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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...

UACFSF: Breaking out of closed systems

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: #UACFSFHere are notes from our meeting on 2/4 about Daniel 2: Speaking of divine inputs, we might not have the vision Daniel had, but we still receive divine inputs for our...

The question is how

Via Verge, a call for true leadership development: “…while most churches believe they have leadership development programs, in actuality they have programs that recruit and train volunteers.” The article leaves the next step up to you: how to develop leaders to impact...

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Our robot overlords

Via NBC, robots replacing the human workforce: “In the manufacturing industry, a recent study by Boston Consulting Group found that by 2025 robots will do about 25 percent of all industrial tasks—and that inexpensive robots are becoming increasingly available to...

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Confessions Of A New York City Doorman

Via Business Insider: In the half hour we talked to Pablo he greeted at least 20 residents and five workmen coming and going  (in English and Spanish); made at least ten calls upstairs to announce visitors; helped someone who had the wrong address; answered a...

Confessions Of A New York City Doorman

Via Business Insider: In the half hour we talked to Pablo he greeted at least 20 residents and five workmen coming and going  (in English and Spanish); made at least ten calls upstairs to announce visitors; helped someone who had the wrong address; answered a...

GiveDirectly Gives Poor Kenyan Families $1000

Via Business Insider: Paul Niehaus, Michael Faye, Rohit Wanchoo, and Jeremy Shapiro came up with a radically simple plan shaped by their own academic research. They would give poor families in rural Kenya $1,000 over the course of 10 months, and let them do whatever...

GiveDirectly Gives Poor Kenyan Families $1000

Via Business Insider: Paul Niehaus, Michael Faye, Rohit Wanchoo, and Jeremy Shapiro came up with a radically simple plan shaped by their own academic research. They would give poor families in rural Kenya $1,000 over the course of 10 months, and let them do whatever...

GiveDirectly Gives Poor Kenyan Families $1000

Via Business Insider: Paul Niehaus, Michael Faye, Rohit Wanchoo, and Jeremy Shapiro came up with a radically simple plan shaped by their own academic research. They would give poor families in rural Kenya $1,000 over the course of 10 months, and let them do whatever...

GiveDirectly Gives Poor Kenyan Families $1000

Via Business Insider: Paul Niehaus, Michael Faye, Rohit Wanchoo, and Jeremy Shapiro came up with a radically simple plan shaped by their own academic research. They would give poor families in rural Kenya $1,000 over the course of 10 months, and let them do whatever...

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