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First person: Liele's missionary service sets example for all who are called
By Eric Reese IMB missionary serving in Brazil A trailblazer — that’s who George Liele was. He was born into slavery. His owner freed him so he could pursue God’s call on his life. He stayed in the antebellum American South and faithfully preached the gospel. When the heir of his former master tried to reenslave him, Liele was thrown into jail. When he proved he really was a free man, instead of taking his freedom and running with it, he chose indentured servitude to get to Jamaica.
First-Person: A church of courage
The following is a book excerpt from “Willing to Risk it All for His Name’s Sake” written by Eric Reese. The pastor of a congregation in the slum of Santa Lucas invited me to preach during a special event for his church. Several murders had recently occurred in the community, and the pastor wanted me to encourage his people to not be fearful.
In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jimmy Cherizier zips through Haiti’s capital on the back of a motorcycle, flanked by young men wielding black and leopard print masks and automatic weapons. As the pack of bikes flies by graffiti reading “Mafia boss” in Creole, street vendors selling vegetables, meats and old clothes on the curb cast their eyes to the ground or peer curiously. Cherizier, best known by his childhood nickname Barbecue, has become the most recognized name in Haiti.
Next Gen leader: It’s time for mental health to be a part of student ministry
NASHVILLE (BP) — Shane Pruitt’s background in observing students is tough to top. Last year alone, he spoke at 117 events to more than 260,000 in attendance, recording more than 30,000 salvations and 1,500 called into the ministry. He also helped coach more than 6,200 collegiate and student leaders. Arguably, no one in Southern Baptist life has spent more time with students and their leaders in recent years.
SBC DIGEST: GuideStone releases tax guide; Virginia pregnancy center gets ultrasound; NOBTS students awarded for ‘personhood’ papers
GuideStone announces release of its Ministers’ Tax Guide By Holly Taylor/GuideStone DALLAS (BP) – GuideStoneFinancial Resources has released its most popular annual publication, the 2023 Ministers’ Tax Guide for 2022 Returns prepared by Richard Hammar, available now for GuideStone members at GuideStone.org/TaxGuide.
Unity, partnership evident at disaster relief national roundtable
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteer Jason Yarbrough kicked off his first year as state disaster relief director for the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma by attending the annual SBDR roundtable Jan. 24-26 at North Jacksonville Baptist Church in Jacksonville. Yarbrough was one of 38 state SBDR directors, out of 42 state Baptist conventions, who gathered to review the past year’s work and to discuss plans for the future.
FIRST-PERSON: God was faithful to George Liele, so I know He’ll be faithful to me
Editor’s note: Sunday, Feb. 5, is George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convntion. Promotional materials can be found at imb.org/george-liele/. A trailblazer – that’s who George Liele was. He was born into slavery. His owner freed him so he could pursue God’s call on his life. He stayed in the antebellum American South and faithfully preached the Gospel. Then he was thrown into jail, as the heir of his former master tried to re-enslave him.
First-Person: God was faithful to George Liele, so I know He’ll be faithful to me
Sunday, Feb. 5, is George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. Promotional materials can be found at imb.org/george-liele/. A trailblazer – that’s who George Liele was. He was born into slavery. His owner freed him so he could pursue God’s call on his life. He stayed in the antebellum American South and faithfully preached the gospel. Then he was thrown into jail, as the heir of his former master tried to re-enslave him.
The Deal Behind Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is the Black Friday of the digital age. It was created in response to the trend of consumers shopping online more and more. It is a day for retailers to offer great deals on their products and services. The term "Cyber Monday" was coined by the National Retail Federation in 2005. The word "cyber" refers to the fact that this is a day for online shopping deals. "Monday" simply refers to the day of the week.
Tactical Data Use with Sunlight
Enabling more use of public data is a key challenge for cities across the country. This week, we will be talking with our partners from the Sunlight Foundation about their efforts to improve Tactical Data Engagement. For this episode, we’re joined by Stephen Larrick, Open Cities Director at Sunlight. Stephen leads all city-focused work for Sunlight, including work we’ve done together on open data through the What Works Cities Initiative.
Data Points Episode 50 - City Health Dashboard at NYU
This week we talk with Dr. Marc Gourevitch and Dr. Jessica Athens, professors at the NYU School of Medicine, Department of Population Health. They’ll talk to us about the city health dashboard they’ve been developing for cities across the US. The City Health Dashboard is a web resource that enables community leaders and advocates for health, education, housing, and other policy areas in four pilot cities to easily see where they stand on 26 key measures of health and drivers of health.
Data Points Podcast Episode 39 - Weapons of Math Destruction - GovEx
Algorithms are complicated. Yet they are used all the time in our daily lives, including by governments, to perform basic functions. From determining what web page advertisements we see to timing traffic lights, algorithms are often working in the background in ways we overlook. In this episode, Eric and Sharon chat with Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction, about how using algorithms can have unintended consequences.
Data Points Podcast Episode 24 – Tackling HIV with Data - GovEx
In this episode of Data Points, we explain how the District of Columbia used data to reduce HIV transmissions by 70% in 7 years. It’s a story rife with lessons on how important data is in tackling major public health problems that threaten the lives and well-being of our children, friends, family and neighbors. When District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty took office in 2007, it was estimated that 1 in 20 District residents were HIV positive.
Data Points Podcast Episode 13 - Shining Light on Data - GovEx
The concepts of sunshine laws and open government have grown in prominence around the US in recent years. However, governments often have difficulty keeping up with changes and determining what works in terms of transparency and accountability. One of the oldest nonprofits focused on helping communities make sense of these shifts is the Sunlight Foundation.
Data Points Podcast Episode 7 - Applied Math and City Data in Baltimore
“The problems and the data are alike in city work and astronomy,” according to this episode’s guest, Tamas Budavari, Assistant Professor of Applied Math and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University. Tamas is working to apply the same solutions he built to answer how the universe was formed to understand how housing becomes vacant and blighted in Baltimore* City. Connecting Baltimore to his previous research was a bit of serendipity, according to Tamas.
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