1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458756003321

Autore

Slaughter Michael

Titolo

Change the world [[electronic resource] ] : recovering the message and mission of Jesus / / Mike Slaughter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Nashville, TN, : Abingdon Press, c2010

ISBN

1-4267-1339-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

269

Soggetti

Mission of the church

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-121).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Something's not working -- Missional vs. attractional -- Inclusive vs. exclusive -- Disciples vs. decisions -- Micro vs. macro -- Multiplication vs. expansion -- Mission vs. mortar -- Courage vs. compliance.

Sommario/riassunto

Clearly, something is not working. Despite the church's place of prominence in American culture and the ubiquity of the church in every American town, misconceptions about the faith of Jesus Christ run rampant today. Christians are known more for exclusivity than for love, more for pot lucks than for solving world hunger. It's time for churches to get over the cruise-ship mentality of being a program-provider, and reconnect with the true message and mission of Jesus: to bring good news to the poor, release to the captives, and freedom to the oppressed. The church is called to be a mission outp



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455897003321

Autore

Kester Anne Y

Titolo

Following the money [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. finance in the world economy / / Anne Y. Kester and Panel on International Capital Transactions, Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995

ISBN

1-282-08106-3

9786612081064

0-309-52163-7

0-585-14930-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

332.1/0973

Soggetti

Financial services industry - United States

Capital movements - Data processing

Automatic data collection systems

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-198) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Summary""; ""2 Globalization of Financial Markets""; ""3 Current U.S. Data Systems""; ""4 Capital Account Data:  Gaps and Needs""; ""5 Financial Derivatives: Data Gaps and Needs""; ""6 Alternative Data Sources and Collection Methods""; ""Appendix A Monitoring Capital Transactions in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan""; ""Appendix B Views of Data Compilers, Filers, and Users""; ""References and Bibliography""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Index""