TWO RESPECTED LEADERS BRING FRESH PERSPECTIVES TO OUR SHARED WORK.
“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”
— Proverbs 15:22
We’re delighted to welcome two outstanding individuals to our Council of Reference. Their diverse experience and thoughtful insight will enrich our work and help guide our mission forward. As the Lord leads us in ministry, it’s encouraging to have such seasoned leaders coming beside us to provide their wisdom, We look forward to the valuable contributions they’ll bring to our A3 Community.
CHRIS MACLELLAN
Chris Maclellan joins us as an entrepreneur and missional investor as well as the voice of a deeply respected family foundation. He serves on the board and as chair of the board of the Maclellan Foundation.
Chris brings insight into our work with A3.business given his investment background. His innovative approach to missional kingdom investing gives us wisdom from the marketplace, particularly where mission and the market meet up.
“A3 is at the forefront of equipping leaders to accelerate mission today. Their work with pastors has been exceptional for decades, and now their work with business leaders is having a profound impact. I’m honored to serve on the Council of Reference.”
Chris Maclellan
Board Chair, The Maclellan Foundation, Inc.
Christ Maclellan serves as a Trustee for the Maclellan Foundation. He is Chairman of the Investment Committee and serves on the Grant Committee, which donates approximately $27 million per year toward evangelism, leadership development, Church planting, and encouraging generous giving. He is also Chairman of the Mission Related Investment Committee, which oversees a $15 million impact fund that invests in global projects that fulfill the Foundation’s mission while seeking a market rate of return. The Maclellan Foundation was founded in 1947 and is located in Chattanooga, TN. After working 8 years for the family’s insurance company, Chris focused his career on private equity investing and starting new ventures. He founded an insurance brokerage firm, two Internet ventures, a real estate company, and a billboard company. Chris graduated from Wheaton College in 1986 and earned an MBA from the University of Virginia (Darden) in 1991. He serves on several local and national boards. Chris is married to Susan, and they have four boys. They enjoy traveling and visiting mission organizations and business as mission ventures. Their family lived in Rome, Italy in 1998-'99 and served there with Italy for Christ and with Covenant College in Slovakia.
NANA YAW OFFEI AWUKU
We are also thrilled to have Nana Yaw Offei Awuku join us. Nana is a seasoned leader from Africa who has served with the Lausanne Movement for many years. He was recently the leader of their work with Younger Leaders and now leads the team for many Generations. Nana brings A3 wisdom into the African continent as we begin growing across the continent and his involvement in ministry with Lausanne broadens our horizons as well.
Here is what Nana says about A3...
“In our world today, where bigger is better, A3 understands God’s leadership principle of seeds that multiply – ‘changing the few who change the many.’ In a world of increasing silos, A3 is moving to accelerate the great commission through context-relevant, collaborative, Spirit-filled communities of support for long-term leadership health and fruitfulness. A former international director of a global mission recently shared with joy, ‘All our staff in a particular country are A3 missionaries’. It’s been a great blessing to meet generations of faithful A3 leaders strategically influencing global mission — now it’s a great joy to serve closer alongside!”
Nana Yaw Offei Awuku
Global Director for Generations, Lausanne Movement
Nana Yaw Offei Awuku serves as the global associate director for generations for the Lausanne Movement. In this role he leads the Lausanne Younger Leaders Generation initiative (YLGen). He graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Massachusetts, US) with an MA in evangelism and world mission, and is currently a PhD candidate with Biola University. Nana is married to Beth, and they have three children: Christy-Joy, Eben-Joy, and Laura-Joy.
I’m so encouraged to have both of them join our council. They’ll bring enhanced perspectives to the A3 community, as we have seen significant growth in the last few years.
Join me in welcoming Nana and Chris to our council of reference!
Rev. Joseph W. Handley, Jr., Ph.D.
President
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