Events.
Prayer Breakfasts, Webinars, + Outreach to the communities in which we serve
Dealing with Grief, Stress, and Anxiety, and the Emotional Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic
What is grief all about?
Do you feel you are free to grieve? Do you have the resources to do so?
On September 22, Rabbi Steven Leder, Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and Dr. Andrew Farley, lead pastor of The Grace Church and host of The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley, discussed these questions and more. Moderated by Matthew Polka, President and CEO, ACA Connects and CIC Board Member, these leaders shared their insights on topics such as:
Do you feel you are free to grieve? Do you have the resources to do so?
On September 22, Rabbi Steven Leder, Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and Dr. Andrew Farley, lead pastor of The Grace Church and host of The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley, discussed these questions and more. Moderated by Matthew Polka, President and CEO, ACA Connects and CIC Board Member, these leaders shared their insights on topics such as:
- Trusting God in the midst of a pandemic
- Learning to process your emotions in a healthy way
- Demonstrating God’s love to those who are grieving
- Understanding the healing power of forgiveness
- Counting your blessings and giving thanks in all things
About our Panelists
STEVE LEDER is the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles and the author of such critically acclaimed books as The Beauty of What Remains, The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things and More Money Than God: Living a Rich Life without Losing Your Soul. He is a graduate of Northwestern University; studied at Trinity College Oxford; and was ordained at Hebrew Union College. The winner of numerous awards for his interdenominational and cross-cultural dialogue, Leder has been a guest on CBS, ABC, NPR, PBS, and FOX and featured in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times among other places. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.
Rabbi Steven Leder |
DR. ANDREW FARLEY is a bestselling author of nine books including The Naked Gospel and Twisted Scripture. He serves as president of The Grace Message – a nonprofit Christian media ministry dedicated to proclaiming the love and grace of God with boldness and clarity. Andrew hosts The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley– a live, call-in radio program– every weeknight on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and on stations across North America. He is also the lead pastor of The Grace Church and has been recognized with several awards for his excellence in teaching. Andrew lives in Texas with his wife Katharine and their son Gavin.
Dr. Andrew Farley |
For more information, check out these websites from our guests with helpful blog posts, video explainers, and other valuable resources:
2020 Events
Christian Leadership in Challenging Times
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to our businesses and our lives, as well as new opportunities to shine the light of Jesus. View the replay of the November 19th webinar with our distinguished panelists, moderated by Matt Polka, President and CEO, ACA Connects Panelists, as these leaders share their insights and lessons learned through these challenging times.
2019 Events
CIC Breakfast at TIS 2019
David Zach’s shared his thoughts on "Fads, Trends and Principles" with about 74 attendees during the TIS CIC breakfast. His engaging presentation had many staying after the breakfast to hear more.
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Volunteer Opportunity at TIS 2019
Every year, Christians in Communications gives back to the communities we visit during The Independent Show. This year, our board members and volunteers helped to sort and re-pack over 2 tons of food at the Greater Chicago Food Bank. Thanks to the 12 volunteers who served at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on July 31.
Front (L-R): Kelly Dickson, Stacey Slaughter (NCTI), Joe Sloan (Hope Channel), Donna Dickson, Rick Dickson (Dickson Associates), Jim Dickson (Hope Channel and GO GATORS), Claire Summers, Cheryl Summers (Leverage Cable Consulting), Ella Summers, Brad Mefferd (Buckeye Broadband)
Back (L-R): Katie Klibert (Reserve Telecommunications), Kady Collier (EATEL)
Back (L-R): Katie Klibert (Reserve Telecommunications), Kady Collier (EATEL)
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CIC at Mid-America Show
Sept. 23-25, 2019
Downtown Marriott, Kansas City, MO
CIC Breakfast at The Cable Tec-Expo 2019
Sept. 30-October 3, 2019
New Orleans, LA
Sept. 23-25, 2019
Downtown Marriott, Kansas City, MO
CIC Breakfast at The Cable Tec-Expo 2019
Sept. 30-October 3, 2019
New Orleans, LA
2018 Events
CIC Breakfast at The Cable Tec-Expo 2018
Thanks for joining us October 23 for the CIC Prayer Breakfast.
This CIC event was made available thanks to the support of Communications Associates and SCTE.
Thanks for joining us October 23 for the CIC Prayer Breakfast.
This CIC event was made available thanks to the support of Communications Associates and SCTE.
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CIC Breakfast the ACA-NCTC Independent Show 2018
Thank you for joining us on July 30, Magic Kingdom Ballroom of the Disneyland Hotel, for a delicious breakfast and inspiring speaker, Nancy Stafford. CIC Outreach An Outreach was held Wednesday August 1, 2018 at the Second Harvest Food of Orange County, Irvine, California. Thank you for joining us. See more pictures of Second Harvest Food of Orange County on our Facebook page. |
View this video from the Feeding America event.
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2017 Events
What are people saying about the SCTE ISBE prayer breakfast?
"I love the group from SCTE...they're one of a kind of all of our breakfasts!"
"Today’s meeting was really led by the Holy Spirit, who led so many to speak and to encourage all. It was awesome!"
"It was a great start to Expo. Fantastic fellowship and the authenticity was inspiring. HIS presence was a blessing."
"Many shared their insights, favorite scriptures and offered stories for about 30 minutes. It went by too fast."
The SCTE ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2017 prayer breakfast was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO, on October 18.
Thanks to all who attended, and thank you to Frontporch for their sponsorship.
"I love the group from SCTE...they're one of a kind of all of our breakfasts!"
"Today’s meeting was really led by the Holy Spirit, who led so many to speak and to encourage all. It was awesome!"
"It was a great start to Expo. Fantastic fellowship and the authenticity was inspiring. HIS presence was a blessing."
"Many shared their insights, favorite scriptures and offered stories for about 30 minutes. It went by too fast."
The SCTE ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2017 prayer breakfast was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO, on October 18.
Thanks to all who attended, and thank you to Frontporch for their sponsorship.
Listed below are some of the past speakers of CIC breakfast fellowship gathering
Colleen Abdoulah - President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman of The Board, WOW! Internet-Cable-Phone
Danny Abromivitz - Former NFL great and coach
Jeff Allen - Comedian, who's comedy drives home the humor in everyday family life and the joy derived from a healthy marriage.
Ted Baehr - Chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission; see his web site at www.movieguide.org
Stephen Baldwin - Actor, Radio Talk Show Host
Steve Bartkowski - Former Pro NFL quarterback, Atlanta Falcons
Ron Bell - Founder Dunk the Vote
Bob Briner - Pro tennis promoter
Bob Buford - Chairman of Leadership Network, author of Halftime and Game Plan, and founder of FaithWorks
David Cerrullo - President and CEO of Inspiration Networks
Mr. Rich Christiano - Film Writer, Director, Producer (Click for bio and current film projects)
Senator Jim DeMint - Senator from S.C.
Peter Engle - TV Producer
Danny Fontana - TV Host
John Gordy - NFL Great
Biff Gore - Musician
AC Green - NBA's Iron Man
MC Hammer - Rap artist and actor
Dr. John Hastings - Sales Manager for C-Cor Electronics
Don Hodel - Former Secretary of Energy and the Interior
Congressman Duncan Hunter
Victoria Jackson - Actress/Comedienne
Mark Joseph - Founder of the Renaissance Group
Michael Kiselak - WFL, NFL player, Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Click for bio)
Christian Kocherscheidt - Employed by Athletes in Action as the Project Director for the Soccer World Cup Project KickOff 2006
Colonel Nimrod McNair - Chairman of a leadership foundation promoting ethics in business
Michael Medved - Film critic and author
Bo Mitchell - President & Co-Founder, Teammates for Kids foundation and Chaplain of the Denver Nuggets basketball team
Bob Muzikowski - Founder of Cabrini-Green Little League, Chicago, IL
Mike Novak - CEO of K-Love and Air1
Michael Ortman - VP/Programming for the Atlantic Division of Comcast
Dr. Larry Poland - Founder of Master Media
Matthew Polka - President & CEO, American Cable Association
Mr. Mel Renfro - NFL Great, Founder - Mel Renfro Foundation (Click for bio & Foundation links)
Squire Rushnell - CEO of Goodlife TV Network
Bill Shreffler - Broadstripe President and CEO.
Gil Stricklin - Founder, President and CEO, MarketPlace Ministries
Mr. T - Legendary Actor and Pop Culture Icon
George Taweel - TV Producer
Fred Travalena - a variety performer, a television star, actor of many films, a singer and songwriter/lyricist and Entertainer who's name will go down in history as ONE OF THE BEST.
Phil Vischer - Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer; Big Idea, Creator of Veggie Tails stories and songs
Carl Vogel - CEO, Charter Communications
Michael Warren - TV Producer
Sharon Wilson - Past executive vice president of TCI
Nancy Stafford - Actress and Author
David Zach - Futurist
Future Event Speaker?
Do you know of an inspirational Christian speaker we should contact for future events? If so, please let us know about it. We want to know who YOU want to hear!
CIC 2017 Fellowship and Outreach
Outreach at TISAn outreach took place at Gleaners Food Bank in Indianapolis, Wednesday July 26, 2017.
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About GleanersGleaners is a large highly rated food bank that is part of the Feed America program. For the last several years we have participated in outreaches at Feed America food banks. Generally speaking, we sort food in a well operated facility.
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Stay Tuned!Stay tuned for additional information regarding future CIC events.
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