Targeted Study Groups

■ Foundry Meetings (For professionals from their 1st to about their 5th year)

Objective: Career design, business skills, and establishing a biblical view of work

The term “foundry” refers to casting and forging, suggesting that the first to fifth years in the workforce are crucial times for shaping one’s career, as experiences during this period can significantly determine one’s future as a business professional. Alongside essential business skills expected of professionals, participants also explore biblical worldviews and anthropologies to discover their personal callings. Active business professionals and pastors with work experience lead the Foundry Meetings. They host monthly online sessions focused on specific themes, personal coaching, and onsite networking opportunities.

～Examples of learning content～

• Fundamental principles for achieving results at work
• Double Knowledge – Knowing God and knowing oneself
• Stress coping
• The relationship between humans and work as taught by the Bible
• Self-understanding – Metacognition – (Includes knowledge sharing by guest speakers)

※We are currently recruiting for the 2nd generation of Foundry Meetings participants (professionals in their 1st to 3rd year). If you are interested, please contact us through our inquiry form or at info@klesis.or.jp.

■ Entrepreneurs Meetings (For those aiming for entrepreneurship or management in companies)

Objective: Entrepreneurial/corporate mindset, critical skills, discovering a lifelong calling

Why start a business? What drives you to launch that particular venture? What are your reasons for aiming for management roles within a company? In a capitalist society, starting a new business and achieving success bring a sense of accomplishment, wealth, and fame. However, the fundamental question of “Why engage in business?” deeply ties to your personal life’s calling, bringing true joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment. The Entrepreneurs Meetings offer a platform for mid-career professionals who are either currently entrepreneurs or aspire to be, to explore their callings and practice business together. Valuable inputs from active Christian executives are provided, enriching current business ventures or future entrepreneurial efforts.

■ Management Meetings (For executives and managers)

Objective: Sharing truth, practicing faith and management, encouragement to live out one’s calling

We provide monthly online learning opportunities for executives facing the forefront of management. The year 2023 focuses on the “Jesus Christ Management Strategy Series,” studied in small groups over 12 sessions. By learning management from the Bible and through discussions among participants, the meetings serve as a venue for various discoveries and insights into management. We recruit new groups once a year, so if you are interested, please contact us through our inquiry form or at info@klesis.or.jp.

～Jesus Christ Management Strategy Series (All 12 sessions)～

1. Introduction – Learning management from Bible stories
2. Recruitment Strategy (Motivation)
3. Education Strategy (Discipleship Training)
4. Innovation Strategy (Defining the Gospel)
5. Organizational Strategy (Organizational Culture)
6. Leadership Strategy (Servant Leadership)
7. Marketing Strategy (The Great Commission)
8. Core Competencies of Management 1
9. Core Competencies of Management 2
10. Core Competencies of Management 3
11. Implementing Management Strategies (Church Growth and Global Expansion)
12. Conclusion (Reviewing the Overall Framework and Its Application)

※This content was provided as a series by permanent lecturers for VIP Owners from April 2017 to February 2020 and has been customized for Klesis’ “Management Meetings”.