As I work on the planning for this year’s Entrepreneurial Leaders Conferences, I am again reminded of the following: entrepreneurial leaders are the primary means by which Christianity will have ongoing influence and relevance in our world. If Christians are followers rather than leaders, imitators instead of innovators, risk-avoiders rather than risk-takers, fragmented rather than united, then we will have far less impact than is otherwise possible. This is a tragic failure to be stewards of our influence. I think we need to bear this point in mind. One aspect of the planning of the ELCs has been to counter fragmentation and Balkanization. Many disconnected groups involved in worthwhile initiatives—often within particular denominational, ministry, cultural or ethnic silos—don’t collaborate with other like-minded groups. As a result, these disparate initiative register nary a blip on the radar screen of our culture and society. Governments and social institutions pay no heed to fragmented and fractured groups. And, yet, there are many, many successful Christian business leaders. The ELO events, by contrast, strive to be broadly collaborative unifying events. They are crafted to be the premier events to bring together all entrepreneurial leaders from throughout the Christian spectrum for synergistic difference-making. Collectively, we number in the thousands, employ 10’s of 1,000s and generate 100’s of millions of revenue. The vision of ELO is that through collaborative effort we can have an exponential impact. All Christian entrepreneurs and marketplace leaders are a vital part of this collective undertaking, to be part of a group that will be a turning point whereby Christians become an important part of difference-making in our world.