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Former Banking Executive Who Experienced "Holy Takeover," Now Helping Others Merge Faith and Work
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 25, 2010
Former Banking Executive Who Experienced “Holy Takeover,” Now Helping Others Merge Faith and Work
BANNOCKBURN, IL — A senior executive who left behind a highly paid career with one of the world’s largest banks to lead a Christian ministry that helps people explore the meaning of life is returning to his corporate roots. His mission—help Christian businesspeople losing faith in work ... to find a higher calling at work.
Gerard Long, executive director for Alpha USA, is touring the country with a serices of Workplace Faith gatherings, planned for 16 cities throughout the U.S. Over 200 executives and business owners attended the first gathering in Charleston, SC and attendees surveyed stated the event enhanced their understanding of a Christian’s calling in the workplace, many of whom decided to take concrete steps to live out their faith in the workplace.
The next gathering will be held April 14 in Dallas, TX, and will feature critically acclaimed speaker and author Ken Blanchard, whose One-Minute Manager has sold more than 13 million copies.
Participants will explore a variety of topics, including “Leading From the Front: Living Out My Faith in the Workplace.” They will also learn about Alpha in the Workplace, a 15-session practical introduction to the Christian faith developed by the team behind the hugely successful Alpha course.
Thousands of businesspeople all over the world are attending Alpha in the Workplace: Corporate CEOs are holding sessions in their boardrooms. Factory workers are running courses in their cafeterias ... the options are unlimited.
A recent survey revealed only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work. According to Long, Christians who find themselves in that number will find greater satisfaction when they recognize that God’s plan for them isn’t limited to Sunday mornings.
For Long, the journey from corporate warrior to Christian soldier began with a dramatic encounter with God in 1980. Following this ‘holy takeover” he served 17 years as a pastor in North London, while continuing to climb the corporate ladder in international banking, and , later, deepening his faith through the deepest grief and suffering in the loss of his youngest son.
In 2006, upon completion of his most noteworthy assignment yet, leading the integration of HSBC’s $14 billion acquisition of an American bank, announced his intention to leave behind his successful career with one of the largest banks in the world – to join Alpha USA.
Long has successfully merged faith and work for nearly three decades – including running Alpha in the Workplace in boardrooms across two continents. He is unapologetic about his desire to see believer bring Christianity to the workplace
“You can share your faith at work. If you truly believe peoples eternal destinies are at stake, then you must do it”
Learn more about Alpha in the Workplace at alpha.org/alphaintheworkplace or by attending the 2010 Alpha Americas Conference: A Model for Dynamic Growth, June 22-23 in Naperville, Ill., alphausa.org/Americas.
For interviews, contact Janine Longoria at 224-588-8526 or janinelongoria@alphausa.org.
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