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Faith at Work Night in Berlin

Many times, we may not see clearly how our faith in Jesus can make a difference in our careers (or for students: preparing for one) or in leadership - or in shaping society, for the common good - as we face today’s immense challenges. Does following Jesus even matter to anything beyond our private lives and in church? In collaboration with ywam Berlin, we would love to invite you to a “Faith at Work Night” in Berlin, to share some thoughts and experiences on this as we have wrestled with them for decades - and worked with young leaders around Europe.

You´ll meet:

Linn and Hermund Haaland, founders of the Zebr Institute. Linn works with the Christian Democratic Party in Norway, as an organizational adviser. She has ample experience as a life coach and developing people and organizations. Hermund Haaland is a serial entrepreneur, author and lecturer, also with ample experience advising and developing current and future leaders.

Joseph Avakian is a Berlin-based creative thinker, graphic designer and international lecturer working with both commercial customers and NGOs. He spends much of his time coaching and empowering young adults around the world.

Marie Weydahl is a former Zebr Leadership Program participant, now working as an intern for Zebr. She also works as a project manager for a Christian youth festival in Norway, while she finishes her bachelor's degree in Administration and Economics.

The event is free, but please register in the form below so we can plan seating and snacks.

Description en français plus bas.

Is there a separation between faith and work? Is it normal to isolate faith to "Christian" circles, and work to "professional" circles?

Join our guests Hermund Haaland, Christel Lamère Ngnambi and Arttu Makipaa in Brussels, for an evening of inspiration and engaging discussion on how our faith, work, and society can meet to produce The Kingdom of God.

• 18:30 Welcome and Drinks

• 19:00 Arttu Makipaa (PhD) - EU official and academic

• 19:15 Christel Lamère Ngnambi - Director of Paris-based Imago Dei

• 19:30 Hermund Haaland - Lecturer, Political Advisor, and Co-Founder of Zebr Institute

• 20:00 Small Group Discussions & Q&A

• 20:50 Closing Remarks

• 21:00 End

This event will take place at Tribes Central - Rue des Colonies 56, 1000 Brussels on Thursday Oct 12th, 18:30-21:00

Buy tickets here (max 35 spots available!):

Silver: 10 EUR = Event + Pizza

Gold: 20 EUR = Event + Pizza + Book: “Faith at Work” by Hermund Haaland (value 17 EUR)

Hosted by: Zebr Institute, Imago Dei and Brussels Entrepreneurs

Sponsors: The Kingdom Club and Pryme Academy

About the Speakers

Hermund, Artuu, and Christel have been friends for nearly 20 years, and among many other things, were part of establishing the Cornerstone Network in Brussels in 2006.

Hermund Haaland
A serial-entrepreneur, Hermund is passionate about seeing the world and our societies moving in the best possible direction. He is a university lecturer with the Hauge School of Management in Oslo and also serves as a political advisor on business policy for the Christian Democratic Party in the Parliament of Norway. In 2021, with his wife Linn, he co-founded the Zebr Institute (www.zebrinstitute.com) as an agile think tank focusing on the future issues of Europe. He is the author of several books, including "Faith at Work" (2022) and "Startup Europe" (2016). He holds a Master of Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration as well as a BA in History from the University of Bergen. When he needs to feed his introverted self, nothing is like a few hours of cross-country skiing or hiding away with a good book by Hemingway. Based in Tønsberg, Norway, Linn and Hermund parent Ingrid Hermine (10), Jakob August (8) and Caspian (4).

Christel Lamère Ngnambi

Christel is an author, speaker and teacher from Brussels, living in Düsseldorf, Germany. A political scientist by training, he worked for 12 years as an analyst and then representative to the European Union for an international protestant association on human rights, poverty, migration and the environment. It exposed him to a diversity of fields which have led him to explore the themes of ideas, convictions, social issues, political issues and existential questions. Today, Christel offers his services as a consultant in strategic communication and political communication. Among other things, he is the CEO of the organisation imagoDei ( imagodei.fr) and appears in the podcast Sagesse Mojito ( www.imagodei.fr/podcasts/sagesse-et-mojito/) and POLITI·QUOI ( www.imagodei.fr/podcasts/politi-quoi/). He is married to Victoria, father of little Adam born at the end of 2022. He loves cooking and playing Afro-Brazilian percussion.

Arttu Makipaa

Arttu is an EU official working in foreign affairs, as well as an academic researcher on political theology & social ethics. Throughout his career, he has been a macroeconomist, state-builder and (aspiring) peacebuilder in different countries. He holds a M.A. in economics and a PhD in theology. Arttu is married to Sara, a jazz singer-songwriter, and they have three children. He is passionate about topics that help understand our contemporary cultures through the eyes of faith, and to show the relevance of faith & work in human flourishing. Despite an advancing age, you can still regularly find him on a football pitch, but also in a pub afterwards.

Soirée à Bruxelles :

La foi et le travail rencontrent la société

Y a-t-il une séparation entre la foi et le travail ? Est-il normal d’isoler la foi dans des cercles “chrétiens” et le travail dans des cercles “professionnels” ?

Rejoignez nos invités Hermund Haaland, Christel Lamère Ngnambi et Arttu Makipaa à Bruxelles, pour une soirée d’inspiration et de discussion enrichissante sur la manière dont notre foi, notre travail et notre société peuvent se rencontrer pour produire le Royaume de Dieu.

• 18h30 Accueil et boissons

• 19h00 Arttu Makipaa (PhD) - Fonctionnaire de l’UE et chercheur universitaire

• 19h15 Christel Lamère Ngnambi - Directeur d’Imago Dei basée à Paris

• 19h30 Hermund Haaland - Conférencier, conseiller politique et co-fondateur de Zebr Institute

• 20h00 Petits groupes de discussion et questions-réponses

• 20h50 Remarques de clôture

• 21h00 Fin

Cet événement aura lieu chez Tribes Central - Rue des Colonies 56, 1000 Bruxelles le jeudi 12 octobre, de 18h30 à 21h00.

Achetez vos billets ici (maximum 35 places disponibles !) :

Argent : 10 EUR = Événement + Pizza

Or : 20 EUR = Événement + Pizza + Livre : “La foi au travail” par Hermund Haaland (valeur 17 EUR)

Organisé par : Zebr Institute, Imago Dei et Brussels Entrepreneurs

Sponsors : The Kingdom Club et Pryme Academy

À propos des intervenants

Hermund Haaland

Hermund Haaland est un serial entrepreneur passionné par la vision d’un monde et de sociétés évoluant dans la meilleure direction possible. Il est chargé de cours à la Hauge School of Management d’Oslo et conseiller politique en matière de politique commerciale pour le Parti démocrate-chrétien au Parlement de Norvège. En 2021, il a co-fondé avec sa femme Linn le Zebr Institute (www.zebrinstitute.com), un groupe de réflexion agile axé sur les problèmes futurs de l’Europe. Avant cela, il a passé dix ans à construire le think tank Skaperkraft à Oslo. Hermund est l’auteur de plusieurs livres, dont “Faith at Work” (2022) et “Startup Europe” (2016). Il est titulaire d’une maîtrise en économie de la Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration ainsi que d’une licence en histoire de l’Université de Bergen. Lorsqu’il a besoin de se ressourcer, rien ne vaut quelques heures de ski de fond ou se plonger dans un bon livre d’Hemingway. Basé à Tønsberg, en Norvège, Hermund et Linn sont les parents d’Ingrid Hermine (10 ans), Jakob August (8 ans) et Caspian (4 ans) .

Christel Lamère Ngnambi

Christel Lamère Ngnambi est auteur, conférencier et formateur de Bruxelles, habitant à Düsseldorf (Allemagne). Politologue de formation, il a travaillé pendant 12 années comme analyste puis représentant auprès de l’Union européenne pour une association protestante internationale en matière de droits de l’homme, de pauvreté, de migration ou encore d’environnement. Une diversité de domaines qui l’ont beaucoup amené à croiser les thématiques des idées et convictions, des questions de société, des enjeux politiques et des questions existentielles. Aujourd’hui, Christel offre ses services comme consultant en communication stratégique et communication politique. Il est entre autres directeur général de l'association imagoDei (imagoDei.fr) et apparaît dans les podcasts Sagesse et Mojito (www.imagodei.fr/podcasts/sagesse-et-mojito/) et POLITI·QUOI (www.imagodei.fr/podcasts/politi-quoi/)

Il est marié à Victoria, papa d'un petit Adam né fin 2022. Il aime la cuisine et jouer des percussions afro-brésiliennes.

Arttu Makipaa 

Arttu Makipaa est un fonctionnaire de l’Union européenne travaillant dans les affaires étrangères, ainsi qu’un chercheur universitaire en théologie politique et en éthique sociale. Tout au long de sa carrière, il a été macroéconomiste, bâtisseur d’État et (aspirant) constructeur de la paix dans différents pays. Il est titulaire d’une maîtrise en économie et d’un doctorat en théologie. Arttu est marié à Sara, une chanteuse-compositrice de jazz, et ils ont trois enfants. Il est passionné par les sujets qui aident à comprendre nos cultures contemporaines à travers les yeux de la foi et à montrer la pertinence de la foi et du travail dans l’épanouissement humain. Malgré son âge avancé, on peut encore le trouver régulièrement sur un terrain de football, mais aussi dans un pub par la suite.

Many times, we may not see clearly how our faith in Jesus can make a difference in our careers (or for students: preparing for one) or in leadership - or in shaping society, for the common good - as we face today’s immense challenges. Does following Jesus even matter to anything beyond our private lives and in church? We would love to invite you to a «Faith & Work Night» in London, to share some thoughts and experiences on this as we have wrestled with them for decades - and worked with young leaders around Europe.

The Zebr Institute’s (founded 2021 in Oslo, Norway but with a European focus) chief aim is to empower a new generation of emerging leaders, inspired by the person and principles of Jesus. Therefore, with more than 10 years experience from building the think tank Skaperkraft in Norway and two years of running the Zebr School of Entrepreneurial Leadership in Europe for young European leaders, we want to invite you who are in or near London for an evening with some of the program`s former participants, mentors and speakers and friends. 

When: Thursday Feb 9th, 7-9:30 PM

Where: 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1RD (https://www.greencoatplace.com/) The venue is owned by our partner Initiatives of Change.

What: «Faith and work night»: How does the way of Jesus make a difference in my career? What is my vocation? How can we have a positive influence on the future of Europe - and not just passively see the future come?

Refreshments and drinks will be served

Program:

Refreshment & Fellowship

Co-Founder & author Hermund Haaland will do UK launch of his recent book: «Faith at Work, loving your neighbour, building society» (published together with Youth With a Mission Europe).  

Read more about the book here: 

Read more about the Zebr School of Entrepreneurial Leadership here: 

We hope to see you in London! The evening does not cost anything to attend. Let us know if you plan to attend by sending us an e-mail to linn@zebrinstitute.com

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