The Business Table at a recent SACLF meeting strategizing about an upcoming exclusive event.
tainment, business, church, education,
family, government and media.
Whatever you do, work at it with all
your heart, as though you were
working for the Lord and not for
human beings. Remember that the
Lord will give you as a reward what
he has kept for his people. For Christ
is the real Master you serve.
(Colossians 3:23-24-GNB)
The purpose of the SACLF is to
gather Christian leaders to work
together serving the Lord in these
seven spheres. We, as co-laborers with
Christ, are all called to be God’s
ambassadors and have been intentionally
placed in a sphere (or industry) to
advance His Kingdom. The SACLF
encourages Christian leaders to
connect with others within their
sphere and, “pool their energies,
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resources and anointing, seeking God
and working together to bring Him
glory and cause His will to be done in
our city,” said Hardy.
The first official SACLF meeting
occurred in 2014, and was met with
overwhelming support from local
pastors, Christian ministries and
business leaders. The desire to find
ways of working together in these
seven spheres became the primary
task. “We thought we were just going
to launch the vision, but everyone was
ready to get started,” said Hardy. “We’ve
been meeting monthly and working
ever since.”
Eileen Vincent, Founder of City
Reachers, was given a vision from God
for a Sweeping Move of God in the San
Antonio region. That vision, which
Hardy lovingly calls a “diagrammatic
vision statement,” is a kind of map,
showing the complexity and reach of
the seven spheres, and the ministry’s
strategy for transformation and
change. However, Hardy maintained,
the map is not exhaustive of all the
transformation possibilities but is
always evolving, “Revival is a supernatural
move of God. As a result, no one
can really map out exactly how God
will cause it to happen in any place.
Transformation takes place over time
as the result of an accumulation of
specific acts done in obedience to
God’s direction.”
Since that first meeting, the group
has grown a network of hundreds of
local leaders, businesses, churches and
other organizations. It has also
launched, led and assisted several
city-wide initiatives, effecting change
within some of the seven spheres. “It’s
great to be around Christian business
leaders discussing ways to make a
meaningful difference in San Antonio,”
said Steve Arters, co-founder of digital
marketing company, Clearpath. Arters,
who is part of the Business Sphere,
joined the SACLF two years ago and
enjoys connecting with other leaders
in his industry, discussing challenges
they face and how the group efforts are
answers to prayer for the city.
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