Reporter's Notebook

FAITH IN BUSINESS

Religion isn’t something we write about much at the VBJ, but Stewart Kent, co-chair of the Clark County Annual Mayors’ and Community Leaders’ Prayer Breakfast says there is a connection between faith and business.

The seventh annual breakfast was Thursday, and more than 500 people took part. It was the largest crowd to date and 70 percent to 80 percent of the attendees were from the business community.
Not only was attendance up by more than 100 people, the number of corporate sponsors hit 54 this year, compared to 40 the year before and the 25 the year before that.

So what’s up? Kent says there is a tremendous faith-based group in the community and that many in it are also in business. And as the economy continues on shaky ground, business owners are looking for help.

“There are people out there who needed some prayer for their business,” he said. “It’s like guys in the fox holes – they’d be fibbing if they say right now they’re not praying, ‘Lord help me, please.’ ”

-Megan Patrick-Vaughn can be reached at mpatrick@vbjusa.com