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August 11, 2010

Our Place in the Rest of the Story

by by Judy Douglass

For the past few years Synergy has been turning the pages of God’s remarkable story of his plans for his daughters. Annual conferences have explored:

Your Place in the Story: The Return of the Ezer
Your Relationships in the Story: Defining the Blessed Alliance
Conflict in the Story: The Shaping of a Leader’s Soul

And on March 4-6, 2011 in Orlando the next chapter unfolds: The Rest of the Story: From Here to Eternity. You see, the Story isn’t finished. As God’s image bearers, we have work to do. As members of his Church, we have an invitation from God himself to serve, to make a difference.

Globalization, advancing technology, and seismic cultural shifts mean yesterday and tomorrow won’t look the same. The world is changing even at this moment.

The road ahead will not be smooth, but God is working to take us deeper and strengthen the Blessed Alliance between his sons and daughters.

Synergy2011 focuses on the Kingdom challenges and opportunities we see on the 21st Century horizon. We want to be informed and equipped to invest ourselves and our gifts where they are needed most. We’ll also focus on the solid hope that keeps us going no matter how daunting the mission, how fierce the conflict, or how many setbacks and defeats we suffer. We’ve already read the final chapter.

A powerful line-up of speakers will help us to explore new realities in our world today and God’s call to women to enter fully into those opportunities:

Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of Half the Sky
Andy Crouch, author of Culture Making
Nikki-Toyama-Szeto, Urbana Program Director
Carolyn Custis James, author and Synergy President

Come join us as we consider “The Rest of the Story”! You will not be the same after this year's conference! Save the dates & help us spread the word-- this is one conference you won't want to miss!

Synergy2011 also features ministry-forging workshops by national leaders that cover areas of interest for you and your team.

Learn more about Synergy2011 and our speakers at Synergy Today.

Posted by Caryn Rivadeneira on August 11, 2010 7:56 AM

Comments

Judy,thanks for spreading the word!

I am over the moon about this year's guest speaker line-up. Any one of them is worth coming. And an FYI for everyone--This is not your typical women's conference. Even men have started coming.

Check out the Synergy website and join us in March!

Posted By: Carolyn Custis James | August 12, 2010 4:39 PM

I can not wait to hear ALL the Synergy speakers this year but especially Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of Half the Sky. I just finished the book---it is a MUST READ! Buy it, read it and then come join us at Synergy 2010 to continue the conversation!

Posted By: Lesa | August 14, 2010 9:39 AM

People only can do what they know, and I wrote The Three-Dimensional Leader: Negotiating Your Mission, Resources and Context to help people see what they must know to lead effectively. My MRC system is based on three leadership paradigms revealed in the book of Judges. Three-dimensional leaders, like Deborah, achieve their missions by getting a team to coordinate a focused consensus that achieves peace in their lands (congregations, government programs, businesses, not-for-profit agencies). This peace (well-working relationships focused on a common mission) is what drives prosperity (the success of programs and initiatives that meet the needs of people, congregations and communities).

Two-dimensional leaders fail to understand the context of to how to rally people-resources to the mission to achieve peace and initiatives that change the outcomes. This is the equivalent of how at times when Israel was harassed by the enemy, so the nation could not be fully functional. One-dimensional leadership is all about “me” not the mission. These self-centered leaders ignore essential elements within their contexts or inappropriately impose their backgrounds, special interests, and pet-peeves upon the process, and thus frustrate followers. Samson is an example of a one-dimensional leader.

An MRC focus assists senior executives to plot corporate strategy, division managers and department heads to organize the processes that achieve it, and supervisors to inspire employees to implement it with a dynamic team spirit and an amazing customer service focus! These principles propel organizations to achieve more effective collaboration and coordination from the boardroom to the mailroom.

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