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Notes and quotes: About American Workforce Academy

An article by Salena Zito gives some background about American Workforce Academy that parents and mentors of young people pursuing calling and career should think about. Main point: "[Mike] Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the...

UACFSF: Mark Tapscott on working on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: #UACFSF, https://www.hillfaith.org/Mark Tapscott of HillFaith dropped in on us via Zoom on 2/25 to tell us about his ministry to Capitol Hill staff. Among other things, he leads a...

UACFSF: God’s intervention in life and history

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: #UACFSFAt our 2/18 meeting, we learned how Daniel, in Daniel 2:19-23, acknowledged God's intervention in life and history. Some points to ponder: God alone possesses wisdom and...

Pastors versus scholarsAre the two in conflict? One person answers the question by doing both, pastoring, editing for The Gospel Coalition, and teaching as an adjunct professor at a seminary. He's also part of a long-term academic project. Along the way, he's learned...

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Pay attention to your mind. Here's an organization dedicated to theological scholarship, the Evangelical Theology Society. Scholars like these generate ideas that filter into the mainstream and shape the thinking of lay people. While it's important for seminaries to...

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Survey: Soft Skills Make up the Biggest Competency Gap

Via Chief Learning Officer: …for all the traditional talk about a skills gap in technical and computer skills, 44 percent of respondents cited soft skills — such as communication, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration — as the area with the biggest gap....

Survey: Soft Skills Make up the Biggest Competency Gap

Via Chief Learning Officer: …for all the traditional talk about a skills gap in technical and computer skills, 44 percent of respondents cited soft skills — such as communication, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration — as the area with the biggest gap....

Enabling innovation

Via Chief Learning Officer: …there are five key skills of disruptive innovators: associating, questioning, observing, networking and experimenting. These make up “the innovator’s DNA,” a set of behaviors that anyone can practice to consistently develop innovative...

Enabling innovation

Via Chief Learning Officer: …there are five key skills of disruptive innovators: associating, questioning, observing, networking and experimenting. These make up “the innovator’s DNA,” a set of behaviors that anyone can practice to consistently develop innovative...

Most Employers Check Facebook, Twitter of Job Applicants

Via Chief Learning Officer: Sixty four percent of bosses admit to searching Facebook or Twitter to check the suitability of potential employees, Most Employers Check Facebook, Twitter of Job Applicants - Chief Learning Officer, Solutions for Enterprise Productivity...

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