A3 for Business Leaders Launches in Korea

Recently, seven CEOs gathered together outside of Seoul, Korea for the first-ever A3 session for marketplace leaders. The energy and enthusiasm were magnetic. As these leaders shared their lives and their vision in a dynamic collaborative learning community, the atmosphere was electric.

David Kim, A3 board member and founder of Telos Ventures, co-taught the session with me focusing on our "Love Relationship with God" and being a "Christ-like Leader as a CEO". The weekend went very well as we adapted the pastor-focused integrated curriculum for the CEOs. We also learned and adapted on the fly since this was our first cohort of this nature...

The CEOs responded positively signing their own covenant of commitment for the two-year process. They'll go through six weekend sessions like this over the next two years. They were so thrilled that they even came up with their own name: "The Barnabas 12"!

What a thrill this has been for the entire A3 community. All weekend long we were receiving WhatsApp messages from A3 national directors across ten countries sharing that they were praying for us. Leaders from India were very curious as they would like to see the same process beginning there. There is also keen interest from the Chinese world:

Dr. Peter Zhao, renown Chinese economist, shared with me last summer:

Joe, this is exactly what [Asia] needs today: an A3 for marketplace leaders!

How can you help?

Please pray for these leaders over the next two years. They have a vision to grow in Christ, to become better disciples and disciple-makers, and to make a difference in Korea and beyond. This is more than just another Christian businessmen's leadership program: it's intended to be missionally focused. These leaders want to make a difference so keep them in your prayers.

1. Pray for us too as we learn from this cohort and begin to see it expand into other countries.
2. If you're a seasoned Christ-centered business leader, let us know if you'd like to participate. As these modules grow over time, we are going to need more faculty to participate.
3. And, finally, we're looking for seed capital to build on and expand this weekend experience. If you are interested in helping make a venture philanthropy investment, drop me a note.

Written by Joe Handley

Twitter: @jwhandley

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Dr. Joseph W Handley, Jr. is currently president of A3.business. Joe was born and raised in Southern California. He attended Azusa Pacific University (APU) where he earned a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. in Theology. Joe served nine years at APU where he was the founding director of their Office of World Missions and leader of one of the first multi-national high school mission congresses in Mexico City in 1996. The Lord then called him to Rolling Hills Covenant Church in 1998 where Joe served as the Global Outreach Pastor and later the Associate Pastor for Outreach Ministries. In 2008, Joe answered the call of God to become the president of A3, a leader development movement that began in 1967 which launched A3.business in 2015. Recently, Joe completed his Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary.

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