Our leader in Malaysia (and a current student of our Leading Steward’s Course) just had an incredible opportunity to speak publicly on what God has to say about money.
This was done at a forum that was answering the question “What does religion have to say about money?” Malaysia is mostly Muslim, but has ties with Hinduism and Buddhism as well. Check out Erik’s recounting of the event below:
The Buddhist speaker was the first to speak and he quoted the Buddhist texts in Sanskrit which nobody could understand and talked about the concept of Karma: Cause and Effect. greed and good works. At the end, the speaker is of the opinion that the solution is within oneself. The answer is within you. If you look inside you, you will find the solution.
The Islamic scholar defined what is spirituality from the Koran and talked about the 4 levels of spirituality = iman, dakwah, obedience and piety. While acknowledging that God is the creator, mankind is the trustee. Islam is against greed. However, the issue of ownership was not resolved , who is the beneficiary and …
It happened during one of our Q&A sessions. He just got angry.
“How?” he asked. “How could America be so greedy and careless, causing the rest of the world so much pain? How could you buy houses you couldn’t afford, assuming everything would be alright? How could you presume on the future so much?!?!”
“Why don’t you (Crown) do something!?!?”
I couldn’t help but agree with him.
As I write this I am saying a special prayer for Christy Speer, Crown’s leader in the US, as she tries to make an impact on a people addicted to prosperity. Will you join me?
I know one angry man in Malaysia that will.
Recorded two days ago.. took a couple days to find internet and upload..
En Route to Malaysia from Alex Morrison on Vimeo.
Matt Elsberry on his way from Singapore to Malaysia
24 days.
I leave the United States today for a 24 day jaunt through Asia. Alex and I will be holding 6 Leading Steward’s Courses over the next 3.5 weeks.
Singapore.
Malaysia.
Indonesia.
Three cities in China. Stay tuned for more updates on how we are raising up leaders to turn consumers into contributors in their nations.
Right now I’m in Colorado Springs, short flight to Denver, longer flight to Portland, much longer flight to Tokyo, medium flight to Singapore.
Here we go.
