From August 15th to 19th, the Global Transformutual Leadership Summit took place online with the theme "Transformutual Leaders: Breakthrough" for Chinese churches at large.
With support from Taylor University in the United States and the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast, the US Chinese Leadership Center, the Global Servant Leadership Revival Platform, and the China Oneness International Council jointly organized this summit.
The summit invited leadership experts from various sectors, including business, faith, education, and public service, to share stories of how leadership can be demonstrated in both society and the realm of faith. Among the invited guests are Dr. Michael Yu, Chairman of Agape Friendship Foundation and Associate of the National Prayer Breakfast, USA; Dr. Joseph Liu from the US Chinese Leadership Center and authorized mentor of John Maxwell Global Leadership; Dr. Robert Huff, former Deputy Mayor of Israel and Project Director of Israel Technology Silicon Valley; Dr. Michael Lindsay, President of Taylor University in Indiana, Ph.D. from Princeton University, and bestselling author on leadership. Additionally, there were numerous workshop leaders, corporate executives ranking among the top 60 in the global workplace, and seasoned leadership coaches.
This five-day leadership summit consisted of two lectures each morning in Central US time, along with future leadership course resources.
During the opening ceremony on the first day, Dr. Joseph Liu from the US Chinese Leadership Center, the host organization of the Summit, stated, "One can become successful with accomplishments in any industry or profession. Every profession needs leaders. God created us to reside in the world. God is a leader in excellence. We are to live out the leader's image of God to create an impact on the world. This is the purpose of the Transformutual Leadership Summit. The Summit is a testimony and an example of the close relationship between faith and the world. It helps people see that we can bring faith into the community, and many people in the community are hungry for faith. Today, when we proclaim the content of faith to the community, we lead with love and influence in accordance with God’s will."
One of the breakthroughs sought at the conference was the invitation of several business leaders from the Arab world to share their insights, such as Salim Humaid Saif Almzani from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As a representative of the organizers, Dr. Joseph Liu noted, "He represents executives from the Middle East and is a guest of a different faith and culture. We are thankful to God that our vision has made a breakthrough via the Summit. Let’s share our faith with people of different cultures from around the world, including friends in the Arab world. True light and truth are in our lives, and they cannot be overshadowed by darkness."
As the opening guest, Salim Humaid Saif Almzani delivered a speech, emphasizing the significance of unity in this summit. He expressed their willingness to build friendships with Chinese and contribute to the world. "Many disasters are happening in the world today. An urgent task is to save the earth and create a peaceful place for future generations. Building a home for us to live in is our mission."
After the opening ceremony, there were sessions on the theme of the first day: breakthrough and Innovation in Leadership. Dr. Michael Yu, Chairman of the Agape Friendship Foundation and Associate of the National Prayer Breakfast, USA, discussed "The Legacy of Leadership" in his keynote address. He elaborated on how leadership is passed down across generations and how it brings influence and transformation to various sectors of society.
He began by emphasizing that the key aspects of leadership legacy are spiritual legacy and life transformation. In the Old Testament, spiritual legacy can be found in the priesthood, kingship, and prophets. Aaron and his descendants, for instance, implemented legacy transmission in the priesthood. The name Levi, which means "united," stands for the priesthood's legacy of serving and bringing people together through sacrifice. In kingship, David and Solomon are good examples of legacy transmission, passing down wisdom, governance, and submission to God's authority. For prophets, the legacy transmission was evident in the relationship between Elijah and Elisha, characterized by the anointing and the power of the Holy Spirit.
In the New Testament, the legacy is the gospel. Paul and Timothy are exemplary in passing down the legacy through their spiritual partnership and their spiritual father-son relationship.
Dr. Yu stated, "These four types of spiritual legacy are roles we all have. When we believe in Jesus and become children of God, we are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and God’s special possession. Therefore, we may declare the praises of him who called us out of darkness into his wonderful light."
The second legacy is the transformation of life—living a new life. Dr. Yu witnessed how his father's life transformation led his family into a new way of living.
His father used to be a businessman and often spent time partying and drinking. He had a quick temper and played mahjong. He sometimes played mahjong with friends in his place for three days and three nights without eating or drinking. "By chance, my father walked into a church, and the Holy Spirit opened his heart. On that special day, my father took my oldest brother to the night market, where a church was having an evangelical activity. Gongs and drums were played in front of the church to gain people’s attention. People were welcomed to the church and encouraged to believe in Jesus. My oldest brother, being a child, stepped into the church out of curiosity. My father followed to try to drag him out, but the usher seated them in the front row. My father, feeling embarrassed to walk away, sat down and listened to the sermon. The Holy Spirit opened his heart, and he believed in Jesus that very night. My father had the seal of the Holy Spirit. My mother, who was originally a Buddhist, witnessed my father's life transformation and was astonished, saying, 'I couldn't change my husband, but Jesus did. Jesus is amazing, and I want to believe in Jesus too.'"
"Since my parents believed in Jesus, they became devoted to church activities, worship, and serving in the church. The church pastor invited my father to edit church publications because of his outstanding writing skills. He served in this ministry with great dedication. Later, the pastor encouraged my father to dedicate this great gift to God. This conversation had a deep impact on my father. He decided to end all his business ventures and to study in a seminary to receive training along with my mother."
Dr. Yu is the fourth child, born while his mother was studying in the seminary. His parents named him Cunren because of Confucius’ saying, "Love for all is 'Ren' (benevolence)." That is exactly the agape love that God has for mankind. His parents chose to go to seminary for equipping in the hope of extending this love not only through their own lives but also through their descendants.
Today, Dr. Yu values his role as an ambassador of God’s kingdom the most. He said, “My father’s new life after knowing Jesus brought about changes to the destiny of their family. We can live the new life that God has given us—a spiritual one. If my father had stayed in business and hadn't come to faith, he would have kept his bad temper and played mahjong more often than not. We might have grown up smoking and drinking.”
Dr. Yu went on to say that he sees God's anointing in his sharing of messages, writing, and music. The good character of building relationships, serving, integrity, and trustworthiness that he reflects in his life are gifts from God and a legacy from his father.
- Translated by June I. Chen
8月15至19日，全球共享更新领袖峰会在线上举行，主题是“共享更新型领导者--突破”。
本次峰会由华仆领导力中心，全球领导力复兴平台，五华天夏传媒共同主主办，协办方包括美国泰勒大学和以色列全球早餐祷告会。
本次峰会特别邀请到了在商界、信仰、教育、公务等社会7大领域的领导力专家，分享如何在社会和在信仰领域发挥领导力的故事。其中邀请到的嘉宾有：爱谊基金会会长、美国国家祈祷早餐会的同工余存仁博士（Dr. Michael Yu）；华仆领导力中心、约翰麦克斯维尔全球领导力的授权导师刘主生博士；以色列前副市长、以色列科技硅谷项目总监罗伯特哈夫博士；美国印第安纳泰勒大学校长、普林斯顿大学博士、领导力畅销书作者麦林赛校长，另外还有其他众多工作坊领袖，跨越中美职场全球前60强的企业高管和资深领导力教练。
此次的五天领导力特会美国中部时间每早两个讲座之外还包含未来领导力课程资源。
在第一天的开幕式上，主办方华仆领导力中心刘主生博士致辞说：“360行行出状元，但是360行，行行都需要领袖，当我们来到世界的时候，上帝创造我们，上帝是一位卓越的带领者，当祂把祂的形象赋予给我们的时候，我们来到世界也是要影响世界，这是共享更新领袖峰会的目的....这个峰会是信仰对这个世界的见证和说明，让人们看到:我们在信仰的领域可以走进社会，在社会的领域很多人需要听到信仰。今天我们把信仰的内容向社会宣告的时候，我们按着上帝的心意、用爱来带领、用影响力来带领。”
大会寻求的突破之一是邀请了多位阿拉伯世界的商界领袖致辞和分享，比如来自阿联酋迪拜的萨利姆·胡迈德·塞夫·阿尔姆赞尼。作为主办方的代表，刘主生博士说：“虽然他是代表中东地区的企业高管，代表和我们不同信仰和文化的来宾，但是让我们在这个峰会上感谢上帝让我们有眼光的拓宽和突破，让我们愿意和阿拉伯人、和世界不同文化的人分享，因为当真光和真理在我们生命中的时候，这个光和真理是不会被黑暗遮盖的。”
萨利姆·胡迈德·塞夫·阿尔姆赞尼作为开幕嘉宾，也致辞说，认为这次峰会的意义是展现合一的精神，他们愿意和华人建立友谊，并且造福世界。“现在世界上很多灾难发生，所以一个紧迫的任务如何起来拯救地球，为子孙后代创造和平之地，因此我们的使命是如何起来建造赖以生存的家园。”
开幕式后，第一天特会讲座的主题是“领导力的突破与创新”，爱谊基金会会长，美国国家总统早餐会的亚洲代表余存仁博士在主题演讲中谈到“领导力的传承”，他阐述了领导力如何在代际间传承，如何社会不同领域中带出影响力和生命的转化。
他首先谈到，领导力的传承其中最关键的两方面是属灵的传承和生命的转化。
属灵的传承在旧约和新约中很多可以看到：旧约中包括祭司、君王和先知体系的传承比如：祭司体系的传承——代表是亚伦和他的后代。祭司体系的传承是：侍奉的传承，以及联合的传承。利未的名字就是“联合”的意思，透过他的服侍献祭，把神和人再次联合起来。君王体系的传承的代表是大卫和所罗门。君王体系的传承是：智慧的传承，治理的传承，顺服上帝权柄的传承。先知体系的传承——以利亚与以利沙，是圣灵的恩膏和能力的传承。
新约中则是分享福音体系的传承——代表是保罗和提摩太，这是属灵的同工和属灵父子的传承。
于博士说，“这四种属灵的传承，我们每个人都有这样的身份，当我们信耶稣之后成为上帝的儿女，上帝就给我们君尊祭司的身份，我们是圣洁的国度，是属上帝特殊的子民，让我们传扬那召我们出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。”
而第二种是生命的转化是进入到新的生命体系之中。余博士见证，正是因为他父亲生命的转化让他家进入全新的生命的体系。
他的父亲本来是做生意的，经常需要应酬、喝酒、脾气暴躁打麻将、打麻将，有时候朋友来家里打麻将三天三夜不吃不喝。“一个偶然的机会，我父亲进入了教堂，圣灵开启了他的心门。有一天我父亲带着我大哥去夜市逛街，夜市刚好有一个教会正在办布道会，很多人在门口敲锣打鼓，‘来信耶稣，来信耶稣，来信耶稣现在’，我大哥是小孩子，想进教会看热闹，我父亲进教会想把大哥拉出来，结果就被招待员接待到第一排坐下。父亲不好意思拒绝，就坐下来听道，圣灵开启他的心门，第一天晚上就信耶稣，我父亲信耶稣有圣灵的印记。我母亲说我父亲的生命在一夜之间经历了180度的转变，所有的恶习一夜之间全被翻转过来了，他立马不抽烟，不喝酒打麻将、脾气温柔的像绵羊一样。我父亲生命的转变影响了我的母亲。我母亲本来是佛教徒，看见我父亲生命的转变，她非常惊讶地说：‘我都没办法来改变我的丈夫，竟然耶稣改变了她，耶稣太厉害了，我也要信耶稣。’”
“自从父母信耶稣之后就参与教会的活动、敬拜、在教会学习服侍。我父亲文笔很好，教会的牧师当时邀请我父亲参与教会刊物的编辑，父亲在文字事工上服侍很认真，后来牧师对我父亲说，你这么有恩赐应该奉献给上帝使用，这句话就进入了父亲的心，父亲就结束所有的生意，和母亲一起进入神学院接受装备。”
余博士是家中老四，是母亲在神学院读书的时候怀的。之所以父母给他取名叫做存仁，就是因为孔子说“博爱之谓仁”，而上帝爱世人就是这样一种agape的爱，他的父母之所以选择去神学院受装备就是希望去传扬这样的爱，不仅自己，也希望自己的后代这样去传扬。
如今的余博士最看重的是自己作为天国大使的身份。“由于我父亲认识了耶稣，生命带来改变，进入了一个全新的生命体系，带来了家庭命运的改变，以至于我们能够活在上帝所赋予的新的生命的体系里面，这是一个属灵的体系。我们认识耶稣，耶稣改变我们的生命，也改变我们家族的命运。如果父亲没信主、一直做生意、脾气不好、经常打牌，我们长大了可能也抽烟喝酒。”
随后，他说道，他在分享信息、写作和音乐上都看到上帝的恩膏，他在关系的连结上体现出的公关、服务、成全和守信品质都有上帝的恩赐和父亲的传承。
全球共享更新领袖峰会第一日：寻求领导力的传承、更新和突破
From August 15th to 19th, the Global Transformutual Leadership Summit took place online with the theme "Transformutual Leaders: Breakthrough" for Chinese churches at large.
With support from Taylor University in the United States and the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast, the US Chinese Leadership Center, the Global Servant Leadership Revival Platform, and the China Oneness International Council jointly organized this summit.
The summit invited leadership experts from various sectors, including business, faith, education, and public service, to share stories of how leadership can be demonstrated in both society and the realm of faith. Among the invited guests are Dr. Michael Yu, Chairman of Agape Friendship Foundation and Associate of the National Prayer Breakfast, USA; Dr. Joseph Liu from the US Chinese Leadership Center and authorized mentor of John Maxwell Global Leadership; Dr. Robert Huff, former Deputy Mayor of Israel and Project Director of Israel Technology Silicon Valley; Dr. Michael Lindsay, President of Taylor University in Indiana, Ph.D. from Princeton University, and bestselling author on leadership. Additionally, there were numerous workshop leaders, corporate executives ranking among the top 60 in the global workplace, and seasoned leadership coaches.
This five-day leadership summit consisted of two lectures each morning in Central US time, along with future leadership course resources.
During the opening ceremony on the first day, Dr. Joseph Liu from the US Chinese Leadership Center, the host organization of the Summit, stated, "One can become successful with accomplishments in any industry or profession. Every profession needs leaders. God created us to reside in the world. God is a leader in excellence. We are to live out the leader's image of God to create an impact on the world. This is the purpose of the Transformutual Leadership Summit. The Summit is a testimony and an example of the close relationship between faith and the world. It helps people see that we can bring faith into the community, and many people in the community are hungry for faith. Today, when we proclaim the content of faith to the community, we lead with love and influence in accordance with God’s will."
One of the breakthroughs sought at the conference was the invitation of several business leaders from the Arab world to share their insights, such as Salim Humaid Saif Almzani from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As a representative of the organizers, Dr. Joseph Liu noted, "He represents executives from the Middle East and is a guest of a different faith and culture. We are thankful to God that our vision has made a breakthrough via the Summit. Let’s share our faith with people of different cultures from around the world, including friends in the Arab world. True light and truth are in our lives, and they cannot be overshadowed by darkness."
As the opening guest, Salim Humaid Saif Almzani delivered a speech, emphasizing the significance of unity in this summit. He expressed their willingness to build friendships with Chinese and contribute to the world. "Many disasters are happening in the world today. An urgent task is to save the earth and create a peaceful place for future generations. Building a home for us to live in is our mission."
After the opening ceremony, there were sessions on the theme of the first day: breakthrough and Innovation in Leadership. Dr. Michael Yu, Chairman of the Agape Friendship Foundation and Associate of the National Prayer Breakfast, USA, discussed "The Legacy of Leadership" in his keynote address. He elaborated on how leadership is passed down across generations and how it brings influence and transformation to various sectors of society.
He began by emphasizing that the key aspects of leadership legacy are spiritual legacy and life transformation. In the Old Testament, spiritual legacy can be found in the priesthood, kingship, and prophets. Aaron and his descendants, for instance, implemented legacy transmission in the priesthood. The name Levi, which means "united," stands for the priesthood's legacy of serving and bringing people together through sacrifice. In kingship, David and Solomon are good examples of legacy transmission, passing down wisdom, governance, and submission to God's authority. For prophets, the legacy transmission was evident in the relationship between Elijah and Elisha, characterized by the anointing and the power of the Holy Spirit.
In the New Testament, the legacy is the gospel. Paul and Timothy are exemplary in passing down the legacy through their spiritual partnership and their spiritual father-son relationship.
Dr. Yu stated, "These four types of spiritual legacy are roles we all have. When we believe in Jesus and become children of God, we are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and God’s special possession. Therefore, we may declare the praises of him who called us out of darkness into his wonderful light."
The second legacy is the transformation of life—living a new life. Dr. Yu witnessed how his father's life transformation led his family into a new way of living.
His father used to be a businessman and often spent time partying and drinking. He had a quick temper and played mahjong. He sometimes played mahjong with friends in his place for three days and three nights without eating or drinking. "By chance, my father walked into a church, and the Holy Spirit opened his heart. On that special day, my father took my oldest brother to the night market, where a church was having an evangelical activity. Gongs and drums were played in front of the church to gain people’s attention. People were welcomed to the church and encouraged to believe in Jesus. My oldest brother, being a child, stepped into the church out of curiosity. My father followed to try to drag him out, but the usher seated them in the front row. My father, feeling embarrassed to walk away, sat down and listened to the sermon. The Holy Spirit opened his heart, and he believed in Jesus that very night. My father had the seal of the Holy Spirit. My mother, who was originally a Buddhist, witnessed my father's life transformation and was astonished, saying, 'I couldn't change my husband, but Jesus did. Jesus is amazing, and I want to believe in Jesus too.'"
"Since my parents believed in Jesus, they became devoted to church activities, worship, and serving in the church. The church pastor invited my father to edit church publications because of his outstanding writing skills. He served in this ministry with great dedication. Later, the pastor encouraged my father to dedicate this great gift to God. This conversation had a deep impact on my father. He decided to end all his business ventures and to study in a seminary to receive training along with my mother."
Dr. Yu is the fourth child, born while his mother was studying in the seminary. His parents named him Cunren because of Confucius’ saying, "Love for all is 'Ren' (benevolence)." That is exactly the agape love that God has for mankind. His parents chose to go to seminary for equipping in the hope of extending this love not only through their own lives but also through their descendants.
Today, Dr. Yu values his role as an ambassador of God’s kingdom the most. He said, “My father’s new life after knowing Jesus brought about changes to the destiny of their family. We can live the new life that God has given us—a spiritual one. If my father had stayed in business and hadn't come to faith, he would have kept his bad temper and played mahjong more often than not. We might have grown up smoking and drinking.”
Dr. Yu went on to say that he sees God's anointing in his sharing of messages, writing, and music. The good character of building relationships, serving, integrity, and trustworthiness that he reflects in his life are gifts from God and a legacy from his father.
- Translated by June I. Chen
Global Transformutual Leadership Summit Seeks the Legacy, Renewal, Breakthrough of Leadership
