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Crimson Fellowship: University of Alabama Christian staff, faculty, and graduate students

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: leroyhurt-df0opq.mailerpage.ioCrimson Fellowship meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Baptist Campus Ministries building (403 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401) at 11:45 AM -...

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...

Create value for yourself

This snippet from a Coach Nick Saban is good advice for any young person thinking about what it takes to launch their career. Don’t Give Anybody A Reason To Say But pic.twitter.com/mlBX50T80N— InsideBamaRecruiting (@RTRnews) December 21, 2021

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Business continuity: Responding to risks

After reading about weather disasters and other events that destroy lives and disrupt businesses, I thought I'd refresh my knowledge of business continuity practices. Here are some notes from a business continuity course from Project Management Institute. Image from...

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Keep going, keep growing

The example of a pastor during a visit to Payatasin the Philippines included how he lost what was probably a decent job. It made me think about how we have to keep building our skills. I thought about Daniel, Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael and how Nebuchadnezzar...

Trends for the church in 2015

The social transformation work seen during recent trip to the Philippines could be an example for American churches to engage their communities. Thom Rainer began a blog series about trends in 2015 for churches.  Rainer (2015) suggested one of the trends would be...

Trends for the church in 2015

The social transformation work seen during recent trip to the Philippines could be an example for American churches to engage their communities. Thom Rainer began a blog series about trends in 2015 for churches.  Rainer (2015) suggested one of the trends would be...

Megacommunity thinking

A great pastor, Lowell Bakke, explained Paul's letter to the Philippians as a treatise on partnership, which made me think about the concept of megacommunities. A megacommunity consists of organizations from the business, government, and civil sectors joining forces...

Megacommunity thinking

A great pastor, Lowell Bakke, explained Paul's letter to the Philippians as a treatise on partnership, which made me think about the concept of megacommunities. A megacommunity consists of organizations from the business, government, and civil sectors joining forces...

Four hours or so

A recurring theme during a recent visit to the Philippines has been that of understanding that people with business and technical skills have much to offer in service to God's kingdom. This requires taking time to develop those skills for a specific purpose. Paul...

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