It has been very positive. We have learned from listening to each other dealing with challenging moral situations such as firing, or going after the money and forgetting family, or the need to take care of the organization as a whole rather than simply individual or selfish pursuits. I value my time with the group because I have found insight through listening. The insights might not exactly come at the time of the meeting, but they come unexpectedly, that day, a week, or even a month later. Woodstock Business Conference members have found that communities are formed, changes occur, and that they are able to improve their business climate.
People report a sense of peace replacing sleepless nights, steady discernment ordering chaos.
It makes me a better spiritual leader. A challenge in any large organization is how to lead in a consistent manner. Stories in the press about the Woodstock Business Conference routinely affirm the value added to business lives. The Washington Post quoted one participant as saying, We started rethinking the question of what is faith calling me to do as a person responsible for setting compensation levels. The Louisville Courier Journal identified the Woodstock Business Conference as a group that looks at ways in which faith can play a role in the workplace in reporting the remarks of one of the Louisville chapter members who advised, People should not lose track of their spiritual beliefs in trying to combat secular problems .