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Christianity Matters (David Maloof – 11/16/18 – NCS New Canaan)

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After describing the fascinating way that he came to be a part of the New Canaan Society, international transportation attorney David Maloof shares the journey that led to writing the book Christianity Matters: How Over Two Millennia the Meek and the Merciful Revolutionized Civilization — and Why It Needs to Happen Again.

While acknowledging that many injustices were committed in the name of Christianity, Maloof talks about the significant ways that the world has benefitted from the efforts of Christians living out the Beatitudes. He explains that they are things we often take for granted today, such as hospitals and the Red Cross, animal rights and the ASPCA, the YMCA, formal education for the masses, democracy, care for the poor, protection of religious freedom, the abolition of slavery, and the Civil Rights movement. He also shares why the morality and ideals of Christianity are desperately needed in the world today.

Maloof ends his talk by addressing various audience questions.

Community Changes Everything (Phil Zaldatte – Morning Devotional – NCS New England Retreat 2018)

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The 2018 New Canaan Society New England Regional Retreat was held November 2-3 at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, MA. The theme was “Community Changes Everything”, and Phil Zaldatte was our Ministry Leader for the weekend. This is Phil’s Morning Devotional on Saturday.

Building a Faith-Based Company (Bill Blezard – 5/4/18 – NCS New Canaan)

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Bill Blezard shares the extraordinary faith journey that ultimately led to the founding, growth and success of Packaging Technology Group, Inc., a “Kingdom” class developer of thermally engineered, transport packaging solutions for the biotech and biopharmaceutical industries. PTG is a Christian faith-based company with its core values centered on faith, relationships, courage, and creativity.

In addition to recounting highlights of his personal life story, challenges and faith walk, Blezard describes the numerous acts of faith and obedience and the miraculous events that allowed PTG to achieve profitability in its first year of operations, exceeding revenue projections by nearly 1000%. He also shares how PTG’s faith-based culture serves, and has opened doors to prayer and transformation in, PTG’s employees, suppliers and customers.

Ambition and Life Choices (Paul Michalski – 4/20/18 – NCS New Canaan)

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Paul Michalski transparently shares his amazing faith journey and the lessons he has learned about ambition, priorities and identity. He talks about a life of performance, achievement and control that had to face the reality of a marriage crisis in 2003 and near-divorce in 2004. Paul explains the promises of God that he leaned on through that crisis, the way that his life priorities were perfectly upside down, and the stages that eventually culminated in a miracle reconciliation in 2004 (chronicled in Eric Metaxas’s book “Miracles”).

The next turning point in his journey came in 2009 when he felt God’s prompting to leave his prestigious Wall Street legal practice for “a different plan”. Paul discusses what he believes to be a critical identity choice for every follower of Jesus–whether you see yourself as “what you do” or “who you are”. He also shares the implications of that choice in the workplace. Paul’s ensuing nine-year journey since 2009 has included helping NCS in its transition from a regional to a national organization and, most recently, has led to the formation of Integrous LLC (integriosity.com)–an advisory and legal practice helping faith-inspired leaders integrate their work into their faith by pursuing “Integriosity”.

Click the link below for a PDF copy of the slides Paul used in his presentation.

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Click the link below for a PDF of the chapter “God and Marriage” from Eric Metaxas’s book Miracles.

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Reflections of a Recovering Striver (Will Haughey – 4/6/18 – NCS New Canaan)

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Will Haughey shares the journey of a man who is touched deeply by faith at a young age and who dreams of being an entrepreneur. Coming from a high-achieving family, Will put high expectations for “success” on himself and went from excelling in college to landing a dream job and excelling at Goldman Sachs. He was chasing success and living a charmed life.

The next stage of the journey was joining his brother to marry his faith passion with his entrepreneurial passion through a new company, Tegu, manufacturing toys in Hondura–a “triple bottom line” venture. With expectations for continued success, Will describes how he moved painfully through the cycle of an entrepreneur, from “uninformed optimism” (certain Tegu would quickly become profitable) to “informed pessimism” (struggling with the setbacks that made him feel like he had let down his stakeholders).

With great transparency, Will explains the “absolute surrender”–the “death of Will”– that was required to find peace with the rhythm of the journey. He shares in detail the excruciating but liberating surrender at God’s altar of everything precious to him–children, family, wife, business, house. Anyone who reads “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers has read about what Chambers calls a “white funeral” or “the burial of the old life”. Will Haughey shows us what that actually looks like and means in one man’s life.  Listen and be inspired.

Click HERE to read January 15: Do You Walk in White? from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.

Click the link below to view a PDF of the slides used with Will Haughey’s presentation.

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