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Invitation to Endeavor
Ggovernment, military, education, retail, healthcare, first responders, and more. Attendees are welcome from outside of Celebration Church. Endeavor’s goal is to spur on believers across the world to integrate and share their faith at work, starting here in the greater Austin area.
As well, Endeavor prayer team leader Elizabeth Campbell retired last June after 37 years in the public sector with the U.S. Department of Justice. She is pleased to be part of a ministry that is creating an atmosphere in which prayer is not only accepted but sought. “This is especially important in a time when prayer is taboo in some public places. Many people at group nights are not Christian but we’re building a network of faith. People are now willing to say they need someone to pray or partner with them at any stage of their careers because our general meetings and ERGs are a safe place to open up.”
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Campbell believes the strength of Endeavor gatherings is giving space to hear what has worked and allow others the courage to do the same, particularly in basic outreach like a sign on a person’s desk for a lunch time prayer meeting. “People are ready and willing to lean in but just need the extra mettle to do it,” she says.
Inspire
Endeavor’s speakers are from among the corporate and cultural elite, sharing testimony on how God has moved in their work and lives. The first meeting featured Auntie Anne’s pretzel company founder Anne Beiler and the event was standing room only. Subsequent meetings included Mark ‘The Informant’ Whitacre and country singer Granger Smith.
Connect
Participants break into industry groups to reflect on and discuss the impact of the testimony shared. Alarcón says, “Groups enable us to dive deeper into the speaker’s topic or on our work, and have discussions relevant in our industry so we can equip each other via strategies and lingo we all share.”
Equip
Workshops focus on practical training to allow the topic to be internalized and actionable—moving beyond basic knowledge transfer. Each breakout features one or more experts on the meeting topic with a variable format and frequency.
