Monday, July 09, 2007

New Name

What's in a Name? Is a rose by any other name not smell as sweet?

Why are we changing the name of our organization from Life Way Ministries, Inc to Sweeten Life Systems, Inc?

There are too many organizations with the moniker "Life Way". It is a simple and long over due change. I wish I had done it many years ago.

The Groups Named Life Way or Lifeway or LifeWay.

Lifeway for Youth. This is an organization dedicated to placing foster children who are in the care of the state in loving homes. Last year a young boy by the name of Marcus Faisel was placed in a home near Cincinnati but was killed by the care givers. The Lifeway name has become confused with our name. That alone would be enough to warrant a change.

Lifeway Resources. This is a subsidiary of the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board and it does many good works in publishing, research, training, etc. Many people are very confused because they do a lot of the same things as we but they are completely different from us.

Life Way Counseling Centers. This is a for profit, Sub Chapter C Corporation dedicated to provide Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Medical treatment by licensed therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and counselors. I was the founder of this organization and so it is even more confusing to people for my name is associated with both organizations. It was a bad decision to have two different organizations with the same name.

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TA DA!!!!

Life Way Ministries, Inc. This is a 501 c3 Faith Based non-profit, tax deductible charity recognized by the State of Ohio and the IRS. The tax ID is # 31-1254534.


We are changing the name, address and phone number but not the tax ID or the tax status.

The new name will be:

Sweeten
Life Systems

P.O. Box 498455
Cincinnati, Ohio 45249
A non-profit 501 c-3 tax deductible ministry # 31-1254534

www.garysweeten.com
http://garysweetenblogspotcom.blogspot.com/
http://committedcouples.blogspot.com

513.697.0217.Fax
513.697.6494.Office
513.300.5065.Cell

Why Sweeten? Because I have founded and/or ran many organizations with differing names and my moniker is the only consistent thing from one to another. ( Jesus Family, Christian Discipleship at College Hill Presbyterian, Teleios Center, CIC International, EMI International, Teleios Norway, Teleios Russia, Presbyterian Renewal, Life Way Hospital, Christian Comprehensive Care, Life Way Counseling Centers, Life Seminars, Counseling With Power, Apples of Gold, Listening for Heaven's Sake, Rational Christian Thinking, Breaking Free from the Past, etc.

Why Life Systems? We are strongly committed to life abundantly and to a systemic approach to ways we work together.

Welcome to Sweeten Life Systems

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