The Medlin Group Values in Action

The Medlin Group LLC believes one of the greatest contributions a company can make is in giving back to others. The “C” Factor also includes compassion, Christian values, and community. As a result, The Medlin Group co-founders actively donate their time and resources through a variety of humanitarian and pro bono offerings and events.

Halftime for Busy Executives. In support of Bob Buford’s bestselling book and course curriculum, Halftime, (see www.halftime.org), The Medlin Group has launched this multi-week class for churches or other faith-based organizations seeking to offer this session to the corporate executive leaders of their congregations and communities. Both of the co-founders of The Medlin Group were personally and profoundly affected by the book’s message of reorienting one’s life from success to significance and share their personal stories as a way of initiating and introducing this compelling offering.

A Break from the Heavy Lifting. The Medlin Group partners with the pastors of five urban churches serving the downtown Denver, CO neighborhoods. These five pastors are uniquely gifted to handle the social, physical, familial, community and spiritual needs of those they serve. In an effort to provide renewal for the pastors and their families, The Medlin Group sponsors various recreational opportunities to provide these tireless, committed ministers a break from the stressful demands of their daily responsibilities.

Leadership Development for Young Urban Leaders. In partnership with Target Teams, Inc. (see www.target-teams.com), The Medlin Group offers leadership behavioral and motivational assessments, interpretation, and evaluation to urban leaders. This effort is targeted at improving their leadership skills around team communications, coordination, and cooperation. Primarily targeted to young leaders who intend to return to and work in the urban community upon attaining their university degree, these tools, written reports, and the half-day seminars lay a strong foundation for better understanding one’s own style and strengths as well as quickly assessing those characteristics in others, all designed to enhance a leader’s ability to motivate and direct others toward a common, productive, relevant set of goals.

Bringing the Wild into the City (or vice versa!).   The Medlin Group sponsors inner-city kids who are attending summer church camp to visit The Wildlife Experience (www.thewildlifeexperience.org) for a day. This trip involves a bus ride to the facility, one or two nature movies in the I-WERKS Theater, lunch, and a museum tour of the wildlife that call our country "home".

Building Business Plans for Churches. Often churches, especially those with demanding and diverse constituencies, find themselves reacting and responding to critical needs in the moment. While these immediate actions are exceedingly necessary, so is the ability to plan for the future, think strategically, and effectively manage the church’s multi-faceted operations. The Medlin Group applies its corporate business practices in working with the executive leaders in the church to help them build a business plan for growth and longevity of organization’s vital mission.

Summer Camp in the City. When school ends for the summer, many urban kids normally in class find themselves with nothing to do and no supervision to attend to them. The Medlin Group co-sponsors Youth Camp in partnership with inner city churches. The church supplies the facility, curriculum, and counselors and The Medlin Group’s grant supplies the funding to host kids four days a week for eight weeks during June and July.