
January 2011 Equip Connect Mobilize Entrepreneurship Initiative Connect on Facebook Connect on LinkedIn Ei Network Update	Hello, Happy New Year! A new year can be a time to reboot, refocus, or revive some plan or part of your life that has stalled. The Bible tells us in Revelation 21:5 "He who sits on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new' and He said, 'Write, for these words are faithful and true.'" The gospel is not about self-help or improving ourselves. It is about letting the saving grace and power of Christ coarse through our very being from the inside out. You are that new thing in Christ. You can look back at 2010 and rejoice, we pray, that you are part of his body and this community. Sincerely,
Len Cicio Artist - Entrepreneur - Fellowship Group Leader Len Cicio is a fine artist from Inwood Manhattan. He spent over 25 years exploring other industries before finally coming back to his true passion - fine art. Len's main objective is to display the beauty of the risen Christ and the color of love though the landscapes and nature of Inwood. The Entrepreneurship Initiative has given him the skills to become an entrepreneur through launching a website and marketing his work. He is grateful for the community of Ei in helping him understand the bigger picture of motivating and drawing people to God. Visit Len's website at: www.lencicio.com	Preparing individuals to fully apply the gospel to their lives and develop a Christian worldview of their profession or industry. WORK AND CULTURAL RENEWAL by: Tim Keller I am often asked: “Should Christians be involved in shaping culture?” My answer is that we can’t not be involved in shaping culture. To illustrate this, I offer a very sad example. In the years leading up to the Civil War many southerners resented the interference of the abolitionists, who were calling on Christians to stamp out the sin of slavery. In response, some churches began to assert that it was not the church’s (nor Christians’) job to try to “change culture” but only to preach the gospel and see souls saved. The tragic irony was that these churches were shaping culture. Their very insistence that Christians should not be changing culture meant that those churches were supporting the social status quo. >> Read Full Article Engaging professionals within a field in ways that inspire and challenge gospel-centered thinking and behavior. JAN 17 - Ei Fellowship Join us as our very own Amanda Edmonds of Singular Management facilitates a speed networking time. Make a new connection and learn to use your gifts wisely to transform your city. Registration required. Please click here to register. Encouraging our leaders to become agents of change for the common good inside existing institutions and by creating new ones. 2011 Entrepreneurship Forum The annual Ei Forum will convene in April at 7 World Trade Center with Passion as this year's theme. This invitation-only event brings together entrepreneurs, investors, pastors, and experienced for-profit and not-for-profit leaders who are committed to the movement of gospel entrepreneurship. Email ei@redeemer.com to learn more. CFW SUNDAY and GOSPEL & CULTURE LECTURES: JANUARY 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM Come hear our Senior Pastor Tim Keller speak on Why Work Matters. This Sunday will also be CFW Sunday where leaders will be available after each service to answer questions about the Center for Faith & Work. The lectures are free and take place at Hunter College Auditorium. www.faithandwork.org/gospel&culture BECOME A GOTHAM FELLOW Applications for our 2011-12 Class of Gotham Fellows are open from January 15-March 31, 2011. There will be two informational sessions following Redeemer services this month: 1) January 23 at 6:15PM at First Baptist Church, 79th & Broadway, 2nd Fl. and 2) January 30 at 12:10pm at Hunter College, Rm 508. RSVP (required) to gotham@redeemer.com. For details regarding the commitment and to access the current application, please stay posted at www.gothamfellowship.org
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