even many Christians hate the idea of employment, especially after a nice and relaxing weekend. Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely not saying breaks and rest are bad–they’re a wonderful God-given part of life. More importantly, though, God calls us to be engaged in our vocations as ministers for Him, and do so joyfully AS UNTO GOD.

Along with this topic, I just finished listening to a great speaker, Dennis Bakke, (you can listen to his thoughts HERE) who gives some great insights into work and serving God in business. If you check out the above link, you’ll get to hear Dennis’ presentation, but don’t turn it off when it gets to the question/answer time because it is very insightful. I was challenged to think and evaluate Christian leadership in the business world–and how I should make the most of my skills as a leader in the business community.

If you’re looking for some other interesting insights into business leadership and workplace interactions with faith, you can check out the Work Research Foundation.

I hope you’re encouraged and excited to go to work tomorrow!

Welcome to the Carlson School of Management’s first-ever MBA Christian fellowship group!

Last night we had our first planning meeting with eight CSOM PT MBA students in attendance. We talked about some goals as a group and direction as well, which can be condensed into the following preliminary goals list:

• Developing a business school fellowship that embodies strong personal friendships and Christian community; hold effective and welcoming group meetings for Bible study, prayer, and worship; and challenge students to be a relevant and an active witness in the world.

• Hosting lectures/speaker-series that advance thinking on Christian leadership and business/faith integration and provide an effective setting for students, faculty, and professionals to form partnerships that will be reinforcing, stimulating, and vital for continued faithfulness.

•  Encouraging a continued network of MBA students, faculty, alumni, and mentors across the country (and around the world) that extends well beyond the typical two years of business school and prompts ongoing discussion, mentoring, and discipleship.

• Planning short-term service opportunities for MBA students which utilize acquired business skills, suggest creative alternatives to professional routines, challenge spiritual complacency, and motivate compassion and ambition for the needs of the world.

We will have up-coming events and activities in the weeks and months ahead, so stay tuned! If you’d like more info, please e-mail mbafellowship@gmail.com