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| Bill Heatley has decades of experience in corporate
America as an Information Technology professional. He
has served Fortune 500 companies and managed his own business,
both roles providing him with necessary insights as a
Christian. He currently works at Kaiser Permanente in
Pasadena where he is a program manager involved in upgrading
their medical records and billing systems, which is the
largest project of its kind in the U.S. Bill lives with
his wife and youngest daughter in Oak Park, California.
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Speaker:
Bill Heatley, IT, Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker
Topic for July 19
Giftedness, Ministry and Joy:
Three Vital Aspects of Vocation
What am I good at, what was I made to do? What brings me
joy? Why am I here, what is my eternal purpose? How can my
life count for much? There is a lot to learn about God, life
and ourselves. How do we grow in knowledge of God, life and
self in such a way that it helps to direct our decisions about
job, career and vocation?
Giftedness is the unique way you were designed to function.
It's the inborn core strengths and natural motivation you
instinctively use to do things that are satisfying and productive.
Not just what you can do, but what you were born to do, enjoy
doing, and do very well.
Ministry is that aspect of your life that God has purposed
you to fulfill in your lifetime. Your ministry is unique to
you and aligned with your Giftedness and where these two come
together you experience great satisfaction, accomplishment
and joy.
Joy is a pervasive sense of well-being that claims our entire
body and soul, both the physical and the non-physical side
of the human self. It is a gift from God that comes from being
at peace and in harmony with God, what you are doing and who
you are becoming.
This class will provide some very practical guidance, exercises
and resources to help you move forward with each of these
aspects of Vocation. These tools will give you a growing awareness
and participation in your individual giftedness and ministry
and help you open up to greater joy in your growing knowledge
of God in your life.
Topic for April 5, 2011
Conflict and Confrontation in the Workplace
Every job that involves other people is filled with conflict
and confrontation. These events can either be sources of great
stress, worry and defeat or they can be the wellspring of
great accomplishment, joy and progress! For good or ill the
outcome of these events is based largely on our ability to
understand and influence them from a place of confidence,
abundance and wisdom. This class will teach you the tools
and techniques you need to feel comfortable in the midst of
conflict and confrontation. You will learn how to be secure
in the knowledge that you are someone who is equipped to ensure
a positive outcome no matter how "tense" the situation
might be.
Work:
A Blessing or a Curse?
"I believe that instead of a curse, work should be a
blessing. The 3 key elements to shift our mindset about work
are Principles of Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, and Kingdom
Living. The result is a new way to approach our work, and
a doorway to discovering meaning, purpose, and value in whatever
we do. That's why I wrote The Gift of Work, and why I love
to talk with people about the importance and value of their
jobs. I am also on the board of the Theology of Work, an international
group of men and women collectively developing a body of work
that is intended to provide processes for developing reliable
answers to the many questions that arise in specific workplaces.
God has you exactly where He needs you. Your work done faithfully
and well, blesses others - answers countless prayers for food,
clothing, shelter, health, justice, knowledge and joy - and
glorifies God. Work is one significant way that you love God
and love your neighbor."
Bill is available for your questions or to speak to groups
of any size.
May God richly bless you and your work — Bill
Heatley
The
Gift of Work
 From
the Foreword by Dallas Willard:
"We are now, as disciples of Jesus, members of a divine
community that, when we seek it, we find with us in our job
and throughout life, and thereby we turn all that we do into
work for and under God. Thus, Paul advises: "Whatever
you do, do your work heartily"—literally, 'from
the soul'—"as for the Lord rather than for men,
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of
the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve."
(Col. 3:23-24) We are not to try to look good (do "eyeservice"),
as men-pleasers, but on our job we simply "do the will
of God from the heart."
(Eph. 6:6-8)
"Now this book tells us exactly how to do this. Intelligent,
well-informed, and biblical to the core, it is intensely focused
upon the real-life context of the job: on what really goes
on there, and how, for our part, we can turn it into divine
work. In this respect the author is telling us how to live
a life that is spiritual throughout, full of meaning, strength
and joy. He thus stands in the solid tradition of Christian
teaching throughout the ages. He does so with the freshness
of personal experience and the forcefulness of careful thought."
More
about the book...
Contact:
(818) 448-1142 or by e-mail at bill@dwillard.org.
website: http://www.billheatley.com
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