Top 3 Reasons Churches Avoid Evaluations by Thom Schultz - ChurchLeaders.com - Christian Leadership Blogs, Articles, Videos, How To's, and Free Resources

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It's the Economy: More Than 1 in 4 Young Americans 18-29 Say They Will Delay Repaying Student Loans and Other Debt Due to Poor Economy - Christian Newswire

It's the Economy: More Than 1 in 4 Young Americans 18-29 Say They Will Delay Repaying Student Loans and Other Debt Due to Poor Economy - Christian Newswire:

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Dear Occupy Wall Street ... - daveramsey.com

Dear Occupy Wall Street ... - daveramsey.com: "“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Yeah, that’s great. But what do you want? What are your goals? What are your demands? What result are you looking for?

The beauty of being vague is that anyone who has any emotion can get caught up in the excitement and join your crusade. They’ll just get mad at something and assume that you’re both mad about the same thing. Put a few hundred of these people together, and boom. You’ve got a crowd, a headline and a lot of attention … but no message."

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Global Men's Summit Seeks to Reverse Financial Crisis by Calling Men to Live a Life of Integrity - Christian Newswire

Global Men's Summit Seeks to Reverse Financial Crisis by Calling Men to Live a Life of Integrity - Christian Newswire: "
Global Men's Summit Seeks to Reverse Financial Crisis by Calling Men to Live a Life of Integrity
Contact: Josh Hixson, 817-980-1240, jhixson55@gmail.com

DALLAS, Oct. 21, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- In the midst of headlines detailing the latest financial downturn and the weakening of the world's economic integrity, one vital statistic has gone unreported:

Single-parent households are nearly twice as likely to be living in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Would Jesus Side with the Wall Street Protesters? - Christian News, Conservative Commentary

Would Jesus Side with the Wall Street Protesters? - Christian News, Conservative Commentary: "One of President Obama’s chief spiritual advisers is Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners, a liberal Christian community in the D.C. area. He has now likened helping the Occupy Wall Street protesters to siding with Jesus."

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WORLD Magazine | No jobs, no sale | Warren Cole Smith | Oct 22, 11

WORLD Magazine | No jobs, no sale | Warren Cole Smith | Oct 22, 11: "On Monday, Sept. 19, President Barack Obama made a Rose Garden speech to unveil his $3 trillion plan to shrink the deficit and create jobs, with about half of the savings coming from spending cuts. Most of the rest will come from taxes. Despite an aggressive sales tour by the president—mostly to states that will be battlegrounds in the 2012 election—he's finding few buyers."

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CNS STORY: Vatican to issue document on global financial reform

CNS STORY: Vatican to issue document on global financial reform: "VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican has prepared a document on reform of the global financial system and the potential role of a public regulatory authority.

The document, prepared by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was to be released Oct. 24 in four languages, and presented the same day at a Vatican news conference by Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the council."

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Investing My Talents | The High Calling

Investing My Talents | The High Calling: "This post is an except from Dan King's new book, The Unlikely Missionary: From Pew-Warmer to Poverty-Fighter.

“I’m not qualified for this.”

That was the prevailing thought running through my mind as I settled into my room for the night in Thika, Kenya. I couldn’t be more excited to teach the next day, but somehow I couldn’t shake the feeling of being unworthy of teaching these beautiful people anything."

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Business and Financial Leaders to Meet in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada November 10-13th - Christian Newswire

Business and Financial Leaders to Meet in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada November 10-13th - Christian Newswire: "GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta, Oct., 19, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christian business and financial leaders from Canada, the U.S., and other nations will attend the K.E.Y.S. Canada marketplace summit Nov. 10-13, 2011 in Grande Prairie, according to Charlie Fisher, event host and Founder and President of Guiding Business Transitions (GBT), a corporate strategy, board governance, investor relations and business development consulting firm. Theme for the summit will be "Kingdom Keys to Supernatural Abundance." "

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New ECFA Paper Urges Faith-Based Nonprofits to Put God First in Fund Management - Christian Newswire

New ECFA Paper Urges Faith-Based Nonprofits to Put God First in Fund Management - Christian Newswire: "WINCHESTER, Va., Oct. 19, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Faith-based nonprofits must operate with "Kingdom values" as stewards, not owners, of the endowments that help sustain their organizations, even as they manage such funds with an eye toward the future, according to a new monograph offered by ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)."

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WORLDmag.com | The ‘animal spirits’

WORLDmag.com | The ‘animal spirits’: "In the General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, John Maynard Keynes pondered on a peculiar characteristic of human nature. He identified it as a major contributor to the cyclical pattern of growth of modern capitalist economies. In his view, most human decisions are not made on the basis of a “weighted average of quantitative benefits multiplied by quantitative probabilities.” Instead, Keynes believed that most wealth-generating activities are a result of “spontaneous optimism.”"

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WORLD Magazine | The Smiths & Browns | Joel Belz | Oct 22, 11

WORLD Magazine | The Smiths & Browns | Joel Belz | Oct 22, 11: "Here's a brief story about personal finance—and maybe macroeconomics as well—that I first heard about 40 years ago. I wish I had heard it 50 years ago. I hope a few 20-somethings are listening to me now.

It's the simple story of two young couples—let's call them the Smiths and the Browns—who were eager to buy their first homes."

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Three Things to do When Your Career Hurts You | The High Calling

Three Things to do When Your Career Hurts You | The High Calling: "I am eating a peach. I notice the white flesh that is laced with streaks of pinkish red fibers. I feel the fluff of the skin like an abrasion against my own. I taste the sugar water that pours from within it and I realize that I have not taken life in like this for many, many months.

This refreshing perspective comes after a year of deep treading in very murky water. My career has hurt me in ways that I am only able to process after the fact. The days that mark this period of my life look like a continual darkness that I cannot break through. I cringe waking up; I cry going to sleep. My sleep is disturbed thinking of work the next morning."

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Demonstrations against financial greed sweep the world | Ekklesia

Demonstrations against financial greed sweep the world | Ekklesia: "Millions of protesters in 82 countries and across nearly a thousand cities have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the bailing out of the rich, while those at the bottom end of society are expected to pay for a global economic crisis prompted by speculation and greed.

The 'Unite for Global Change' actions look set to continue throughout the week, with a new wave of demonstrations planned across Europe and the USA.

The activists "mean to limit the power of finance capital "

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IRD Challenges Religious Left over Support for Wall Street Occupation - Christian Newswire

IRD Challenges Religious Left over Support for Wall Street Occupation - Christian Newswire: ""Religious activists who have aligned with the Wall Street Occupation should model mature Christian discernment, not echo angry resentments that dream of a secular utopia." -- Mark Tooley, IRD President"

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Relief From Being Scared - daveramsey.com

Relief From Being Scared - daveramsey.com: "It’s the Halloween season, and few people would be as scared as Will, a member of My Total Money Makeover. He’s staring down $647,000 in debt.

Between $84,000 in credit card debt and student loans, $540,000 in debt on a mortgage and a townhouse investment property, and a $23,000 car note, he’s got more than a few reasons to be scared."

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