This guy was at the conference as well. Lees verder Another handful

Last weekend we attended a very special conference in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany. History’s Handful is the name of Campus Crusade’s ‘millionaires ministry’ (as I heard somebody call it). They organised a European conference for CCfC staff and guests. Mira and I were invited to go, because another Dutch couple had to cancel. It was a great time, first of all to go together and … Lees verder Only a history’s handful…

During my long rides I am listening to a 3-CD session of Earl Pitts on finances. I got these through our Swiss colleagues, who have this ministry called History’s Handful, focusing on the rich and wealthy of this earth. Earl Pitts is the author of a couple of books, and he talks about Wealth, Riches and Money. His main thing is ‘closing the circle’ – … Lees verder Wealth, riches and money

Started the Agape Leadership Training yesterday night. It is the formal internal staff training, but it is open to everybody. I am participant in Gerrit Kwantes’ class in Amsterdam. He is the one that started the whole thing of us working with Agape almost 3 years ago, so it is fun to do this together with him. There are a couple of other Agape colleagues, … Lees verder Agape Leadership Training

Oops, I saw that I did not blog for a while. There is sure a lot to blog about, so I will backdate some posts. Anyhow. Someone mailed me a link to the Speaking of Faith website and radioshow, featuring a professor from Wolfsberg University and UBS named Pradhu Guptara. I listened the first 15 minutes or so, and it is definitely fascinating. His is … Lees verder Gods of Business

Hired my first external consultant today. It’s really fun to be at the other side of the table, having someone work for you… We have some issues to solve around logistics and inventory management, it is kind of messy and nobody knows exactly what’s going on. Since I lack the knowledge and time as well, I figured the only real solution was to buy it … Lees verder Paid work

Today our old friends Hans and Andrea paid us a visit with their 3 kids. We had not seen them for a long time. Hans and I used to be best friends in our teens, we (or especially Hans) were infamous in church and far beyond. Basically since I moved to Amsterdam 11 years ago, the contact got loose. In the meantime Hans lost his … Lees verder Old friends