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YOUR WORK AS GLOBALOCAL MISSION 2021

A movement to equip workplace Christians to live missionally in their everyday work, both global and local.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Conference Speakers and Moderators

Our 16 speakers include a public company CEO, high tech professionals, corporate executives, a grade school teacher, a dietitian and a MFT counselor.

Most of the speakers on Work As Global Mission are GLS alumni who spent 5-10 years serving overseas.

Featured

Dan Bladen

Co-founder & CEO at Chargifi

Kevin Bohlin

Founder, Saint Frank Coffee & Bonaventure Coffee Project

Yining Chiu

Equity, Diversity and Justice Lead

Nicole M. Dickens

Founder, Zoetica, Inc.

Rev. Dr. Gary Domiano

Senior Pastor

Al Erisman

Co-Chair, Theology of Work; Former Boeing Technology Director

Nick Kim

Technical Program Manager at Google / Mentor to Technologists

Mark Ko

International Entrepreneur

Elaine Kung

Former AT&T Director, Called To Work Founder

Eric Mah

Business Consultant and Advisor

Dr. Nicholas Pearce

Northwestern-Kellogg, Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations

Alex Shih

Tech Product Lead, Slack

Lisa Pratt Slayton

Founding Partner and CEO Tamim Partners, LLC

Timon Smith

Director - Client Service, Slalom Consulting

Shannon Vandewarker

Author and Speaker

Waverly Wong

Educator

Schedule

A movement to equip workplace Christians to live missionally in their everyday work, both global and local.

9:00 - 10:15 AM PST

Going Beyond Survival and Success

How do we flourish in a culture that equates success with the “grind” of worldly achievement?
What should our attitude be towards leadership?
How do we keep ourselves accountable to do what is right before God when we are blessed with success in leadership?

Speakers: Mark Ko, Dr. Nicholas Pearce and Lisa Slayton

10:15 - 11:25 AM PST

Bridging the Sacred/Secular Divide

What are some practical ways to apply our faith at work?
How can we experience God in our everyday work?

Speakers: Kevin Bohlin, Dr. Al Erisman and Shannon Vanderwarker

12:35 - 1:45 PM PST

Going Beyond Survival and Success

As Christ followers, how could we be a voice for unity and inclusivity as a positive influence in the workplace and our community today?
How has God called us to be light and salt in the workplace?
What are some stories of cross-cultural impact in our work?

Speakers: Nicole Dickens, Yining Chiu and Waverly Wong

1:45 - 2:55 PM PST

Exploring the impact of digital work

How can digital workers use their industry-specific skills and reach for social impact?
How can we have Kingdom impact as hybrid/remote workers?
How do we use digital work to serve communities and solve real-life problems, both global and local?

Speakers: Dan Bladen, Timon Smith, Nick Kim