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Lead with Prayer

If prayer matters, why don't we live and lead that way? And what would happen if we did? Based on findings from the book, Lead with Prayer, Peter combines astounding research, biblical stories, and insights from global leaders to inspire others to engage with God in new ways and build thriving cultures of prayer.

Enduring Hope

Around the world, discouragement erodes the vitality of transformational organizations. Visionary leaders succumb to cynicism. Zealous advocates give up. Seasoned ministers coast as their passion for the cause grows cold. Peter encourages followers of Jesus to move past the false hope of idealism, reorient amid the faint hope of disillusionment, and rekindle the forgotten hope stolen by cynicism to sustain true hope in long-term service. He shares candidly from his own experience, from global leaders, and from the book of Jeremiah as he points to the God of hope.

Rooting for Rivals

Faith-based organizations are sometimes known for what we're against--and all too often that includes being against each other. But amid growing distrust of institutions, nonprofits have a unique opportunity to link arms across our organizational boundaries and pursue a calling higher than our own agendas. Rooting for Rivals reveals how your organization can multiply its impact by cooperating, rather than competing. Peter explores case studies illustrating the power of collaborative partnership and shares failures and successes in pursuing the power of openhanded leadership.

Mission Drift

Without careful attention faith-based organizations will inevitably drift from their founding purpose. It’s that simple. Slowly, silently, and with little fanfare, organizations routinely drift from their mission. Peter shares how to keep the organizations, schools, churches, and ministries you love on track.

Created to Flourish: Celebrating Entrepreneurship

Christians are called by God to help those in poverty, and many are eager to answer that call. But how? This talk equips Christians with both a solid biblical and economic understanding of how best to care for the poor and foster sustainable economic development and human flourishing.

Board & CEO

Good relationships lie at the heart of every successful organization. Yet no relationship is more important--or more challenging--to navigate than the one between the board and the CEO. Based on his book, The Board and the CEOPeter shares key practices for helping this relationship to flourish.

Living on Mission

Just as mission drift is prevalent in organizations, it can run rampant in our own lives. What does it mean to live life on mission? How can we continue to pursue our purpose through discouragement and disillusionment? Based on his book, 40/40 Vision, Peter shares insights from the book of Ecclesiastes that help to anchor us, renew us, and propel us into meaningful mission and service.

The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good

Too often, we hear of good people doing good work who make very bad decisions. From making ministry your mistress to Christian karma, a number of hidden attitudes can derail Christian leaders. In an honest and personal style, Peter uses his own story to explore how we can overcome the most challenging struggle—the one within our hearts—in order to serve faithfully.

Kingdom-focused Fundraising

For many people, fundraising has become a dirty word. Conjuring images of guilt-inducing gimmickry, the predominant model saps the joy from both the donor and the receiver. But what if fundraising has the potential to be good for the giver, not just the receiver? Based upon The Giver and the Gift, Peter offers a relational approach to fundraising, replacing guilt and obligation with gratitude and joy.

 

 

 

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Speaker Bio

Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. He received a B.S. in international business from Messiah University and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard's Kennedy SchoolPeter’s favorite part of his job is spending time with the entrepreneurs HOPE serves—whether harvesting coffee with farmers in Rwanda, dancing alongside savings groups in Haiti, or visiting the greenhouses of entrepreneurs in Ukraine. As an advocate for the Church’s role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has co-authored over 10 books, including Mission Drift (selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a 2019 Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach magazine), The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (selected as one of the top 40 books on poverty by WORLD magazine) and Created to Flourish (which his mom reviewed with five stars and a smiley face emoji). More important than his role at HOPE is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Liliana, Myles, and London. While his sports loyalties remain in New England, Peter and his family live in Lancaster, PA.

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