The Downtown Business Ministry serves the Downtown Campus by connecting and encouraging people through events about and for the business community in Seattle. As part of our “Last Wednesdays: Redeeming the Workplace” series, we are excited to announce our next business speaker in a fireside chat format. Stop by after work for drinks and appetizers, meet other Mars Hill people in business, and hear a dynamic Christian business leader share his insights and have Q&A time together.

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When: Wed June 25th, 5-7:30pm (5-6pm appetizers/drinks; 6-7:30pm program)

Where: Downtown campus in Belltown (2333 Western Ave)

Cost: $15 (covers drinks/appetizers)

Who: Target is anyone working in downtown Seattle or has a heart for Seattle business community. This is open to other campuses and visitors.

Speaker: Michael Van Skaik will share his insights as a Christian in the workplace on “Paying and Promoting Like Jesus”. He served as the NW Regional President for First Horizon Home Loans. From 1998 to 2004 he grew the region from 2 to 29 branches and closed 50,000 mortgage loans totaling $7+ Billion in 2003. One of the main reasons for the tremendous growth in the region has been the internal implementation of the Building Champion’s One-on-One Coaching System of which he is a certified coach. Currently he serves as a Ministry Coaching International board member, Michael’s passion is to see the people in the pews experience the same life transformation process that one-on-one coaching provides pastors and ministry leaders. This has motivated him to aid in the development of Successful Living, Ministry Coaching International’s intentional discipleship coaching program. He now spends his time coaching and training others and has led to the coaching of many pastors, elders and community group leaders at Mars Hill Church.