By the business community, for the business community
Encouraging, equipping & empowering Scotland's corporate sector
Thrive 2019 conference highlights
We understand that corporate life can be tough
We are four Christians working in Aberdeen’s corporate sector. Through our experiences of corporate life in Aberdeen, and the need to balance our own professional and personal lives, we have come to believe there is a real need for a charity committed to supporting individuals just like us. We come from different church backgrounds and different industries – but we all have the same passion. To help make a positive difference to our corporate culture in Aberdeen. We believe God has a heart for the broken and weary in the corporate sector all across Scotland.
We think there is a more balanced way to live and work: would you like to join us?
We want to provide a safe place where people can be encouraged, equipped and empowered to endure the stresses of professional business life. Our events are run by business people, for business people. We offer a welcoming, safe place in the space between the office, family and church. Find practical advice to inspire, stimulating debate to refresh and a trained ear to listen.
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Our history
Since 2014 we have encouraged people of faith, or none, to gather and connect from the busyness and stress of their daily work. The trustees established a regular rhythm of fortnightly breakfasts and monthly talks over many years and have seen this network grow to over 550 people on the mailing list and, pre-Covid, a smaller, more dedicated, group of around 30-40 coming regularly to events.
In 2019 in Aberdeen, we ran the inaugural Thrive Conference to encourage and equip Christians in the marketplace, followed in 2020 by an online conference when we engaged with more than 2500 individuals.
Events
Along with our parters LICC and The Navigators we ran 'ReWork', a one-day event in Edinburgh aiming to inspire young adults in their first decade of work to connect their discipleship to what they do, and to see how they can thrive in their jobs as God intended – making a difference with him through what they do, not just around it.
Keep a look out for more 'ReWork' events across Scotland.
We run regular breakfast meetings in Aberdeen and Dundee. To see the dates for these please check out our Events page
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News
Check out our latest thoughts on balancing the pressures of work, family and church life...
21st Century Chaplaincy for Corporate Business
In this blog, Jim Grimmer explains how he has developed a new approach to chaplaincy in the world of business. ...more
Faith and Work
September 03, 2022•4 min read
14 lessons from the crucible
14 Lessons from the crucible – walking with the Lord in the furnace of secular employment ...more
Faith and Work
September 03, 2022•12 min read
Discover The Business Connection
We all know that business is built on relationships and relationships at work come with expectations. Our relationships with our customers, our colleagues and our contacts all bring expectations of wh... ...more
The Business Connection
September 03, 2022•2 min read
The Reality of Work-Life Imbalance- Part 2: The Strain
For too long the church has viewed the workplace as the space between the church service and the midweek prayer meeting. There may be the occasional sermon or book on the theology of work, and how it ... ...more
Faith and Work
September 02, 2022•6 min read
The Reality of Work-Life Imbalance- Part 1: The Model
As I thought about how my life has changed over recent years, I realised that very rarely in life do you achieve a real balance between work and life. As someone once said “we should work to live, not... ...more
Faith and Work
September 02, 2022•4 min read
The Reality of Work-Life Imbalance- Part 3: The Implications
In this final instalment, I would like to consider what each of the four groups can give to the local church and what each of them need from the local church, before closing with some thoughts on why ... ...more
Faith and Work
September 02, 2022•5 min read
The Business Connection, Scottish Charity no. SC045163 is the parent charity of Thrive Scotland
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