Serving as editor for a journal like JITP provides many personalbenefits but none greater than the contact with so many bright andengaging scholars. When the journal is international, that benefit ismultiplied many times over. This issue of JITP represents workfrom scholars in three continents (Africa, Australia, and NorthAmerica). Our biannual leadership conference was held in HongKong, perhaps the most vital hub of Asia. Without question, theinternational aspect of invitational education is vibrant and visible.In today’s world, that is an important point to ponder. We are embroiledin a world that seems obsessed with our differences. Thosedifferences seem to be too frequently used to divide the world’speoples into suspicious and distrustin...