Bridger is the first management firm for both higher education and
K-12 schools to use proven methods in property and technology
management to identify opportunities for significant cost savings and
improvements in service delivery. Since its founding in 1999, it has provided an independent
and knowledgeable voice about software and hardware options in every
phase of the technology design and implementation process . Managed by corporate real
estate, technology and education professionals, Bridger actively
supports the goal of making our entire educational system more
accountable, affordable and accessible.

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Leadership Network (http://www. Leadership Network became the vehicle
to fill that need.
Current CEO Tom Wilson says, "While Leadership Network's focus has always
been on innovators, our methods have evolved over the years along with the
needs of today's church.

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org ) was launched in 1984 by social
entrepreneur Bob Buford, who was then owner of a successful cable television
company in Tyler, Texas. With the help of Harold Myra and Paul Robbins of
Christianity Today, Buford gathered a group of 25 senior pastors of large
churches around the country to ask a single question, "What can I do to be
useful to you?" The pastors answered unanimously that they wanted a forum for
peer-to-peer interaction and learning. Soon, Leadership
Network was also sponsoring forums for executive pastors, worship leaders,
youth leaders, and other pastoral and lay ministers in need of the same kind
of peer-to-peer experiences. Today, much of our work is done through 'Leadership
Communities,' in which the participants are all focused on similar ministry
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directly with individuals who are looking to repurpose their lives, as well as
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"While we have saved our clients millions of dollars, Bridger is
first and foremost focused on using our proprietary methodologies to
advance their academic missions," said John Krieger, president of
Bridger."
Since 2002, Campus inDirects has worked with some 20 private and
public colleges and universities to develop and implement disciplined,
data-driven strategies for managing their physical assets, which
include land, buildings and infrastructure.

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DALLAS, Some organizations celebrating a milestone
anniversary host a big party to reflect back on all the good work they have
done.

About Bridger

Bridger uses proven methods in technology and management to help
educational institutions at all levels reduce operating costs and
align their services, infrastructure, processes and technology with
their academic missions.

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a structure to make that possible.halftime.

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What 's ahead in the next 20 years? According to Buford, "Leadership
Network will continue to evolve along with the church itself. It has provided a full array of custom
consulting and management services to more than 40 academic
institutions, from K-12 to higher education.

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Twenty years later , the Dallas-based organization has helped some of the
biggest and most highly respected churches in the United States, as well as
other innovative leaders who are beginning to build the next generation of
churches. Based on its assessments, for
example, it has found that most small and mid-sized campuses can
reduce their "indirect" operating expenses by at least 10 - 15
percent.

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Before long, Leadership Network found that senior pastors weren't the only
ministry professionals hungry for this kind of experience. "Through the combined services of the former Campus inDirects
and Tera Byte, we enable schools of all levels and sizes to gain
control of their operating budgets and simultaneously enrich their
students' learning experiences.bridgerED.

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leadnet. And, as these innovators go back into their own worlds,
their ministries grow farther and faster than they could ever have dreamed .

Leaders in Campus Management and Technology Form Bridger a Unique Resource to Align Operations with the Academic Mission

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Through self-
assessment tools, books, events and other resources, Leadership Network's
Halftime initiative (http://www.

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over 450,000 copies now in print, Halftime has reoriented many high-achievers
from a life of success to one focused on significance. For more on Leadership
Network, see http://www.com .

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"From the very beginning," says Buford, who still serves as LN's chairman
of the board, "we knew we had caught on to something.

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halftime. And Leadership Network is
spreading its innovative research and practical applications even further
through a broadcast initiative with Church Communication Network and book
publishing ventures with Zondervan and Jossey-Bass.----

Merger will enable education institutions to better achieve shared
goals of improved access, accountability and affordability

Campus inDirects and Tera Byte, two pioneering companies that are
applying best practices in campus management and technology, have
joined forces to form Bridger, a full-service resource for connecting
an institution 's technology and operations management to its academic
mission.
Founded and managed by real estate , technology and education
professionals (including vice president Lucy Morros, the former
president of Barat College), Bridger recognizes that all institutions
are being held accountable for providing students with an accessible,
affordable high quality education.

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But there's
also no question that the core of what we do will remain the same --
identifying, connecting and helping high-capacity Christian leaders multiply
their impact. It begins each engagement by
collaborating with education administrators and officials to gain a
precise understanding of the academic mission, which then drives cost
controls and service enhancements.

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Leadership Network Celebrates 20 Years of Equipping Innovative Church Leaders

The pastors so
appreciated the chance to gather together across denominational lines, learn
from each other and step outside their comfort zones."
And that's something to celebrate!

About Leadership Network: Based in Dallas, Texas, Leadership Network is a
non -profit public charity that fosters church innovation and growth through a
variety of programs, resources and strategies. It also addressed support
services and processes in targeting the "magnificent seven " of
operational inefficiencies, i.

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Our experience is that the interaction, dialogue and
sharing among Leadership Community participants inevitably accelerates the
innovation process.
Since its inception, Leadership Network has also shown a strong commitment
to capturing and distributing knowledge to the larger Christian community.
Both the Leadership Network and Halftime Web sites offer free e-newsletters
and downloadable concept papers for church leaders, as well as tapes, videos
and other resources available for a nominal charge. It recently
received the "Impact on Technology" award from the Council of
Educational Facility Planners for work at York High School, Elmhurst,
Illinois .

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In recognition of its 20th year of service, Leadership Network decided
to look forward -- with an even greater focus on helping innovative church
leaders multiply their reach and impact.

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For example, right now we're doing a lot of work with rapidly
growing multi-site churches and other churches with a strong, externally
focused ministry."
Another one of Leadership Network's groundbreaking initiatives -- Halftime
-- grew out of Bob Buford's best-selling 1995 book by the same name.org or contact Rick Long at
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