AUSTIN, TX (MMD Newswire) April 14, 2009 -- Christian business and financial representatives from at least 15 nations and 40 U.S. states will convene April 22-25, 2009 in Austin at the 2nd Annual Kingdom Economic Yearly Summit (K.E.Y.S.), according to Dr. Bruce Cook, Summit convener and host. "The top Christian marketplace thought leaders are coming together to meet and offer economic strategies and solutions for our troubled economy," said Cook. "It is the marketplace church's job to offer faith, hope and practical answers for the global economic crisis."

Dr. Lance Wallnau, President of the Lance Learning Group, Roanoake, TX and Os Hillman, President of Marketplace Leaders Ministries, Cumming, GA will open the Summit April 22nd. Wallnau will speak on "God's Plan to Rescue America" and Hillman's address is titled "Receiving Your Inheritance."

Photos: Os Hillman(left) and Dr. Lance Wallnau(right)

The Lance Learning Group uses advanced learning technologies and focuses on personal and professional transformation by helping leaders in corporations, governments, and nonprofit organizations identify and break through their own personal constraints. Dramatic breakthroughs have been experienced by Wallnau's clients worldwide, which include a number of governments, corporations, nonprofits and other entities such as NGOs. Wallnau is a popular conference speaker whose message focuses on personal convergence and societal transformation of the "Seven Mountains" of culture.

Hillman is an internationally recognized speaker on the subject of faith at work, author of 11 books and a daily workplace email devotional called TGIF (Today God Is First), which has over 140,000 subscribers worldwide. Hillman developed the popular 9 to 5 Window Workshop and has been featured on CNBC, NBC, LA Times, New York Times, and many other national media as a spokesperson on faith at work. Hillman is also founder and executive director of the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries (ICWM), a member of the Wagner Leadership Institute on Workplace Ministry, and recently completed a term of service as president of the International Christian Chamber of Commerce USA.

Other Christian leaders speaking at K.E.Y.S. 2009 include Dr. Richard Blackaby, best-selling author, Fortune 500 coach and President of Blackaby International, Jonesboro, GA; Dr. Pat Francis, President of Elomax Inc., Pat Francis Ministries and Kingdom Covenant Centre, Mississaugua, Ontario; Dr. Bill Hamon, founder and Bishop of Christian International Ministries, Santa Rosa Beach, FL; Dr. Sharon Stone, leader of Christian International Europe, Burton-Upon-Trent; England; Dennis Peacocke, founder and President of Kingdom Ministries Inc. and Strategic Christian Services, Santa Rosa, CA; Arthur Burk, President of Sapphire Leadership Group Inc. and Plumbline Ministries, Anaheim, CA; David van Koevering, Physicist & President of Elsewhen, Cleveland, TN; Johnny Enlow, President of Daystar International, Atlanta, GA and John Muratori, author of Rich Church, Poor Church and President of John Muratori Ministries, Senior Pastor of Calvary Life Family Worship Center and Executive Director of Turning Point Christian Center, Cheshire, CT.

"God is moving powerfully in the marketplace," said Cook, K.E.Y.S. organizer. "What's happening is both a market correction and a marketplace reformation," he added, "and the global financial turmoil and shaking of economies, nations, markets, institutions and currencies has helped trigger widespread fear and a crisis of belief in many people. In response, a growing number of business men and women are turning to God, discovering prayer and Biblical principles, choosing faith over fear, and re-examining their assumptions and beliefs about finances, investing, debt, retirement and stewardship in light of current economic conditions," he stated.

Patterned loosely after the World Economic Forum, but with a Christian focus, the 3.5-day Summit will also feature Carolita Oliveros, President of Oliveros & Associates PC, Tucson, AZ; Ken Beaudry, President of Beaudry Oil Co., Elk River, MN; Morris Ruddick, President of Ruddick Intl. and Global Strategic Initiatives Foundation, Denver, CO; Gary Friesen, Executive Vice President of Peacemaker Ministries, Billings, MT; Lee Domingue, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services / AppOne, Baton Rouge, LA; Dr. Matt Mannino, President, Source Trainings LLC, Gilbert, AZ; Mike Rovner, President of Rovner Construction and Marketplace Ministries Intl., Simi Valley, CA; Dan Stratton, President of ProVision Network and Pastor of Faith Fellowship, New York, NY; Doug Spada, President, His Church at Work, Alpharetta, GA; Dr. Marlene McMillan, President, Liberty Ministries, Irving, TX; and Dr. Bruce Cook, President, VentureAdvisers Inc., General Partner of Kingdom Venture Partners, Principal of Wealthy Wares Inc. and President of Kingdom House Publishing, Leander, TX.

Additionally, 16 marketplace panels are scheduled dealing with business, finance, economics, ethics, Internet sales and marketing, intellectual property, corporate strategy, philanthropy, wealth management, entrepreneurism, entrepreneurial marriages, international business, women CEOs, insurance, real estate, venture capital, angel finance, microeconomic loans, and public market investing.

Cook, 56, is an ordained Christian minister, private investor, and business and financial consultant, and has served as President and Founder of VentureAdvisers Inc. since 2000. Previously he was Research Director for The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) (focused on private equity), and was a marketing communications executive for 12 years for several universities, a software company and technology incubator, and a bank manager for five years. Cook holds a PhD in Higher Education Administration from The University of Texas at Austin (1994) and wrote his dissertation on fundraising theory.

Venue for K.E.Y.S. will be PromiseLand Church, located near I-35 and Capital Plaza at 1504 E. 51st St. Schedule is registration 3:00-7:00 pm April 22nd followed by opening sessions 7:00 -10:00 pm, then 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily April 23-25. The event is also being webcast and evening sessions will be offered free after 7:00 pm nightly on a space available basis. Registration fee includes all meals on site. Group rates are also available, with a 10% discount offered to groups of 10 or more.

For more information on K.E.Y.S., visit their web site at http://www.kingdomeconomicsummit.com or send email to info@kingdomeconomicsummit.com. For media inquiries, contact Joshua Geary at info@bestonlineresults.com or 866-404-2265 or 512-259-9952.

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