In the middle of this extended recession, 215 C12 community members, friends and spouses enjoyed the 2009 C12 Leaders Conference, held in early November in San Antonio, Texas.  This wonderful time of fellowship, equipping and inspiration was aimed at helping Christian business owners and CEOs Build GREAT Businesses for a GREATER Purpose.  This year’s conference was our best ever with many superb plenary and breakout presentations, loaded with first-hand testimonies and best-practice sharing by C12 members from across America.  We also enjoyed a keynote presentation from fellow Christian CEO, Doug Sherman, and enjoyed a bit of downtime in the Texas Hill Country along with a brief visit to San Antonio’s Alamo and Riverwalk. 

According to attendees, the conference was hugely beneficial, uncommonly ‘on target,’ and a significant blessing.  A survey of conference attendees revealed that two-thirds of attendees rated the event a ‘10’ on a 1-10 point scale.  Further, 86% indicated that they would be likely to ‘strongly recommend’ the conference to their peers by rating the event either a ‘9’ or ‘10’ on a 0-10 point scale.  No attendee rated the conference below ‘7.’  The resulting 86% Net Promoter Score (NPS) represents exceptionally positive feedback, given that it’s rare to see NPS scores above 50% with America’s best-run companies.  In fact, no public company exceeded 82% during recent Bain and Company studies across all industry sectors.  Here’s a sampling of feedback from conference attendees:

   - The quality of the experience was of the highest caliber… thanks for investing in us
   - God-honoring, high quality, relevant… thank you
   - Fantastic event… superb, A+, best ever… God bless you for the excellent work
   - Powerful, heart-warming experience… great conference with outstanding content 
   - Leaving with lots of great connections and renewed inspiration… my wife loved it as well!
   - Wonderful, inspirational, encouraging, very practical in numerous ways 
   - Excellent encouragement and provocation toward love and good works; thanks!”

Please browse the photos below for a few highlights of our special time together and plan to join us next time! 

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1) Sharing peer best practices, 2) Settling in for the keynote banquet, 3) Robert Barker contemplating his presentation, 4)Riveted by authentic testimony, 5) Waiting to be "fed", 6) Laser-like focus, 7) Keynote speaker Doug Sherman on the move, 8) Robert Barker sharing lessons learned, 9) Ministry panelists: Janet Ward Black, Bart Azzarelli, Mike Wheelock, Barry Brown, and Mark Dillon with Don and Buck, 10) Friday fellowship and Texas BBQ, 11) The winners of the C12 Golf Open: Don and Linda Light (Bradenton, FL) and Chuck and Jane Frary (Newburgh, IN), the only truly co-ed team in the competition with Buck Jacobs  Perhaps we all use the red tees next time!, and 12) Our C12 Hawaii team, proving that it’s possible to end up in the rough even during a scramble event!