XL Summit held

At Work on Purpose (AWOP) held its annual XL Summit for Citywide Marketplace Ministry on July 20. More than 250 Christian leaders attended the event held at Grace Chapel in Mason.

Attendees, coming from a variety of backgrounds and Christian ministries, came to learn about ways to activate their spiritual life at work in service to the whole city.

Topics at the half-day event included: purposeful employment to discover and pursue God’s vocational pathways; vocational discipleship to integrate a work life with God; and church engagement.

Other speakers and panelists included: John McCarthy, president and CEO of AGI Management; Bobbie Sparks, professor at Fortis College; Isaiah McKinney, pastor, Mt. Calvary Early Church of God in Christ church in Avondale; Ron Touby, city director, Cru; Kelly Byrd, executive director, Global Leadership Summit; Jake Crawford, client partnerships, DataYard; Andy Mason, director, Heaven in Business; James Duncan, chaplain, The Lord’s Gym; Emily Godman, chief financial officer, The Job Center; and Paul Clear, who is gaining employment through the program. Asbury Seminary students were also in attendance at the summit.

AWOP, with offices in Blue Ash and Mason, is recognized as the nation’s largest city-wide, marketplace ministry, with more than 10,000 members who come from the private, public and social sectors.

For more information on AWOP programs and its faith-at-work services, go to www. atworkonpurpose.org or call 800-513-9580. CONTRIBUTED