ITEMS OF INTEREST February 21, 2005 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Rick Rothacker, Jaimal Yogis, Pamela Paul, Bob Harvey

"THROUGH A SEMINAR SERIES CALLED LEADERS LIGHTHOUSE, [Concord, North Carolina, businessman, Glen] Love teaches companies to practice 'servant leadership' and to identify employees' individual talents. 'People are taught leadership is intimidation, abuse of power,' says the former banker and sports marketer. 'Jesus was bottom up.'

"Love and legions of believers like him are marching their religious beliefs, and practices, into the marketplace in multiplying numbers. Increasingly, executives and workers nationwide are saying religion isn't just for Sundays. This faith-in-the-workplace movement stretches from the White House to Ford Motor Co. to Coke Consolidated in Charlotte. It can range from lunchtime Bible studies to company service projects to mission statements that honor God. Some see the movement as a way to improve values and morale on the job. ...

" 'At the root of the movement is a quest for integration,' said David Miller, executive director of the Yale University Center for Faith & Culture. 'People are tired of parking their souls with their cars in the parking lot when they go to work.' ... Changing demographics have helped fuel the trend, said Georgette Bennett, president of Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding in New York. ...

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