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“I’m a raving fan of people who live out their faith in the marketplace! Whatever their context, they want God’s light to shine through them.”

 

– Wayne Schmidt, General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church

In 2019, a strategy team was created to encourage, equip and support these marketplace multipliers. Known today as GodWorx , our goal is to unleash your God-given design as you follow the Holy Spirit’s lead to make a difference in your world!

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“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 
— 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Strategic planning Team

Dr. Wayne Schmidt

Dr. Wayne Schmidt

Wayne serves as General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church, and is passionate about pastors supporting and encouraging people to integrate their faith and be an influence in the everyday places of their lives.

Carrie Whitcher

Carrie Whitcher

Carrie’s marketplace is the ever-evolving health care industry, where she has dedicated close to 25 years of her career leading transformative quality improvement strategies in both health insurance and health care provider settings across upstate New York and Pennsylvania.

Carrie currently leads the GodWorx Strategic Planning Team.

Dr. Jeff Clark

Dr. Jeff Clark

Jeff Clark recently completed his Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Seminary which culminated in the prayer movement and accompanying book, “Praying On Offense, (PROOF)”. Clark has won three NAIA National Championships as a college basketball coach and lives in Marion, Indiana with his wife and five children.

Janelle Vernon

Janelle Vernon

Janelle Vernon, a lay leader, serves as The Wesleyan Church Executive Director of Communication and Administration, General Secretary and Wesleyan Publishing House General Publisher. Her GodWorx career encompasses business, government, education and denomination settings.

Sharon Furbur

Sharon Furbur

In Sharon’s marketplace, she serves as Senior Vice President of Learning & Organizational Development for a Financial institution / Credit Union. She brings that training aptitude to the GodWorx Strategy Team where she serves as Director of Training, ensuring interested parties are connected to the resources that will best equip them.

Arlynn Ellis

Arlynn Ellis

Arlynn has over 19 years of work experience in the nonprofit and for-profit sector; healthcare, education, facilities operations and human resources. Arlynn has an MBA and also is certified in Nonprofit Management. She is the founder of Acts of Hope, leads the Hispanic Marketplace Multipliers Group in the US, and most recently took on the role of Assistant Superintendent of The Mountain Plains District of The Wesleyan Church. Arlynn loves seeing people live transformed lives.

Earl McJett

Earl McJett

Earl’s marketplace is government where he is a Senior Information Management Analyst at a financial regulatory agency.  He serves on the Local Board of Administration of LifePoint Church in Waldorf, MD, and his GodWorx duties include serving as the host of the Marketplace Multipliers podcast.

Bethany Paterson

Bethany Paterson

As a church planter, pastor’s wife, coach and educator, Bethany enjoys helping people take steps toward becoming all they were created to be. On the GodWorx team, she serves as Administrative Assistant and Project Manager, providing resources that encourage marketplace multipliers to integrate their faith into every area of their lives.

Godworx Faqs

 

What is GodWorx?

GodWorx is a multiplication initiative that equips ordinary people who have extraordinary influence, people we call “marketplace multipliers”. By providing educational resources, establishing relationships, and connecting like-minded individuals, GodWorx empowers those who seek to use their influence and integrate their faith by making disciples in their local marketplace setting, knowing that God is at work wherever they work!

What is a Marketplace Multiplier?

A marketplace multiplier is an ordinary person who has extraordinary influence! They are someone who is intentional about integrating their faith and work, equipping those around them in their workplaces, leveraging their influence to make disciples and multiply the kingdom of God. Marketplace Multipliers do this no matter what their career or areas of influence, knowing that God is at work wherever we work!

How can I contact the GodWorx team?

Have a question? Reach out to us at contact@godworx.life! We look forward to connecting with you!