INTERNATIONAL Culture Shapers SUMMIT March 28-31, 2019 Washingion DC | CukureShapersSummitcom piee aa 3 3 2 . g eo g = = = a 2 ee <= 2 & . 4 iz 48) 3 3 z 3 z z 2 eae 2 & Bigs 8 Summit ReportChristian Cultural Influencers Gather in Washington, DC for a Strategic Culture Shapers Summit March 31, 2019, Washington, DC -More than 325 Christian cultural influencers gathered in Washington, DC for the 2019 Culture Shapers Summit. The Summit brought leaders of leaders from 10 countries and throughout the United States. Summit director, Os Hillman, said “The purpose of the Summit was to gather leaders to better understand the signs of the times and connect and mobilize leaders to counter the nation’s increasing move away from its spiritual foundations. It was a powerful time of hearing from more than 50 culture shaper leaders in the body of Christ.” 2 On Saturday night the 2019 Culture Shapers Award was given to one individual and one company to recognize each for making a significant contribution to impacting culture for Christ. Grant Skeldon, author of the Passion Generation, was recognized for his work among next generation. Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby, received the award on behalf of Hobby Lobby in recognition of their fight against the Obama Care mandate and the US Government in 2014 for being required to use q contraceptives in their insurance plan that might cause an abortion. They won their case in the Supreme Court. Steve Green was the keynote speaker for the Business Mountain. Steve challenged the business owners in the audience to use their business for Kingdom influence in the culture.afternoons. The Summit was co-sponsored by the Museum of the Bible which opened in November of 2017 and funded by Hobby Lobby and the Green family. Attendees were able to visit the museum on Friday and Saturday "felt like 1 was called to attend and sponsor, and when the conference was over | felt commissioned and inspired. But most of all, | found a “remnant” of workplace believers and the legitimacy of the marketplace as a ministry! Thank you Os!" Karen Brewer Morphy 25 ans uenlng Cah apes | shes aida? é 5 5 a ke 5 ae GOVERNMENT The Summit was themed around the 7 cultural mountains of business, government, education, media, arts and entertainment, family and the church. This concept originated in 1975 through Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ and Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With a Mission. Later Francis Schaeffer followed with the same. They believed God showed them that these areas were where most people adopted their values and beliefs and that if we wanted to impact our culture, we needed to raise up leaders within these seven areas. Some of the keynote speakers included Roma Downey, Tony Perkins, Ken Blackwell, Del Tackett, Lance Wallnau, Steve Green, Hugh Hewitt, and Dr. AR Bernard. There were 36 other 10-minute Ted Talk type panel presentations from 36 other national leaders. iv Os Hillman, in his opening talk, said that it only takes 3-5% of a leadership operating at the tops of these 7 mountains to shift the culture. He cited the gay rights movement as an example. With a population of less than 3%, they have shifted this issue from being a moral issue to be a civil issue by using a calculated strategy in each of these cultural mountains. Hillman also shared the goal of the Summit “1am so inspired by those extraordinary Christian leaders from different 7 Mountains standing up and raising voice for the kingdom of God. The collaboration of kingdom strategies is ‘so important, and | am 0 encouraged that Cutture Shapers Summit successfully provide the platform to Tet us work together.” Daniel Chuang, Montreal, Canada was to form “Clapham Groups” similar to what William Wilberforce did in the early 1800s when th \dividuals achieved 69 world-changing initiatives by collaborating for culture. One of those was abolishing slavery which took over 30 years before they were successful. “Today we have the benefit of technology to allow such