Here is God’s phone number

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God’s phone number is J333. Here’s a link. Also this.

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Here’s a church outreach job in Grand Rapids (deadline Tues. May 28)

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Madison @ Ford:

Madison at Ford is the extension of Madison Square Church to further bring the power of God’s word and plan of salvation for our lives.  Located four blocks north of Madison at the Square, we are meeting at Gerald Ford Middle School, 851 Madison Ave. SE. Parking is available in the back of the school, off Franklin St. just west of Madison Ave.

Job Opening

Madison at Ford Job Posting: Reach Out Director

The Congregational Leadership Team of Madison at Ford is proud to announce the desire to fill a part-time (25 hours) position to lead our Reach Out ministries!

The CLT is seeking out an individual with a clear calling to cast vision, equip teams, and share the gospel by Reaching OUT to the Ford School and its neighborhood for the glory of Jesus Christ.

Applications

- For applications please contact Lori Robbins at 245-7791 x202 or email.

- Hand in all completed applications to Lori Robbins at the church office or by email

- Feel free to contact Ford Reach In Director Doug Roede at 245-7791 x 229 or Pastor Brad for any questions, as well, at 245-7791 x207 or email.

Applications will be accepted 5pm Tuesday, May 28

Madison at Ford is seeking candidates for a part-time (25 hours) position to lead our Reach OUT ministries. Deadline for applications, cover letters, and resumes is May 28.

13.04.26 Reaching Out Position: job description and application

via Madison at Ford | Madison Square Church.

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Rules of Thumb for Reluctant Entrepreneurs

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Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo:

In the same way that the poor may save less than the middle class because they know that their savings will not be enough to reach a consumption goal they are really looking forward to, they may not invest as much (not only money but also emotions and intellectual energy) in their businesses because they already know that they can’t make a real difference….

The fact that most micro-entrepreneurs may not be fully committed to making every penny count may also explain the disappointing effects of the business training programs that many MFIs have no started proposing to their clients as an added service. At weekly meetings, clients are told about how to keep better accounts, manage their inventories, understand interest rates, and so forth. Programs of this kind were evaluated in studies in Peru and India. The research results in both countries found some improvement in business knowledge but no changes in profits, sales, or assets. These programs are motivated by a sense that these businesses are not particularly well run, but if the businesses are run that way because of a lack of enthusiasm rather than a lack of knowledge, it is not particularly surprising that the training does very little to help. In the Dominican Republic, another training program tried, alongside the regular training module, a simplified curriculum, suggesting the entrepreneurs focus on simple “rules of thumb” (such as keeping the business and household expenses separate, and paying oneself a fixed salary). Here again, the regular training was ineffective, but giving the entrepreneurs the simplified tips did lead to an increase in profit. This is probably because people were willing to adopt these rules of thumb, and they actually simplified their lives rather than demanding even more intellectual resources from them. 

From pages 224-5 of the book Poor Economics: A Radical Re-thinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty.

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