Recently and on behalf of Mission Resource, I joined a business networking group that meets weekly here in Columbus. It is a chapter of Business Networking International.<\/p>\n\n\n
It’s a pretty serious commitment: A 7:00 am meeting every Tuesday (you are only allowed to miss 3 every 6 months) and, every week, a goal of one hour of continuing business education and a personal meeting with another member.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Plus, at every meeting I have to get up and give a 30 second commercial for Mission Resource and report on whether or not I have kept the education and 1-to-1 meeting commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n
The goal is to get the word out about Mission Resource and to raise our profile across Columbus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
When I first joined a few months ago, I feared that it was going to be a drag – that I would be out of my element entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n
And I am – but not entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n
And that is because in recent years, God has been teaching me how and why to network.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
The How involves working hard to overcome my lingering shyness and taking a genuine interest in the other person, seeking to understand ways I can help him or her accomplish something important.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
The Why is because “networking” is just the business world’s version of working together for a greater good just as the various parts of the Body of Christ must work together to spread His Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n
Nothing great is accomplished – in the sphere of business or spirituality – by those determined to work in isolation.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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