1. Transformation of and through the Workplace: A Tale of Two Companies 2010 City Impact Roundtable Steve Capper, Mission Houston

2. God’s design for Communities Business & Commerce Education Public Safety Science & Research AgricultureGovernment Social Services Arts & Media Health Care Number & call them what you will, 7 or 9 or 13 Domains, or Social Sectors, or “Mountains” … they are “ Channels of Cultural Influence” and they will influence our communities … for good or ill!!

3. So where is the Church in God’s design for community influence? Embedded in every sector, domain, mountain, & channel! By His design, the Church, the source of Kingdom influence is planted in each!

4. God’s design for Communities Business & Commerce Education Public Safety Science & Research AgricultureGovernment Social Services Arts & Media Health Care The Church at Enron & Kirby corporations Business & Commerce

5. The Church @ Enron Present in the workplace No Catalyst: Disconnected Body Compartmentalized Faith Individuals invited co-workers to evangelistic events but … Integrity Gaps made the chasm too wide to cross Values indistinguishable from non-Christian co-workers Never took Responsibility for righteous influence of culture Absence of “salt” preservative brought decline of company, loss of assets to community, and detriment to society Present in the workplace A Catalyst: Connected the Body Integrated Faith into all arenas of life Began w/Mutual Support Prayed together for **each other **co-workers **company Took Responsibility for culture **infectious affirmation **shaping corporate policy **visible employee care Human & financial resources now given to the wider community The Church @ Kirby

6. We don’t need more faith in the workplace. We don’t need more money from the workplace. What we need is the Church in and through the workplace connected and functioning in loving obedience. So how do we get to Community Transformation?