Congressman Frank Wolf to speak at McLean Presbyterian Church

Workforce Ministries presents Purposeful Leadership Speaker Series with Frank Wolf

“…Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required…” - Luke 12:48.

After 34 Years Living out My Faith in Congress, What is next?

Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM, McLean Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 1020 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia

Registration is recommended. Please visit Workforce Ministries at http://www.workforceministries.com/ to RSVP for this free event.

Come hear Frank Wolf share his thoughts on the past 34 years in Congress and his passion to be an advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves as he looks forward to working on human rights and religious freedom—both domestic and international—as well as matters of the culture and the American family.

Congressman Wolf, the most senior of the 11 members of the House of Representatives from Virginia, is serving in his 17th term in Congress. He represents the 10th District of Virginia, which stretches from McLean to Winchester. Congressman Wolf sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, where he is the Chairman on the Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee. He also serves on the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and State and Foreign Operations subcommittees. In addition, he is the co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan organization made up of nearly 200 Members of Congress who work together to raise awareness about international human rights issues.

Congressman Wolf is one of the House’s leading crusaders for human rights. He believes members of Congress have an obligation to speak out for those who are persecuted around the world. He has traveled to Ethiopia, Sudan, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and other countries in Africa to see firsthand the tremendous suffering of the people at the hands of corrupt governments, war, AIDS and famine.

He led the first congressional delegation to Darfur in western Sudan to bring attention to the crisis there, later officially declared by the U.S. government as genocide. He also has worked to call attention to the human rights abuses and religious persecution in the People’s Republic of China, Tibet, Romania, Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, and the Middle East.

In December 2013, Congressman Wolf made the following announcement that he would be retiring from Congress and would not be seeking re-election this year:

“As a follower of Jesus, I am called to work for justice and reconciliation, and to be an advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. I plan to focus my future work on human rights and religious freedom—both domestic and international—as well as matters of the culture and the American family.”

Congressman Wolf was born in 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his B.A. degree from Penn State University in 1961 and his law degree from Georgetown University in 1965. He lives in Vienna with his wife, Carolyn. They have five adult children and 16 grandchildren. Carolyn and Frank have been members of Vienna Presbyterian Church for well over three decades.

About Workforce Ministries

Workforce Ministries can transform the lives of men and women in the workplace, and thereby the marketplace for Christ.

Workforce Ministries is made up of organizations and individuals who have a call to encourage, support, and train Christians in the workplace, so that they may enjoy God’s Grace while at work as well as in all other facets of their lives.

Christ’s body of believers has always been in the marketplace, but in today’s culture, many are unsure of what they can do regarding their faith in the workplace. In addition, many have questions about how to balance the requirement of the workplace with their Christian beliefs.

Workforce Ministries endeavors to provide assistance in answering many of these questions, as well as providing a body of support for encouragement and discipleship. Through meetings with Senior Leaders as guest speakers, in discussion groups, in local luncheon meetings, in Bible studies at various workplace locations, or in more intense training and education, Workforce Ministries strives to provide a variety of experiences that can enhance an individual’s spiritual life, answer questions for seekers, and provide a community of believers for support.

The Workforce Ministries approach is as follows:
• Challenging believers to take their faith to work, engage with others in a Christ-like manner, create a faith-friendly work environment, and be a witness for Jesus.
• Create and attend small group Bible studies focused on the workplace.
• Reach out to seekers with gentleness and respect, and be ready to lead them to Christ.
• Hold regular events where Christians from the workplace can gather to fellowship with one another and hear an engaging presentation relevant to the workplace.

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