Illuminate: Working With Purpose one-day conference

NASHVILLE, TENN. –Lipscomb University will shine a spotlight on the intersection of faith and work through its annual Illuminate: Working With Purpose. Illuminate: Working With Purpose takes place Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the university’s George Shinn Center.

Illuminate: Working With Purpose focuses on viewing business as mission and is designed to help attendees discover how faith can inform and shape their professional lives, no matter their career stage or field. The event features compelling keynote addresses, thought-provoking breakout sessions and networking opportunities.

This year’s keynote speakers include three national voices in the faith and work movement — Jay Jakub, executive director of the Economics of Mutuality Foundation (EoM) in Geneva, Switzerland; Russell Moore, editor-in-chief of Christianity Today and the inaugural Bill and Crissy Haslam Endowed Distinguished Visiting Professor of Faith and Reason at Lipscomb; and Chip Pugh, director of spiritual and personal growth for the Tennessee Titans.

A highlight of this year’s conference will be the presentation of the Illuminate Award to Brandy Whitehead, co-founder of Church of the City in Franklin. The award recognizes an individual who demonstrates what it means to live with purpose in a secular profession, using their talents, time and resources to faithfully lead and serve others while allowing faith and core values to guide both professional and personal decisions. Whitehead has served throughout her career as a social worker, crisis counselor, victim advocate and case manager. She currently serves on the Foster Care Review Board for Williamson County Juvenile Court and is helping lead Church of the City’s The Village initiative, which opens Sept. 12-13 and is focused on supporting children and families impacted by foster care. She is a 1997 Lipscomb University alumna and a graduate of Lipscomb Academy. Past Illuminate Award recipients include former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tony Young, co-founder of Kingdom Story Company.

Registration is now open for the one-day event, which is part of the university’s Presidential Signature Series. Registration is $60 per person and includes lunch and all conference materials. All attendees will also receive a copy of Pugh’s book, Made to Win: Six Practices of Jesus for a Life on Mission. To register and learn more, visit lipscomb.edu/illuminate.