Podcasts about ifes

What does integrating your faith with your work mean, especially when you're a doctor navigating ethical dilemmas, societal challenges, and mission opportunities in the Caribbean? In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Dr. Khara Collymore-Lashley shares her journey of combining faith and vocation as a medical doctor in the Caribbean. From navigating the spiritual climate of the region to serving as the hands, feet, and voice of Jesus in her profession, Dr. Khara offers a profound perspective on mission in the workplace. Whether you're a medical professional, a ministry leader, or simply curious about faith in action, this episode will leave you encouraged and challenged. Faith Meets Profession: How Dr. Khara integrates her Christian faith with her medical career, navigating ethical challenges and serving as a light in a demanding field. The Caribbean Church's Challenges: Insights into the spiritual climate of the Caribbean, marked by evangelism, a lack of discipleship, and historical narratives needing redemption. Mission in the Workplace: Encouraging Christian doctors and professionals to view their work as mission fields, sharing Christ's love in everyday interactions. Opportunities for Medical Missions: Exploring both traditional and nontraditional pathways for Christian medical professionals to serve locally and globally. Don't miss this inspiring conversation! If you found it valuable, share it with a friend, leave us a review, and subscribe to the Lausanne Movement Podcast for more stories of faith and mission. Visit lausanne.org to learn how you can get involved. Links & Resources: Mercy Ships: https://www.mercyships.org International Christian Medical and Dental Association: https://icmda.net Hospital Christian Fellowship: https://www.hcfglobal.org Guest Bio: Khara is a medical doctor currently pursuing residency training in Anesthesia and Intensive Care. She is passionate about missions and has served bi-vocationally with the national IFES movement in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (ISCF) from 2015-2020. Currently she serves as the regional representative for the International Christian Medical and Dental Association in the Anglophone Caribbean and with the Lausanne regional leadership team for the Caribbean. Khara enjoys walks on the beach, reading, singing, and spending time with family and friends. One of her greatest desires is to see the Caribbean church engage fully in God's global mission. We'd love your feedback to help us to improve this podcast. Thank you!

What does it look like to seek revival amongst the younger generations? Discover Sarah Breuel's journey of surrender, renewal, and hope for a European awakening. In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, we hear from Sarah Breuel, founder of Revive Europe, as she shares powerful stories of faith, transformation, and vision for revival among the next generation. Main Points: Personal Renewal as the Foundation for Revival: Sarah discusses the journey of personal renewal and healing, emphasizing forgiveness and letting go of idols to make space for God's presence. Defining Revival and Renewal in Today's Context: Sarah breaks down what revival truly means, differentiating it from renewal, awakening, and other spiritual movements, and highlights why Europe is primed for a fresh outpouring. The Power of Travailing Prayer for Revival: Discover how "travailing prayer" catalyzes revival. Sarah shares insights on how deep, persistent prayer can prepare hearts and communities for God's movement. A Vision for Europe's Next Generation: Sarah explains the purpose and mission of Revive Europe, which seeks to unite young leaders in a movement of prayer and evangelism with a vision for continent-wide spiritual awakening. Practical Steps for Revival Leadership: Drawing from her experiences, Sarah offers guidance for those longing to lead in revival, encouraging young leaders to seek God's presence above all and to foster environments where the Holy Spirit can move freely. Inspired by this episode? Be part of the movement! Subscribe to the Lausanne Movement Podcast for more stories like Sarah's, leave a review, and share this episode to help spread the message of revival. Visit our website to learn more about Revive Europe and other resources to deepen your walk with God. Links & Resources: Revive Europe Website - https://www.reviveeurope.org/ Recommended Resource: - https://awakeninglibrary.com/ Follow Revive Europe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reviveeurope/?hl=en Guest Bio: Sarah Breuel is the director of Revive Europe. Included in Christianity Today's '33 under 33′ list of leaders to watch, Sarah served as chair of the 2016 Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering. Originally from Brazil and currently living in Rome, Sarah has worked for IFES in four national movements in the last 16 years (Brazil, Canada, Norway, and Italy) and now works in the European region as the evangelism training coordinator. She has a business degree and a MDiv from Regent College, and serves on the Lausanne Movement's international board of directors. Sarah is married to René. They have planted a vibrant church in Rome and have two boys, Pietro and Matteo.

Ideias e empreendimentos com projetos inovadores para a sociedade são destaques no "CBN e a Tecnologia". E, dessa vez, o destaque é um sistema de virtualização para uso na área de segurança patrimonial, baseado em Inteligência de máquina, visão computacional e robótica. Desenvolvido pelo professor do Ifes, Maxwell Eduardo Monteiro, o chamado "PorteiroTRON", é um projeto que surgiu de um edital de inovação da rede federal. Foi desenvolvido em dezoito meses, finalizado em 2023. Os desenvolvedores têm levado esse serviço de proteção para prédios públicos. Ao todo envolvia 14 pessoas, com alunos e pesquisadores do Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (Ifes). "A proposta do sistema não é substituir o ser humano, mas ter uma entidade alertando sobre possíveis suspeitas 24h por dia", explica. A IA é usada para identificar comportamentos suspeitos, como uma pessoa parada em frente ao condomínio à noite. Ao identificar, ele gera alertas, acende luzes, manda mensagem de voz para alto falante para intimidar suspeitos. Ouça a conversa completa!

2024是全球大選年，根據國際選舉制度基金會（IFES）1月3日的估計，全球將選出至少20位國家領導人。近日，在英國與法國兩場提前舉行的選舉剛剛落幕： ＃英國大選：連續執政14年的保守黨（Conservative）慘敗，由工黨（Labour）重返執政。工黨的勝利是因為英國民眾歷經脫歐、COVID-19疫情、通膨經濟危機後，投下對保守黨的「賭爛票」嗎？而藍領出身的英國新任首相、工黨黨魁基爾・斯塔默（Keir Starmer）是誰？換人做做看後，英國與歐盟的關係、對中國的態度及政策，又會有哪些改變？ ＃法國國會大選：原定2027年才要改選的國會，因總統馬克宏（Emmanuel Macron）解散國會而提前舉行，這場豪賭以成功防堵極右派的大逆轉作收，但延長賽可能才要開始：小黨組成的泛左翼政黨聯盟「新人民陣線」（NFP）、馬克宏所屬的中間派聯盟「一起為了共和國」（Ensemble）、極右派「國民聯盟」（RN）「三強鼎立」下，由誰出任總理、擁有行使憲法第49條第3項「繞過國會強推法案」的權力，將是未來攻防焦點。 選戰過後，政黨間的權力鬥爭與內政外交的策略博弈才剛要開始，這集，一起來關注英、法兩場選舉結果，以及對全球局勢的可能影響。 製作團隊｜張鎮宏、藍婉甄、陳思樺

Maria T21 é uma robô terapêutica pensada para interagir com crianças diagnosticadas com o Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) e com Síndrome de Down. De lacinho na cabeça e uma mochila rosa, a tecnologia assistiva contribui para o desenvolvimento cognitiva, físico e social das crianças, auxiliando as terapias tradicionais. Criada em 2020, na Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, a Maria T21 é uma aliada nas terapias que tratam de coordenação motora, memória e comunicação. Neste final de semana, a robô estará na Feira de Negócio e Inovação do Espírito Santo, na Praça do Papa, em VItória. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, o professor do Ifes de Linhares e responsável pelo desenvolvimento do projeto, João Panceri, conta como a Maria T21 transforma a sociedade. Ouça a conversa completa!

It's Alex and Paul, and it's another Alex (you've met her in 133!). She tells us all about BeOnd, the new all business class airlines that flies ex-EasyJet (!) 319s (!) to get you to the Maldives (did she enjoy the plane more than the beach?!). Humane versus non-humane low cost carriers: a new definition for IATA? The MAX flying challenge, or how to overcome the unhealthy relationship with a plane. Airport design and signage, another potential unhealthy relationship (it shouldn't be that hard!). Backpack travel, the way to avoid being made to check your carry-on. Make airport buses great again: do not put stickers on windows, do not darken the windows too much (WE WANT TO SEE THE APRON VIEWS!). Wifi naming: has anyone who implemented them actually flown an aircraft? Etihad 3.0, a new growth chapter (there will be doors in the forthcoming EY business class, but Paul does not think doors are very necessary). The new AUH is gorgeous, and a success: was its design process so long thought that it led to some quirks though? (whilst the path to the Etihad lounge is awkward, the delicious design of the gates is a win!). Lavatories breaks with the airline wireless headphones (and PLEASE add green noise—rain and thunder—as a feature on IFEs!!!).Follow Alex on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/alexandravukolovaListen to her podcast, Sky Lounge: Apple Podcasts, Spotify And since Paul mentions it, here's the very good Air Show podcast (weekly and short, the opposite of this pod haha): Apple Podcasts, SpotifySee you in 2-3 weeks for another episode (hint: closer to where Paul has never been)

Boa parte da categoria docente federal espalhada pelo Brasil está em greve! Pois então, se formos elencar todos os motivos pelos quais os professores estão parados, podemos lcitar a reestruturação da carreira, a revogação do novo ensino médio, a recomposição orçamentária das IFES, a recomposição salarial e o "revogaço" de medidas e decretos dos governos Bolsonaro e Temer. Mas todas essas pautas são reflexo de um problema muito mais profundo e estrutural, que corrói o cerne do Estado e destrói instituições. Estamos falando das medidas austeras que são muito comuns hoje em dia e impostas por países do Norte Global, subordinando países do Sul Global. Todas essas medidas são características do nosso tempo, tempos em que vivemos cada vez mais o recrudescimento do neoliberalismo. Mas devemos estar preparados e utilizar de todas as formas possíveis para combater esse tipo de medida. Por isso, a ASPUV entrevista no programa de hoje o diretor do DIEESE, Fausto Augusto Júnior, para entender mais sobre esse fenômeno e como ele afeta em muito as nossas vidas.

Have you ever felt a calling to serve others but weren't sure where to begin? This episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast is for aspiring missionaries, cross-cultural workers, and anyone interested in growing in their intercultural relationships. Richard Coleman, a missionary with TMS Global, shares his inspiring journey from a call to missions as a teenager to now serving in one of the worlds largest student ministries in Ethiopia. He unpacks the importance of reciprocal relationships, highlights the power of community, and offers practical tips for navigating cultural differences. Discover how cross-cultural ministry can empower diverse communities and the profound impact it has on both the server and those served. Key Takeaways: Developing Cross-Cultural Intelligence: Learn from Richard's personal experiences and insight. Building Reciprocal Relationships: Discover how embracing other cultures and communities can foster deeper connections. Empowering Student Leaders: Explore some ideas to engage and empower students in ministry. Links & Resources: TMS Global: tms-global.org Black Blessings: blackblessings.com Evangelical Student Union of Ethiopia (EvaSUE): evasue.net Lausanne Movement: lausanne.org Richard Coleman Bio: Richard Coleman got his introduction to missions through a short-term trip to Uganda led by the Oral Roberts University Missions department. He has served as the missions director of a megachurch, Perspectives instructor, mobilisation director for a sending agency, and leader within the Lausanne Movement. With his wife and five children, he currently serves in Ethiopia through a partnership with TMS Global and EvaSUE, the IFES affiliate in the country.

Ever wondered how you could raise more support in your local ministry context? Discover how reframing fundraising as "support development" can unlock new possibilities and foster true collaboration with Kehinde Ojo, IFES Indigenous Support Development Program Director. This episode offers fresh perspectives on mobilising resources for God's kingdom, combining personal stories, biblical insights, and practical advice. Key Takeaways: Shift Perspective: Reframe fundraising as "support development" for a more inclusive and collaborative approach. Unlock Local Generosity: Discover practical tips to cultivate support within your own community, including utilising diverse partners like churches, families, and Christian organisations. Prioritise God: Ground your strategies in prayer and faith, focusing on God's vision and provision. Join Kehinde as he dives into: His unique journey and insights on reframing fundraising The role of "support development" within IFES The power of vision casting and local partnerships Fostering interdependence and inclusivity in resource mobilisation The importance of prayer and planning in effective support development Ready to transform your fundraising approach?   Links: Kehinde's Email: kehinde.ojo@ifesworld.org    Kehinde's Bio: Kehinde Ojo is the IFES program director for indigenous support development. Kehinde was born and raised in southwestern Nigeria. He became a Christian during university through the witness of NIFES (IFES Nigeria). He then got fully involved, became trained and discipled. On graduation in 1991, he served as a volunteer for one year before joining NIFES as a full-time staff worker. He served with NIFES for 18 years in different roles and in different parts of the country. In 2011 Kehinde was invited by IFES to pioneer a new global program to help national movements in IFES become sustainable in their local fundraising for ministry effectiveness. His brief included developing a work plan for the program and identifying and equipping a global team to work with him. He trains and mentors leaders regularly in the Africa, Eurasia, Caribbean, and Latin America regions of IFES. Kehinde was part of the committee that planned and organised the Nigeria-Lausanne Congress 2013. He has written articles on generosity and resource mobilisation and actively participates in the Lausanne Ministry Fundraising Network. Kehinde wants to see a new generation of godly and effective leaders raised for the nations. Kehinde and his family live in Abuja, Nigeria.

This week, the EU published the text of its new AML Regulation and Directive, FinCEN issued guidance on the beneficial ownership registry access rule, and Puerto Rico adopted new rules for IFEs and IBEs. John and Elliot discuss these and other items and their meaning for the financial crime compliance community.

Hoe ga je om met enorme tegenslagen in je privé leven en wat doet dat met je zakelijk leven.In deze podcast zijn we in gesprek met Wilfried Verboom. Wilfried is zijn carrière gestart als schoolmeester nadat hij de PABO heeft afgerond. Daar lag ook direct zijn hart. Met alle uitdagingen die daarbij horen. Daarna werd hij directeur van een basisschool en na 15 jaar heeft hij het onderwijs verlaten om directeur te worden van een psychologenkantoor. Hij wordt dan directeur van de Bond tegen vloeken en is bestuurder geweest van IFES een internationale studentenvereniging. En is uiteindelijk fulltime ondernemer geworden.We praten met elkaar over zijn maatschappelijke carrière en zijn gezondheidscarrière aan de hand van de volgende onderwerpen:Staan we stil bij zijn rol als schoolmeester en zijn directeurschapDe uitdagingen die hierbij horenDe move naar het bedrijfslevenDood en leven en je levensontwikkelingDe ontwikkeling van visie op keuzes makenRegie en vertrouwenDe nonprofit organisatie Bond tegen vloekenDe studentenverenigingHet geloofDe marketeer van je eigen persoonlijkheidGelukInspiratie:Omringd door idioten door Thomas EriksonMeer informatieBrevet van vermogenMeer informatie over StoryBrandhttps://storybrand.nl/ 

Dive into an insightful discussion with Dr. Katherine Collin, Director of the Conflict Resolution Program at Georgetown University in which we will explore the profound influence of democratic processes on governance and peace in areas affected by conflict. This episode explores diverse career paths and challenges within this crucial sector, emphasizing how democratic engagement contributes to building sustainable peace and robust institutions. Why You Should Listen: Career Opportunities: Learn about the range of career paths working at the intersection of governance, conflict, policy and peace.  Navigating Complexities: Understand the challenges of creating sustainable peace and governance structures through democratic means. Sector Insights: Gain a holistic view of the sector from an experienced professional at the forefront of peace operations and democratic transitions. What we Cover Democratic Processes & Peacebuilding: Analyze the essential role of elections and referendums in conflict-affected areas and their potential to underpin careers focused on international relations. Skills for Success: Discuss the skill sets necessary for impactful work in the fields of peace, conflict, and governance. Professional Pathways: Consider the varied opportunities and challenges faced by professionals at this intersection and what it means for career development. Why is PCDN doing this? PCDN's mission is to empower professionals and students to build careers that drive social change. This episode, featuring Dr. Collin's expertise, provides in-depth insights and guidance for those looking to make informed decisions about their career paths in peace and governance. About Dr. Katherine Collin: At Georgetown University, Dr. Katherine Collin steers the M.A. in Conflict Resolution Program with an informed perspective forged through extensive academic and field experience. Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. from American University's School of International Service, an M.A. in international policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and a B.A. in history and peace & conflict studies from UC Berkeley. Dr. Collin's career has taken her from a postdoctoral fellowship at the Brookings Institution to collaborating with major international organizations such as the United Nations and IFES. She has worked on election projects with refugee and expat communities in various regions, including the US, Europe, Asia, MENA, and sub-Saharan Africa. Her research and teaching are deeply informed by her commitment to understanding how democratic decision-making processes can contribute to or complicate the quest for peace.   To learn more about Katherine's work and gain further insights, listen to the full episode on our website or your preferred podcast platform. Also a few organizations to explore mentioned in the episode include:   Georgetown Conflict Resolution Program Brooking Institution IFES United Nations PCDN.global News Check out previous Seasons & Episodes of our Award-Winning Social Change Career Podcast. Become a member of the PCDN Career Campus to get daily access (to job opportunities) community (network with other impact professionals); learning with sector-experts and exclusive workshops as well as weekly office hours. Basically a cup of coffee or two for a 24/7 career center for impact professionals.  

Le Liberia s'apprête à tourner une page : celle des années George Weah. L'ancien footballeur, largement élu président en 2017, a été battu d'un cheveu la semaine dernière, lors du second tour de la présidentielle, par un vieux routier de la politique libérienne : Joseph Boakai, 78 ans, qui a été durant douze ans le vice-président d'Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Vaincu en 2017 par George Weah, Joseph Boakai a donc pris sa revanche. Comment analyser ce résultat ? George Weah a-t-il fait les frais d'un bilan jugé par certains très décevant ? Et quel avenir désormais pour le pays ? Mathias Hounkpè, directeur pays de la Fondation internationale pour les systèmes électoraux (IFES) au Mali, est notre invité.  RFI : Joseph Boakai a été déclaré lundi vainqueur de l'élection présidentielle avec 50,64% des voix, une victoire à l'arraché. Mais dès vendredi, avant même la proclamation des résultats, George Weah avait reconnu sa défaite. C'est là un geste très rare ?Mathias Hounkpè : Disons que c'est un geste assez rare lorsque vous êtes en Afrique subsaharienne et en Afrique de l'Ouest, et donc je pense qu'il faut saluer le président sortant George Weah pour avoir posé cet acte qui a réduit de façon considérable les risques de protestation ou les tensions dans le pays, surtout lorsqu'on sait que les résultats de la présidentielle étaient très serrés.Les soutiens les plus radicaux de George Weah appelaient l'ex-chef de l'État à contester les résultats du scrutin. Lundi, à Monrovia, une voiture a foncé sur une foule de partisans du vainqueur, faisant plusieurs morts. Avec ce résultat très serré, un peu plus de 20 000 voix d'écart, doit-on craindre une montée en tension dans le pays, selon vous ?Je pense que ça dépendra en partie de la manière dont le nouveau président, donc le président Boakai, va gérer le pays. Parce que lorsqu'on hérite d'un pays aussi divisé, il faut d'abord attendre et voir les résultats des élections au niveau du Sénat et de l'équivalent de l'Assemblée nationale, la première chambre, pour voir si à ce niveau également les chambres ne seront pas pratiquement divisées en deux parce que ça, ça peut rendre la gouvernance politique même difficile. Et ensuite, le nouveau président, comme je le disais, aura la responsabilité de réunir le pays. Et lorsque vous écoutez le discours de Weah où il a concédé la victoire au nouveau président, l'un des défis sur lequel il a attiré son attention, c'est justement la nécessité d'unir le pays. Joseph Boakai a donc pris sa revanche sur George Weah, après son revers de 2017. George Weah a-t-il fait les frais de son bilan, jugé décevant par certains, voire même très décevant ?Oui, à mon avis, la raison fondamentale, c'est vraiment que George Weah n'a pas eu de résultats, et ceci pour diverses sortes de raisons. En-dehors de quelques secteurs, par exemple les infrastructures, un peu quand même dans le domaine de l'emploi, je crois que le président Weah n'a pas pu vraiment produire des résultats, a déçu et aussi a adopté des comportements qui donnaient le sentiment que s'occuper des préoccupations des citoyens n'était pas vraiment sa première préoccupation. Par exemple, lorsqu'on l'a vu passer une dizaine de jours pendant la Coupe du monde [de football au Qatar en 2022] pour aller regarder les matchs, on a vu que dans le pays, il était devenu comme un prêtre qui animait des messes, il a construit une maison de composition en musique, etc. Donc je pense que les citoyens ont eu le sentiment à un moment donné que le président Weah n'avait pas vraiment à cœur leurs préoccupations.Vous diriez que ce sont ses résultats en matière de lutte contre la pauvreté et contre la corruption qui lui ont coûté l'élection ?Oui, surtout la lutte contre la corruption. Je pense que Weah n'a pu rien faire contre ça. Vous vous rappelez que dans ce pays, il y a deux ou trois juges de l'équivalent de la Cour des comptes qui ont été tués, simplement parce que l'équivalent de la Cour des comptes était sur un dossier qui était très sensible. Donc je pense que non seulement il n'a pas réussi mais il n'a même pas laissé la marge aux institutions mises en place pour aider la lutte contre la corruption. De mon point de vue, c'est l'un des grands défis auxquels le nouveau président aura à se confronter.Pour gagner, Joseph Boakai a bénéficié du soutien du très influent Prince Johnson. Or, ce sénateur est un ancien chef de guerre accusé de nombreux meurtres pendant la guerre civile. Est-ce à dire que le Liberia ne va jamais juger ses bourreaux des années 90 ?Je pense que ça va être très difficile pour lui et pour le Liberia, parce que j'ai le sentiment, en ce qui me concerne, que l'un des prix pour obtenir la stabilité dans le pays c'est aussi de savoir gérer cet aspect de leur histoire et essayer d'éviter de rechercher nécessairement à sanctionner, à punir, etc. Ce n'est pas surprenant que Prince Johnson continue d'être dans l'espace politique, comme Charles Taylor à travers son parti politique. Donc, je pense qu'ils ont peut-être décidé de s'accommoder de ça, afin de garantir la stabilité et éviter encore des facteurs qui pourraient contribuer à raviver les plaies qui peut-être avec le temps sont en train de se cicatriser.

Season 4, episode 22Two peoples, Jews and Palestinian Arabs, lay claim to the same piece of land. But who does it really belong to? Scripture, history, and contemporary politics add to the volatile conflict in the Middle East. Today we're joined by Rev. Colin Chapman, author of Whose Promised Land, to address the current, continuing conflict in the Middle East.Rev. Colin Chapman was born in India and brought up in Scotland. He was ordained in the Episcopal Church in Scotland and has taught at Coptic Evangelical Seminary, and served on staff at the Anglican Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt. In the mid-70s, early 80s – Colin was the Regional Secretary for the Middle East with IFES (the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students) based in Beirut, Lebanon. He taught at Trinity College in Bristol, and taught Islamic Studies at Near East School of Theology, in Beirut, Lebanon. Since retirement, Colin has also taught at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, Beirut, and Bethlehem Bible College. Resources:https://bookstore.vineyardcolumbus.org/reads/p/whose-promised-land-the-continuing-conflict-over-israel-and-palestinehttps://www.amazon.com/Christian-Zionism-Restoration-Israel-Scriptures/dp/1725297337https://www.holylandtrust.org/aboutBooks of the Bible for meditation during times of violence:Lamentations; Habakkuk; Daniel

Lady SP, an Ife Christian "Red bone" beauty in a Baltimore-Lagos 2WAYTALKPOINTS chat is planning to relocate from Lagos to the US. She would like to meet a helpful Ife man preferably US citizen for fruendship and companionship leading to marriage. According to Lady SP, a daughter of an erst powerful UPGA politician in Ife of 50s - 70s, it is about time to break the jinx and myths of Ifes not loving and caring for one another. Can you help SP out? Feel free to call USAV to discuss this issue of FERUBAN LIFE MATTERS. Call 410 961 USAV. Together we advance. The more, the merrier. The Faction, Ayodele Ayetigbo. October 8, 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayodele-ayetigbo/support

My guest today is Timothee Joset, author of The Priesthood of All Students. He has been a student leader in campus ministry in Switzerland and internationally, including serving on the International Fellowship for Evangelical Students (or IFES) governing Board for four years. Timothée holds a Master of Arts with majors in Literature and History from the Universities of NOO - ka - tel Neuchâtel, Switzerland and Berlin, Germany, a Master of Theological Studies from Tyndale Seminary, Toronto and a PhD in theology from the University of Durham. For several years he has also helped give leadership to “Dialogue and Truth,” an initiative to support undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students in integrating their faith and their academic disciplines. Finally, he's the incoming IFES Engaging the Universty Coordinator. In this podcast we discuss:Timothee's long experience in campus ministry as a student, staff, senior leader, and IFES historian, and a brief summary of IFES's campus ministryWhy the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers is an important way to understand how campus ministries should operate -- “Immediacy, Mediation, and Participation”The importance of treating students as studentsUnderstanding the university as a “foreign land” as a way to discern, value, and engage appropriately in the university contextWhat we can learn about flourishing in the university from the Nation of Israel's exile (cf. Daniel chapter 1)The importance of engaging the university in all its dimensions (as a complete “ecosystem”)Why the term “parachurch” is a problematic way to identify campus ministriesA better missiological understanding of the relationship between campus ministries and local churchesHow pastors can encourage the students (and scholars) in their congregationsSome challenges and opportunities when campus ministries are independent and contextualizedThe close connection between campus ministries and a “missional ecclesiology”Thimotee's three-fold summary of what a campus ministry should encourage students to do: Value, Listen, and Engage Resources mentioned during our conversation:Timothee Joset, The Priesthood of All Students: Historical, Theological, and Missiological Foundations of a University Ministry: The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES)Ralph Winter, “The Two Sructures of God's Redemptive Mission” in Perspectives in the World Christian MovementIFES's Engage the University projectNicholas Wolterstorff, Religion in the University

[00:00:00] Tom Lin: I had no idea what InterVarsity was when I got to college. A group of sophomores knocked on my door, were persistent, and invited me to Bible study. I checked it out. They were persistent. Again, I joined a small group, so InterVarsity really reached out to me and I had a great experience in a small group Bible study my freshman year. The community I loved and then I loved doing ministry. I learned how to serve others and reach out to others and minister to others, and I had a blast and just got more involved in and grew as a leader in university.  +++++++++++++++++++ Our guest today is Tom Lin, the Presidency of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. I had the privilege of meeting Tom, when our company, JobfitMatters Executive Search, was retained by the Board of Directors of InterVarsity to conduct the search that brought Tom to be their President. Tom took his undergraduate degree in economics from Harvard.  In addition to his day job as President of InterVarsity, Tom serves on several nonprofit boards. Let's pick up on that conversation. [00:01:10] Tommy Thomas: Before we dive too deep into your professional career, take us back to your childhood.  What two or three experiences do you remember as being formative?  [00:01:17] Tom Lin: Looking back at my childhood a couple things come to mind from my young childhood. I remember distinctly in third grade as a child visiting Taiwan. That's the country where my father immigrated, my father and mother immigrated from. And I'll never forget visiting his hometown in the countryside. His family was a farmer. And it really gave me a sense of who my dad was, the poorest of the poor in the community. He was the only child of eight children to go to elementary school and high school, much less college. And there was this conversation that I overheard him talk with a friend of his when we were in Taiwan, and he said his friend said, oh yeah what was that school you went to again? I remember how it took you like two hours to walk to school every day? And my dad had told me stories about how he walked five miles to school every day, but I thought he was exaggerating. And then when his friend literally said, it was like five miles walking to his school every day, it struck me significantly. And I'll never forget that. And I think that just spoke to who my father was, his humility in life. He never felt like he deserved anything. Everything was kind of grace, God's grace in his life. And he had all these different opportunities as life went on, but he remembers where he came from. And in a lot of ways that shaped me. Generally in my life I don't think I deserve anything in particular. I try to remember where my dad came from and that kind of simplicity in life and not feeling I'm supposed to be this or that. It's just, at its core, I'm the son of my father who was a farmer, so anyways, that's shaping, that's a significant experience that I remember.  [00:03:00] Tommy Thomas: How did they get to the states?  [00:03:03] Tom Lin: My dad immigrated after he graduated from college in Taiwan through a scholarship for grad school, so to Mississippi of all places in the late sixties. His college experiences in Mississippi are really interesting stories there as well. Jackson, Mississippi is where he went to graduate school.  [00:03:23] Tommy Thomas: Oh, my goodness. [00:03:27] Tom Lin: Yeah.  [00:03:28] Tommy Thomas: What was high school like for you? [00:03:29] Tom Lin:   High school was a time of generally a lot of fun. I would say high school was very positive for me. Both from a faith perspective, I was involved in my youth group and given a lot of leadership responsibilities. And that actually was a close-knit community where I got to lead a lot, and that gave me a lot of energy. I remember organizing things, calling people every week, preparing things. We had a very active youth group of a few dozen people of different ages from pretty much middle school through post-college. And as a young sophomore in high school or junior, I was leading the whole thing. And yeah, that was an important part of my high school experience. And then in my actual school, that was just, it's a lot of fun. I was active in sports, a lot of extracurriculars. And had a good number of friends. I loved going to school every day. I loved seeing people. I loved sports and being active.  So, it was a very positive experience.  [00:04:31] Tommy Thomas: Being Chinese American, did you feel different or were you pretty much one of the crowd?  [00:04:37] Tom Lin: Yeah, certainly at that time and age, I began to understand more of my ethnic background, I went to a school which was majority white for sure. I was one of the few Asian Americans in my grade. And no, I mean I certainly noticed those dynamics. But if anything, it gave me a lot of experiences being a cross-cultural person every day. I went to a setting that was different from my home or my church, which was an ethnic church. It was actually a Taiwanese church that I went to. So, I would cross cultures every day. And it certainly has helped me as an adult in my career as well. These days I'm in a different setting, multiple different settings in different cultures every day, to experience that in high school every day, certainly helped develop me and shape me positively and prepare me for the future. [00:05:24] Tommy Thomas: You went to Harvard, and you studied economics. Tell us a little bit about that. How does a guy choose economics as a major? [00:05:30] Tom Lin: I often say, my major is economics, but in many ways my major was InterVarsity. It was the campus ministry I was involved with. Going to Harvard, which was a generally liberal arts school. So, there's no business major per se.  Economics was the most popular major. It was general enough, social science, and so I fell into it. It wasn't that I was passionate about economics. However, I would say looking back now, I see how God used it. I've been in pretty much full-time vocational ministry most of my life, with the exception of a few years, and economics helps me think about systems, systematically about things. Trends help me analyze things, analyze this macro and micro. I think economics, certainly starting economics certainly helps me with today. I would not have made that connection though if you just assumed that I never use economics anymore, but I do use some of the ways you're taught to think.  [00:06:33] Tommy Thomas: How did you connect with InterVarsity? [00:06:36] Tom Lin: It was InterVarsity who reached out to me. I had no idea what InterVarsity was when I got to college and a group of sophomores knocked on my door, were persistent, and invited me to Bible study. I checked it out. They were persistent. Again, I joined a small group, so InterVarsity really reached out to me and I had a great experience in a small group Bible study my freshman year. The community I loved and then I loved doing ministry. I learned how to serve others and reach out to others and minister to others, and I had a blast and just got more involved in and grew as a leader in university.  [00:07:12] Tommy Thomas: Early in your career, you helped establish IFES in Mongolia.   What was that like and what was the hardest part of that? [00:07:22] Tom Lin: Yeah, so in the early 2000's, my wife, Nancy and I went to Mongolia, and it was a context which really was a pioneering context, we call it. There's not much Christian ministry going on. The Bible was translated in the year 2000.  We arrived in 2001-2002 where, you know, there was a lot of excitement for this new Bible. Church planting was going crazy. People were investing a lot in church planting. I would say that was an exciting experience because we were on the front end of a huge decade of growth in the Mongolian church. And yeah, we wanted to go because people needed to hear about Jesus and most Mongolians had never heard of the gospel before. And so what an opportunity to go and focus on student ministry, campus ministry, specifically planting a new campus ministry movement in Mongolia. And it was Mongolian, the goal was that it would be Mongolian led indigenous, that we'd raise up Mongolian staff and eventually a Mongolian board and praise God that those things happened over a period of time. [00:08:32] Tommy Thomas: Can you think of anything that you learned there that you've carried forward? Any particular leadership lesson that you still use today?  [00:08:43] Tom Lin: Yeah, many, for sure. I would say in Mongolia we learned a few helpful missiological concepts that I think is helpful for every leader to think about. One is, you enter with an exit strategy.  You never assume you're going to be there forever. Generally, I don't think it's helpful for missionaries to stay in one place forever. And so, you're always thinking about how I can develop this movement or this organization to be self-sustaining so that it no longer depends on me. I think that's helpful for any organizational leader, and certainly you're always thinking about succession planning and how do you develop future leaders, and what's your best contribution? And can you pass and delegate your responsibilities to someone else so you can work on something else? And I think those principles were really helpful. And I think those are some significant lessons and things that continue to hold dearly.  [00:09:41] Tommy Thomas: Let's go to mentoring.   That seems to be a theme in a lot of leaders' lives that I speak with. Have you had a particular mentor or has that played a role in your development? [00:09:52] Tom Lin: It's interesting. I think as a Gen Xer, I'm of a Gen X generation. Growing up I didn't think too much about mentoring. I think the millennials are much more open to it. And particularly, you may have interviewed folks, the millennial Boomer connection is very strong. Gen Z now appreciates mentoring, but Gen Xers, generally, thought we could figure it out ourselves, in a lot of ways. So, I didn't value it, I would say earlier in my career. And then it wasn't until later that it was interesting. It wasn't until later that I found a mentor that reached out to me. His name is Steve Hayner. He's the former President of InterVarsity in the nineties. And Steve cared for me. He invited me to his home. He eventually would play a mentoring role, which basically meant in my life of key moments, key decision-making moments in my life. He entered and would give me his advice, or I would ask for it. And yeah, he periodically would show up. I would seek him out when I was trying to decide a career decision or if I had just a significant life question I was wrestling with. So, Steve would've been one of those mentors. I've had other ones, another one in my life is Leighton Ford. I still do spiritual retreats with him. In fact, I have one coming up soon. And he's been a different kind of mentor, more a spiritual guide in helping me do some reflection in my life. [00:11:20] Tommy Thomas: Steve and Leighton are two very different personalities.  [00:11:26] Tom Lin: Yes, they are. They are.  [00:11:27] Tommy Thomas: I've had the chance to work with both of them over the years, and as I remember Steve is being so soft spoken and yeah, you wouldn't know he is in the room unless somebody pointed him out and Leighton's a little more forward and a lot more energy in the room when Leighton's in the room. [00:11:42] Tom Lin: That's right. Yeah. It's certainly different and that's also helpful I think, in mentoring to have different types of leaders as mentors. And yeah, so I feel lucky that these two in particular reached out to me and initiated with me in different ways. And, yeah, I think they played a significant role.  For sure.  [00:12:03] Tommy Thomas: Usually if people get to your level, they end up getting most things done through teams. And I'm probably assuming that's true about you. Maybe tell me about what you think was your most dynamic team as you think back over the years. And it could have been in student ministry, it could be an executive ministry. [00:12:20] Tom Lin: I think I've had the privilege of working with a lot of great teams and I think they're all very dynamic. I think probably one of the most exciting teams and exciting moments was when I directed the Urbana 2012 conference, my first Urbana event. I directed a huge ambitious event where we're preparing for usually two years in advance for these five days where about 18,000 young people come together to explore global missions. Right? And so many facets of it from operations, the communications to recruitment, to vision casting and budgeting for it. And it was like running an organization. The team we had needed to be dynamic, needed to be collaborative, needed to work with urgency at times. And, we did it and it was a phenomenal conference.  And so that was probably one of the more dynamic teams, and team experiences.  [00:13:29] Tommy Thomas: What's the most ambitious project you've ever undertaken with a team?  [00:13:34] Tom Lin: That one I would say was one for sure. To have key goals like seeing 18,000 people come or partnering with 300 organizations. We had come to the event, managing thousands of volunteers and then a world class program. There was a particular moment at the Urbana. We called it the join in where we partnered with World Vision. What we did was we assembled something like, I believe it was to speak accurately, I want 40,000 - 50,000 medical caregiver kits within a 90-minute program time slot at the conference. These would eventually be shipped to Swaziland and other parts in Africa for AIDS caregivers to use. And we did it at Urbana in this massive stadium with trucks on the stage. And it was just a really ambitious undertaking. And within 90 minutes, these 18,000 students put together 40,000 kits. It was an active experiential event, and then these trucks pulled away with being fully loaded with these kits and they were like on its way to Swaziland. It was pretty amazing how it all came together, but it took a lot of coordination, a lot of preparation to pull that off. That was a fun project within the bigger Urbana project.  [00:15:04] Tommy Thomas: Let's switch a little bit. Our topic overall is next generation leadership. What are some of the things either that you're doing or that you're seeing being done that you think is contributing to this next generation moving into place? [00:15:18] Tom Lin:   Yeah. I ask that a lot. Our bread and butter. What we do is develop the next generation of leaders. We do that on campus. We do that with student leaders. I think one way I'll answer the question is how we develop the next generation of leaders within our organization because I get asked that question a lot in terms of staff or employees. I think the keys are really around first intentionality. I think you have to be intentional. It doesn't just happen. People often say to me I don't have any, I don't have any potential people, so what can I do? I think it takes intentionality to build your pool of people and then to invest in the right people within that pool. So, intentionality creating, and that might include creating access. So every year I host what I call the president's living room consultation. I bring about a dozen or more emerging next generation leaders into my home for three days in the living room when we talk. And I give them access to me and I give them access to other leaders. And I think sometimes the key to developing future leaders or giving them access to current leaders you have to be intentional though. And then I think another thing we do is we offer stretch assignments. So, to develop the next generation, you have to give them tough assignments. So, it's going to be hard for them to develop into, let's say, the next level without giving them risk taking opportunities to stretch assignments where they can prove themselves or learn from tough assignments in addition to their day job. So anyways, those would be a couple things. I'd say, yeah, intentionality, access stretch assignments.  [00:16:58] Tommy Thomas:  You've mentioned two or three generations here, so you've got the boomers and the Xers, and have you noticed any difference in their proclivity to take risks?  [00:17:09] Tom Lin: Oh yes. Yeah, of course. Generally, for the millennials, again generally speaking, and generational theorists would agree with this, and studies have been done. Because of their upbringing. And the millennials have seen mostly prosperity and the rapid advance of certain technologies, iPhone generations, such apps that can solve the world's biggest problems generally. They're willing to take risks because they think, and they see the opportunity to change the world. They can do it. And so, their proclivity to take risks is, they're fine with it. Gen Z, the current student generation. They've seen some hard things. They've experienced the great recession.   The world's not their oyster and everything's not come easy. Mental health crisis. So generally, they're more risk averse. And what used to be when, to millennia you might say, hey everyone charge. Let's go, let's take the mountain, let's take the hill. You can do it.  For the Gen Z folks, that's not an effective rallying cry. Usually, you need to say let's do it together. We're behind you. You have the support you need. I'll be your mentor along the way. Or you lower yourself and take the big goal, and you break it up into three pieces and you say, hey the first step is this. You can do that first step and then we'll do the second step.  And so, it is different.  [00:18:33] Tommy Thomas: Maybe a more global leadership question. What's the most dangerous behavior or trait that you've observed that can derail a leader's life or career?  [00:18:47] Tom Lin: Yeah. There have been studies done about derailers. I think for me I don't see it so much as you do this one big thing, or you have one big trait and it's going to all of a sudden sneak up on you and it's going to blow up in your face or something. For me the most dangerous behavior is the collection of small decisions that a leader makes. Small steps. So, for example, I think when it comes to money, we can easily get tempted to have a deserving mindset. I deserve that thing. I worked so hard, that little decision or I should need that thing because I'm a little tired. I deserve a little bit of this or that. And the collection of small choices adds up to one day, a leader can be tempted to take something or make a decision that they shouldn't do. Or another example is, my time is valuable. They've heard that a leader and you begin to buy into that, and you start making little decisions. They start off innocently. My time is valuable, so therefore I should do X or Y or the organization should do X extra Y for me. And then where's the fine line, the line starts to blur and it goes into my time. I am so valuable that I should be able to do extra Y. So, a collection of small choices can easily build toward the point where a leader really does something completely unethical or, yeah, derails them completely. I always tell people to watch the small steps and the small decisions you're making.  [00:20:24] Tommy Thomas: What's the best piece of advice anyone's ever given you? [00:20:43] Tom Lin: Yeah, maybe I'll just share something more recent I've been thinking about. I was reading Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, his autobiography, and one of the things he mentions is, people don't want to follow leaders who are pessimistic.  It's not a formula for success. Generally, people's inclinations, they want to follow a leader who's hopeful who is optimistic about his future. And I think generally that's something that I've abided by, even if there are challenges, people want to hear about the hope you have. People want to follow a leader who's optimistic about what's to come, who can paint a picture of why the future, or the preferred future, is better than today's future to today's reality. And I think that's so true and so important in leadership.  [00:21:33] Tommy Thomas: What do you do and maybe what do you and Nancy do for work-life balance?  [00:21:39] Tom Lin: Oh, work-life balance. I think. You know how I view that question? I think to me, work life balance is you have to work at both. You have to work at your work and you have to work at home, or your personal life, right? So it's not so much you work here and then you just veg out, so I think you work at both. And for me it meant I'm committed. I had both children at home. Now I have one at home, but I've had both at home for quite a while. I was committed to evening dinners at home, no matter what work demands were. I was committed to evening dinners at home when I was in town and I didn't carry work into dinner. And if I really needed to do work later at night, I'd wait till the kids go to sleep. So very careful about my evenings and then maintaining a Sabbath, there's a reason why the Lord commanded us to keep Sabbath and observe a Sabbath. And I think that really helps having the discipline of Sabbath where you're making sure you rest one day a week. [00:22:35] Tommy Thomas: What are you most excited about in life right now?  [00:22:40] Tom Lin: On one hand with my family, I'm excited about my kids growing up. One of my daughters is in college, and I'm in college ministry, so it's an exciting time for me to see my own daughter enter into this fantastic life stage. I think in work generally I'm excited about what we call our 2030 calling a vision. At InterVarsity we have a vision to see every campus in the country reach with the gospel. It's a fantastic vision for 2030 that is bigger than just InterVarsity. It's collaborative. We're working with over a hundred different organizations to see every campus have a gospel movement. And that's really exciting for me because it gets at my planting my experience in Mongolia wanting to see the unreached reached, kind of mentality. And as well as, I love campus ministry, so I want to see other organizations and churches get excited about campus ministry. And then ultimately, I want to see students' lives transformed and more students reached. It is a combination of a lot of things that go into this 2030 calling and that's what's making life exciting right now?  [00:23:52] Tommy Thomas: Let's reflect back a minute. The last two or three years we've lost two of your peers have gone on to be with the Lord and Steve Douglass and Denny Rydberg, and I know you've worked alongside those men and with them. What kind of reflections do you have on their leadership? [00:24:10] Tom Lin: Oh I would say Denny I did not have the chance to work with as closely, but we certainly collaborate a lot with the current CEO of Young Life, Newt Crenshaw. I would say with Steve Douglas, I did have a good number of years where I worked alongside. We met together to pray and fellowship with our spouses twice a year. My reflection on Steve is what I was saying about the small decisions equaling big ones. He was very aware that Steve was humble. One of the things he would do is he would decline a first grade up first-class upgrade on airplanes his entire life. He traveled a lot, but he would always decline an upgrade. I think he was very aware that even the small choices we make where we subtly begin to think that we deserve an upgrade or an extra treat or whatever, he wanted to be a model of simplicity and humility. And so, he would decline it every time. That's amazing. And then the second thing that struck me about Steve Douglas is he's always sharing the gospel, always sharing the gospel, always wherever he was, whether it wa at a restaurant with a waiter, a waitress, on an airplane, in a store. He would always just talk to somebody and find a way to share the gospel, and it was just very inspiring.  [00:25:29] Tommy Thomas: What are you going to say next week when you get a call from somebody that either thinks they want to be a leader, or maybe they're already in the leadership track and they're having second thoughts? How are you counseling our NextGen leaders? [00:25:47] Tom Lin: I think for NextGen, there's something about perseverance and paying the cost. So, I do think what I would counsel them is and it's harder to do I think in our North American context some of our majority world friends and leaders understand suffering and the role of suffering more. I think we're still less developed in that area. I would say I would counsel, persevere, especially in today's day and age as a leader, you are going to face extreme pressures, criticism, and reasons to hang it up. Reasons to just say I can't do it anymore. And I think I would say, keep on building the support team around you. Who's got your back?  Who is there for you? But when you engage in suffering, just know that's normal. And it happens. It will come. And that's part of the territory in leadership. So, I think that's how our counsel is just encouraging them to persevere and to understand it is a part of the reality, but you don't have to go through it alone. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= I'm grateful to Tom Lin for taking time from his busy schedule to visit with us today. Why are we taking a break next week? It's 4th of July week holiday. And my experience has been that a lot of us take time away from work to spend time with family and friends. We will return the week of July 10 with our next episode.  In the meantime, stay the course on doing your part to make the nonprofit sector more effective and sustainable.    Links and Resources JobfitMatters Website Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Urbana IFES - International Fellowship of Evangelical Students   Connect Tommy Thomas - tthomas@jobfitmatters.com Tommy's LinkedIn Profile    

In this episode Shad and Paul interview Robel Chemeda Disasa. Robel has been serving as the General Secretary of the Evangelical Students Union of Ethiopia (EvaSUE) since 2016. His role is leading the organization as CEO to achieve its vision and mission. His role includes to set strategic directions to the organization, to mobilize resource for the ministry, to create and maintain partnerships, and to set a model for the staff of EvaSUE. EvaSUE is currently serving more than 50,000 students. EvaSUE is one of the two largest movement in the IFES family.  Show Notes: EvaSUE Horn of Africa Mission Engagers (HO-ME)

O bloqueio no orçamento das instituições federais de ensino superior pode deixar 14,7 mil estudantes sem o pagamento das bolsas e auxílio estudantil em dezembro, valores importantes para garantir a permanência desses estudantes na universidade. Na Ufes, mais de 5,4 mil estudantes ficarão sem o benefício e, no Ifes, o número chega a 8,5 mil. O corte também afeta bolsistas de mestrado, doutorado e pós-doutorado que recebem pela Capes. Na Ufes, são 399 bolsistas Capes de doutorado e 420 de mestrado, enquanto no país esse número chega a 100 mil estudantes. No momento, a Administração Central ainda aguarda o repasse de recursos por parte do Ministério da Educação para o pagamento de bolsas (normalmente feito até o 5º dia útil do mês), o que não ocorreu. “Agora, a situação ficou um pouco mais complicada. Pelos nossos levantamentos, temos quase R$ 6 milhões comprometidos nesse último procedimento. Somado ao bloqueio efetivado no meio do ano, de R$ 8,9 milhões, totaliza praticamente R$ 14 milhões de recursos bloqueados no orçamento”, analisa o reitor da Ufes, Paulo Vargas.

Lançado em 2021, um dos primeiros projetos piloto do IFeS foi o programa RePET, uma máquina de coleta automatizada para o descarte de garrafas pet e tampinhas plásticas. A iniciativa tem como base a logística reversa pós-consumo, processo que consiste na coleta e encaminhamento à reciclagem (ou outra destinação adequada) de produtos e seus resíduos após o descarte do consumidor final. “A gente sabe que um ambiente de negócios fluminense seguro e competitivo depende da pauta da sustentabilidade, não tem outro caminho”, explicou o diretor-executivo do Instituto Fecomércio de Sustentabilidade (IFeS), Vinícius Crespo, em entrevista ao Rio em Foco.

Nesse episódio conversei com o professor Lucas Louzada sobre pesquisa, clima, solo, terroir e muitos mais no cultivo de cafés brasileiros. O Lucas possui Doutorado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Sul (2017), é Mestre em Engenharia de Produção pela UENF (2012). É Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo, Ifes, campus Venda Nova do Imigrante e atua como professor no Mestrado Profissional em Agroecologia do Ifes, campus de Alegre. Ele ainda atua com pesquisas voltadas para o controle de qualidade em sistemas de produção agrícola, controle de processos, com enfoque especial na cafeicultura. Possui atuação nos estudos dos processos de fermentação espontânea e induzida no processamento de cafés, desenvolve pesquisas nos campos da química, bioquímica e microbiologia, com aplicação de diferentes matrizes para compreensão dos fatores determinantes da qualidade do café. É Q-Grader licenciado pelo Coffee Quality Institute e Coordenador Científico do Coffee Design Group.

O ecossistema de inovação do Espírito Santo está em ebulição. Como se fora uma grande startup pegou tração, após muitos anos de MVP, com avanços e pilotagens e começa a escalar. Desde 2018, a Mobilização Capixaba pela Inovação (MCI) prepara o ambiente para um novo ciclo econômico do Estado. Tema para Evandro Milet, nesta edição do "CBN Inovação". Coordenada pela Findes, a MCI nasceu de parceria e articulação de representantes do Setor Produtivo (Arcelormittal, Suzano, Petrobras, Vale e EDP); Governo do Estado (Sedes, Secti, Seag, Secult, Seger e Fapes), instituições (Findes, Sebrae, ES em Ação, TecVitória, Sincades e Vale da Moqueca) e academia (Ufes, Ifes, UVV, Multivix, Faesa e Sinepe-ES). A MCI estabeleceu metas para 2030: posicionar o Espírito Santo entre os cinco Estados mais inovadores do Brasil, alcançar mil startups no ES e ter 20% de empresas baseadas em tecnologia e inovação entre as 200 maiores empresas do Estado. Ouça a conversa completa!

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“If you want to change the world, start with the university” - Martin Luther Raised in Wales by his grandmother who is a devout Christian, Lindsay experienced first-hand the life of a believer. He himself came to know the Lord through his local youth group. He shares of his enriching cross-cultural exposures at university and then at OM Logos, a mission vessel, where he spent 1 year in the continent of Africa. His enriching campus life prompted him to experience the importance of student ministry, to nurture the next generation, and the significant impact of the gospel to international students. In the pandemic-affected world, new technology arises quickly, replacing ‘traditional' methods of advancing the gospel. However, Lindsay warns his listeners to stand firm on keeping personal connections with another, personal witnessing and public proclamation is vital, in conjunction with the use of technology. This episode is sure to leave you with gems from the open and honest conversations with Lindsay and Ray. About Lindsay Brown Lindsay Brown is a native of Wales. He studied European history at Oxford (MA) and theology at the Free Faculty of Theology at Vaux-sur-Seine, near Paris, under Henri Blocher. He has been involved in student ministry with IFES since 1981 and served as General Secretary from 1991-2007. He has been secunded part time to the Lausanne Movement since 2008 and spends the rest of his time running the IFES-FEUER (Fellowship of Evangelists in the Universities of Europe) network which seeks to stimulate the public communication of the gospel in universities across Europe. He is convinced of the strategic importance of student work for the continuing health and strength of the worldwide church. Lindsay also serves as the International Director for the Lausanne Movement and is the author of ‘Shining like Stars' – a collection of student stories from the 20th century. He also has a doctorate from the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology in Jamaica. More about IFES IFES shapes lives and develops student leaders all around the world. We support locally-led student movements in over 180 different countries. We are committed to seeing a student witness established in every university in the world. Official website: https://ifesworld.org Powered by Firstory Hosting

What you'll learn in this podcast episode Although anti-corruption efforts have stagnated worldwide, human rights and democracy are under assault. Independent nonprofit Transparency International recently published its annual Corruption Perception Index, one of the most widely used indicators of corruption globally. Its 2021 analysis shows that protecting human rights is crucial in the fight against corruption. So, how can organizations help? In this episode of the Principled Podcast, Yoab Bitran, Head of LRN's Latin America business, talks about key findings from the 2021 report with Delia Ferreira, Chair of Transparency International. Listen in as the two discuss how business leaders around the world can step up to help combat corruption.   Principled Podcast shownotes [2:07] - Delia Ferreira explains the work of Transparency International and the corruption perception index (CPI).  [6:14] - The factors influencing Russia's score on the CPI and how it may be affected by the war.  [9:43] - Which countries in Europe saw relevant changes in their CPI score this year, and steps they can take to improve anti-corruption efforts.  [13:52] - The Latin American fight against corruption.  [18:25] - How business leaders can help increase anti-corruption efforts around the world.  [21:41] - How can ESG help fight corruption and give us hope for the future?    Featured guest: Delia Ferreira Rubio Delia Ferreira Rubio is the Chair of Transparency International (elected in October 2017 and re-elected in November 2020). Delia is a lawyer who graduated from Córdoba National University (Argentina) and a Ph.D. degree in Law from Madrid's Complutense University (Spain). She is a member of the Vanguard Committee of the WEF Partnership Against Corruption Initiative (PACI), a member of the Board of the UN Global Compact, and co-chair of the Global Future Council on Anti-corruption of the World Economic Forum. She served as a member of the Steering Committee of OGP - Open Government Partnership (2018-2021). She was the chief advisor for several representatives and senators at the Argentine National Congress from 1990 to 2005, advising the constitutional committee of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.She also served as an advisor at the National Accounting Office for two years. She has consulted on political finance, anti-corruption, and transparency-related issues with various international organizations (IFES, UNDP, OAS, IADB, IDEA, NEEDS, ERIS, CAPEL, DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONAL, COUNTERPART, UNWomen among others) and NGOs around the world. She was President of Poder Ciudadano in Argentina (2008-2010). She has authored numerous publications on transparency and anti-corruption, political corruption, public and parliamentary ethics, and comparative politics, among other subjects.   Featured Host: Yoab Bitran  Yoab leads LRN activities in Latin America. Before joining LRN, Yoab practiced Law both in the private and public sector, in Chile as well as in the US. Yoab studied Law and holds a Masters in American Law from Boston University and a Masters in Corporate Criminal Law. Yoab is the Academic Director of Thomson Reuters LatAm Compliance Diploma and co-author of the book “Compliance: Por Qué y Para Qué. Claves para su Gestión”. Yoab is a frequent speaker at international conferences and events on compliance and anticorruption.   Transcription Intro: Welcome to the Principled Podcast, brought to you by LRN. The Principled Podcast brings together the collective wisdom on ethics, business and compliance, transformative stories of leadership and inspiring workplace culture. Listen in to discover valuable strategies from our community of business leaders and workplace change-makers. Yoab Bitran: Anti-corruption efforts have stagnated worldwide. Human rights and democracy are under the result. Russian president, Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine on baseless claims. Corruption in the Americas continues to undermine civil liberties, despite increased legislation. And even with multiple regional commitments, 131 countries have made no significant progress against corruption in the last decade. None of this is a coincidence to Transparency International. The independent nonprofit recently published its annual corruption perception index, one of the most widely used indicators of corruption globally. It's 2021 analysis shows that protecting human rights is crucial in the fight against corruption, but how can organizations help? Hello and welcome to another episode of LRN's Principled Podcast. I'm your host, Yoab Bitran head of Latin America business. Today. I'm joined by Delia Ferreira chair of Transparency International. We're going to be talking about key findings from the 2021 corruption perception index and how business leaders around the world can step up to help combat corruption. Delia is a real expert in this space, having served as the former president of Transparency internationals chapter in Argentina, she has also served as the chief advisor for several representatives and senators at the Argentine National Congress and has advised the constitutional committee of both the house of representatives and the Senate, as well as the national accounting office. Delia many thanks for coming on the Principled Podcast. Delia Ferreira: Thank you [inaudible 00:02:03] a pleasure to meet you. Yoab Bitran: For our listeners who aren't as familiar with Transparency International. Can you please tell me a little bit more about your work as an organization and what the corruption perception index is? Delia Ferreira: Oh yes, of course. Transparency International is almost 30 years old now. We are the leading organization international NGO in the fight against corruption. We have national chapters in more than 100 countries around the world, and we do research and advocacy, and education in many aspects related to the complex issue of transparency and corruption, grand corruption, or petty corruption. One of our most known tools is the corruption perception index that you mentioned in the introduction. But we have other tools also that instead of looking at the perception of experts or academics, looks at the experience of people vis-a-vis corruption in their normal life. And that's our barometer of corruption and we have also one tool, which is the exporting corruption, which analyzes performance of countries. Vis-a-vis the OACD anti rivalry convention of foreign officials. Yoab Bitran: In this year's corruption perception index. The global average corruption score went unchanged for the 10th year in a row, just 43 out of a possible 100 point. Despite multiple commitments, 131 countries have made no significant progress against corruption in the last decade. Did these numbers surprise you? Delia Ferreira: Well, in fact, the numbers did not surprise me, they worry me, which is another thing. And just for clarification, for people who are not aware of how the CPI is made of. The CPI, the corruption perception index, which is an annual index, we publish, analyzes the perception of corruption in the public sector of countries, and is the result of 13 sources of research and information from investigative institutes and experts and academic business sector is not a survey on the population of the countries. Mm. Corruption is becoming more sophisticated each time, more complex, and this requires new approaches. And also the other fact that contribute to this situation is the increase of authoritarian regimes and the populous trends in many countries, where we see leaders competing in elections with the narrative of anti-corruption, but not taking into account the agenda for anti-corruption once they are in office. So we have many factors that contribute to this extermination in the index, concentration of power, lack of accountability, impunity in relation to corrupt acts. And we have to take into account also that we have legislation and commitments and declarations against corruption, but rules which are needed are not enough in terms of fighting corruption effectively, you have to implement those rules, you have to guarantee enforcement of those rules in order to really change the Panorama. Yoab Bitran: And we will definitely come back to this. It's very aligned with LRN's point of view, the fact that, rules are not enough and you need effectiveness and values to make real progress. But I want to take a minute to talk about Russia, which has been in the news for weeks now. Your report gave the country a score of 29 prior to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. I've also seen you very active in social media about the matter, so I want to highlight that before the invasion again, Transparency International categorize the country as a country to watch because of the corruption taking place. What do you think are some of the major factors that drove the score and how would the current war change the scoring? If at all. Delia Ferreira: Of course, the problem was very clear in terms of corruption in Russia. It is reflected in the index in several years, and we put that light on the country because of the kleptocracy system that we can find in Russia in terms of capture of state, by corrupt actors that are really exploding the state and the political power in order to enrich themselves and creating an oligarchic elite that is taking money out of the country. Of course, as we have seen, and now the Western countries are reacting in terms of sanctions and even more permanent regulation. So ill-gotten funds go to tax havens, offshore centers, Shell companies, and complicated and complex corporate structures that allowed these corrupt actors to hide the ill-gotten money and also to enjoy the proceeds of corruption. And for me, that part of enjoying the proceeds without any problem is a great problem because it creates the wrong incentives for a cultural change. So we have seen real estate, art industry, luxury industry in general, offering these kleptocrats to hide the money and enjoy the proceeds of corrupt tax. And that's the problem that we are seeing very clearly. This is connected with other problems that is in the newspapers in these days, which is the role of gatekeepers in Western countries. Let's talk about bank, lawyers, accountants, real estate [inaudible 00:08:37], the art dealers that should be asking about the origin of money and not performing very efficiently in order to act as gatekeepers of rule of law and transparency and instead of that, becoming enablers of corruption, facilitating corruption. One of the things we were asking for many, many years is the need to have a beneficial ownership transparency. Now we are seeing many countries putting in place these public registers in order to know who is behind the mask, who is behind the Shell company. For instance, in terms of the sanctions that Western countries are trying to apply in order to apply the sanction, you need to identify who the real owner is, not Mickey Mouse, Inc, but the real owner. Yoab Bitran: Absolutely. Now Russia, isn't the only area within the wider European region that is suffering under corruption. Can you please share which countries in Europe saw relevant changes in their CPI score this year, and what steps do you think they can take to improve their anti-corruption efforts? Delia Ferreira: This year, we have a decade analysis, although the index is more than 20 years old, but in 2012, we refresh the methodology to really guarantee the comparability year by year, country by country. And so we have now the decade decliners and the decade improvers. And in Europe, the decliners is Western Europe and the EU, the decliners are for instance, Hungary and Poland. In these two cases, it is clear that the authoritarian trend and the concentration of power without respecting checks and balances and the democratic rule has been one of the points that has all the issues that has justified this decline. But we have improvers also in decades terms, let's say like for instance, Austria or Estonia, [inaudible 00:11:02], Italy and Greece in the decade, they are improvers. Another thing is that we can consider or compare countries and its performance vis-a-vis according to last year. And there for instance, in Europe we have seven countries performing the same, 13 countries that are improvers and 11 that are decliners, but none of this is a statistically significant. So it's one point up, one point down. And when we take the decade, we are considering a statistically significant improves or declines. What to do, of course, it's always the same. You have to guarantee access to information, you have to guarantee the independence of the judiciary, you have to have the proper laws and budgets to guarantee enforcement of the law and the implementation of sanctions against those involved in corruption. Because in fact, corruption is not a victimless crime. The victims of corruption are the citizens, all of us, ordinary citizens. And we suffer the consequences of corruption. But what we need is that those involved in corruption, the actors of corruption acts are the ones suffering the consequences in terms of the legal reaction of state against these criminal activities. Other thing that we are asking for, and it is something that is concerning us in the last five or six years is to protect and defend civic space and civic liberties. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom in the use of social media and of course not creating regulations that try to stop civil society organizations from doing what we are doing in terms of holding power to account. This attack on civic space is very clear in many countries around the world. And we have to alert everyone that the defense of freedom of the press and freedom of speech and association and mobilization is defending our own freedoms as citizens. So we need everybody to be alert and to collaborate with civil society organizations and free press in order to guarantee democratic rule. Yoab Bitran: Right. Now, as head of [inaudible 00:13:55] Latin American business, I need to ask you about our region. I've seen a lot of people talk about an anti-corruption spring years ago when there was maybe a wave of new regulation. Some countries joined the OACD, then you have Operation Car Wash, and we all know where that ended. So despite those regulatory efforts and commitments, it seems like the Americas are paralyzed in the fight against corruption, especially in Latin America. Are you hopeful? Can you tell us a little bit about your view of the region and anti-corruption initiatives? Delia Ferreira: Of course, I am hopeful and optimistic, if not, I would not be doing this kind of work for years. I think we can change and we can better the situation. I would say that in the Americas as a whole, the problem is not only related to Latin America in particular, you know that Canada and the United States of America are decliners in the decade, both of them, together with Venezuela for instance. So that's an alert that we have to take into account. Of course, one thing is to be a decliner at the top of the CPI and another is to be a decliner, if you are at the bottom. So the situation is different, but we have to take that into consideration. One problem is nice. You talk about the spring of anti-corruption in Latin American particular. It has to do with the OACD in corporation of some countries, but also with the reaction, vis-a-vis case of grant corruption that affect 11 countries in the region. The other [inaudible 00:15:39] case Lava Jato which started in Brazil, but affected, as I said, 11 countries in Latin America and two African countries also, with the same scheme of corruption and criminal money laundering, et cetera, and illegal political financing of campaigns. And the first reaction in Brazil, and then in some countries in the Americas, was to have cases in courts and the authorities really enforcing legislation against the company and against high level politicians. We were talking about presidents in many countries. That was the source of hope and the idea that, okay, we are at a turning point in Latin America. Unfortunately, as you already mentioned, we are coming back and some of the decisions and the sanctions applied, has been overruled and removed. By now, in some countries, the procedures are really paralyzed and we are seeing a decline in this energy against these corrupt actors. And this has to do with something that I always repeat, which is, I think clear to see. Some people say that anti-corruption or the fight against corruption is like running a marathon, is a long term endeavor, but I think it is a long [inaudible 00:17:14], but not really a marathon, because in a marathon, everybody goes in the same direction and nobody is throwing stones against the runners. In fact, when we fight against corruption, we are in a chess board, with some pieces trying to fight against corruption and the [inaudible 00:17:36] and the corrupt actors trying to stop us and making us go a step back. And this is an strategic game let's say. So we have to be aware that we can make progress and that we will be subject to reaction from those who are benefiting from corruption. And we have to be ready to top them and to be firm and keep on working in order to go one step further, but we are not alone in the chess board. There are other actors also that are trying to stop us. Yoab Bitran: That's a great analogy. I loved it. And you talked about bad and corrupt actors. So this brings me to the larger questions about their role of business in fighting corruption and especially the good actors, the agents of change. Based on your professional experience, how do you envision business leaders, helping sustain and even increase anti-corruption efforts around the world? Delia Ferreira: I think that, and I have the opportunity to meet many of these business leaders and change makers at the world economic forum in [inaudible 00:18:49] or the global future council on anti-corruption from the world economic forum, which I co-chair with, [inaudible 00:18:56] and good. What we see is that there are many business men and women devoted to go to what I call integrity beyond compliance. Compliance was very important, and it was a new thing, a new issue or topic 10 or 15 years ago, but we have to go and to move one step forward now, because compliance is understood as the compliance with legal issues with the regulation and integrity goes beyond law. It has to do with the culture in organizations. And I think we cannot really defeat or really effectively prevent corruption without the help of the business sector. And I must say that I am seeing a very positive trend in that field. Of course, there are many things to correct, for instance, the compatibility of the incentive systems in terms of bonds, for instance, or prices for those CEOs performing very well in a company and the ethics code of the company, you can have a wonderful code of ethics, but then if the incentives that the company is offering, that's not much this ethic code, you have a problem. And this is something that has to be taken into account when trying to change the culture, the integrity culture in an organization. I think the move to stakeholder capitalism, the move to the idea of a public value in a company, the work that is being done in terms of ESGs, is something that is going in the positive way, in order to incorporate business to the fight against corruption, or if you want to put it in the positive, in the fight for integrity in the companies. And we have to keep on working on that because I think many companies have realized that it is in their self-interest to contribute, to have a transparent market and a transparent place where to perform their activities. Yoab Bitran: And again, that's totally aligned with what LRN believes, exactly, as you said, compliance is an outcome, an outcome of culture and outcome of values and integrity. You mentioned ESG. We see in probably all the West, as, as a big trend, we're seeing new regulation in some countries, new standards, new disclosures, what is your take and how ESG can help fight corruption and help us be more optimistic and hopeful as you said. Delia Ferreira: I think that DSG is a very useful tool for companies to assess their own performance and also for investors to asses the performance of those companies or projects, where they are putting their money and that the role of investors could be of great help in the fight for integrity. If they really take into account the ESG results of a company. In fact, probably we have to put a lot more attention on the G, the governance structure in a company, where the anti-corruption rules appears and the standards and the organizational places where to issue the controls and to have accountability is place. The E and DS are more visible now probably, or are in the focus are a priority. But I think that without a proper governance structure, including integrity culture, and compliance, and an integral view of these issues, you cannot cut into nudge what the compliance officer do. The climate officer do, and everybody separated. They have to work together in order to really put in place this integrity principles around the whole activity of the company, in the bedrock of this, is the notion of values, of course. And what we have seen in many societies around the world is that the basic value consensus in society is broken in many countries nowadays. So what is right and what is wrong is not absolutely clear or shared by society. And I remember the Nolan Commission Report in terms of integrity in UK parliament, saying after that, doing surveys and researching these scandals that we have to evaluate, our conclusion is that parliamentarians don't have it clear, what is right and what is wrong. So here are the rules for parliamentary ethics, and that was the origin of the laws and bills on public ethics around the world. You have to be honest, you have to respect the law. You don't have to profit from your position in order to benefit your familiar or your friends or crowns. So this elementary principles that were part of a consensus many, many years ago, now are in the laws with the force of the law and the power to impose the compliance with this, and to apply sanctions for those who do not comply with these duties, let's say. But in the basic you have values and the need to rebuild agreement on that consensus, which is the only way we can reconstruct trust. All around the world what we are seeing and Latin America is not an exception, but the North America also, and the rest of the countries in the world, we see a clear lack of trust in institutions, in politicians, in business sector, in banks, even in the press or the NGOs sector. So this lack of trust is one of our problems as a society. We have to reconstruct this trust in order to properly develop a better society for everyone. And I think this should be our common objective, because this is a collective action endeavor. Neither NGOs nor business sector, nor governments can do this alone, the fight for transparency is the fight of every single citizen around the world. I usually say for instance, that if you look at the crisis that we are facing from Afghanistan, to the Lebanon blast, from the Amazon's deforestation to the war in Ukraine, you have two common things. Corruption was there and the victims were simple human beings. So we have to fight together to stop this kind of phenomenon, which is so harmful for society. Yoab Bitran: Wow. What a great way to end. This is clearly a conversation we could be having all day, but we are out of time for today. Delia, thank you so very much for the joining me on this episode, we appreciate your time and presence here. Delia Ferreira: Thank you very much. It's been a pleasure and we will keep on talking. Yoab Bitran: My name is Yoab Bitran and I want to thank you all for listening to the Principled Podcast by LRN. Outro: We hope you enjoyed this episode. The principled Podcast, is brought to you by LRN. At LRN, our mission is to inspire principled performance in global organizations, by helping them foster winning ethical cultures, rooted in sustainable values. Please visit us at lrn.com to learn more. And if you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen. And don't forget to leave us a review.  

Após quase dois anos, a porta de entrada para ingresso de novos estudantes em cursos técnicos do Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (Ifes) voltará a ser o desempenho dos candidatos em provas. A decisão valerá a partir do edital para ingresso no 2º semestre de 2022. Já o ingresso em cursos concomitantes e subsequentes, em que o estudante faz somente o ensino técnico no Ifes, será por meio de análise de histórico escolar, conforme modelo adotado desde o final de 2020. Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, a pró-reitora de Ensino do Ifes, Adriana Pionttkovsky, fala sobre o assunto!

Many people assume that the Protestant Reformation was something that only affected the Western, or Roman Catholic Church, but in this episode, Shane Angland (Mdiv, Dallas Theological Seminary) shares the incredible story of how the Reformation reached the East. Shane explains how Martin Luther actually referred to the Eastern Orthodox churches as examples of Christianity which were not subject to the dictates of Roman papal authority, and he tells the story of Cyril Lucaris, the Greek Orthodox theologian and patriarch of Constantinople, who was highly influenced by the Reformation and its principles. Shane Angland resides in Ennis, Ireland. He spent years working in Ukraine as a missionary with IFES and serving in a Calvary Chapel church in the city of Kharkiv, before going to Dallas for seminary. At the end of the episode, listen for a preview of my forthcoming book, The God I Won't Believe In: Facing Nine Common Barriers to Embracing Christianity. Visit the Theology for the People blog site for articles and more.

In this episode of Inspiring Stewards, Nathan Jones speaks with Kehinde Ojo from Nigeria. He talks about his journey from discipling university students to training staff workers to developing stewards with IFES around the world. He helps us see how our ability to steward God's resources in our care is a function of our relationship with Him. Finally, he concludes with keen insights for those who desire to live with relevance and purpose, especially in the COVID era. We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. To do so, email us at mail@gtp.org. The music is Concerto a' 4 Violini No 2 by Telemann played on classical guitar by Jon Sayles. Published by Exzel Music Publishing. Length: 21:35

Congrats to Richard Enriquez, who won week 1 of #moxiemillion, by sharing the show to help it reach 1 million downloads this month! Cleopatra-schmeopatra!  Hear the stories of three queens of Africa who should also be household names (though only two of them for good reasons). Links to all the research resources are on the website. 3:06 Moremi of Ife 10:54 Amanirena of Kush 23:00 Ranavalona I of Madagascar  Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter,  or Instagram.  Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi.  Or buy the book and a shirt. Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesilyan, Dan Henig. Sponsors: What Was That Like, Sly Fox Trivia, Sambucol Want to start a podcast or need a better podcast host?  Get up to TWO months hosting for free from Libsyn with coupon code "moxie."   When King Karam of Zazzau, a Hausa city-state in what would become Nigeria, died in 1576, he successor has already been waiting to take the throne for 28 years.  After being schooled in political and military matters and proving themselves a skilled warrior, they had been named ‘Magajiya' or heir apparent at age 16.  King Kurama's favorite grandchild would eventually become Queen Aminatu.  My name…   History and folklore have a tendency to intertwine.  This can happen especially when the history has been systematically eradicated.  You'll hear me mention or notice on your own a lot of gaps and uncertainty in today's stories.  The history of Africa is the least well-known or widespread of any continents.  The cause for this is as sad as it is obvious.  Europeans in Africa saw no great libraries or troves of history books, so they assumed the peoples of Africa had kept no history.  In fact, their histories were kept orally, a system that worked out fine until some whitey, the blue-eyed devil, paddy-o, fay gray boy, honkey melon-farmers showed up and started kidnapping and killing people en masse.  Victims of the Atlantic slave trade would be intentionally removed from their families and neighbords and mixed together with people from other communities.  This meant a lack of common language, which was meant to stymie unrest and uprisings on New World plantations.  It also meant that those who knew their history had no one else of their nation to pass it on to, as well as all the gaps created in the collective knowledge back home.     But let's start well before Columbus “discovered” an island with half a million people living on it.   In the 12th century, life was nice for the Yoruba people in what is modern Nigeria, ruled by the beautiful and benevolent Queen Moremi Ajasoro, wife of Oranmiyan, the King of Ife-Ife, and mother to Oluorogbo.  But there was one small problem, and it's a big one.  Their neighbors, the Igbo, literally Forest People, had a persistent habit of raiding their villages to loot, pillage, and kidnap people into slavery, either for their own use or to sell.  This is *not the same as the Igbo ethnic group, and if my friend Phoenix is listening, did I say it right this time?  The raiders were not only terrifying for their violence, but also their strange, alien-like appearance.  So otherwordly were the Igbo that the Ife people thought they'd been sent by the gods as punishment.  The Ifes offered sacrifices to the gods, but all for naught.  The raids continued and the land was thrown into a state of panic.   Not one to sit idly by while her people suffered, Moremi hatched a plan, but she was going to need help and a lot of it.  She would allow herself to be taken prisoner by the Igbo so she could learn about them.  But before she put herself in such a precarious position, Moremi went to the river Esimirin and begged the goddess who lived there to help her save her people.  As the story goes, the river goddess said that she *would help, but only if Moremi would sacrifice that which was most precious and valuable to her.  Moremi was a queen, to wit, rollin' in dough, so she didn't hesitate to agree.  Whatever the river goddess wanted, surely she could spare it, and her people needed saving.   During the next Igbo raid Moremi allowed herself to be captured.  On account of her beauty, she was given to the King of the Igbos as a slave, but it was her keen intellect that allowed her to move up the ranks until she was made the anointed queen.  No idea how long that took or how many more raids happened in the meantime.  If you want to learn about a group of people, you need to infiltrate them and gain access to what they know.  Moremi was not only among the Igbo, she was their queen.  As spy-craft goes, that's S-tier work.  This was how she learned that the terrifying appearance of the raiders that had tormented her people was battle dress made from raffia palm and other grasses.  It made them look monster-y and demoralized their victims with pante-wetting terror, but if you know anything about dry grass and vegetation, you know that those costumes were extremely flammable.  The Ife didn't need spears and weapons to protect themselves.  All they needed was a bit of the old “How about a little fire, Scarecrow?”  She probably picked up tactics and such-like as well, but nobody who's written about her seems bothered to have written that down.  Same with her escape from the Igbo and return to Ife-Ife, which I'm sure was harrowing and adventuresome.  Either way, she returned to her people and said “You know those supernatural beings who've been pillaging and kidnapping us?  Yeah, they're just dudes and it turns out they're also covered in kindling.”  During the next Igbo raid, the Ife armed themselves with torches rather than weapons and were finally able to repel the invaders. [sfx cheer]  One assumes the Igbo backed off after that.  I mean, you didn't see Michael Jackson doing any more Pepsi commercials. [sfx unhappy crowd]  “Too soon”?  It was 1984.   Now that her people were safe, it was time to repay the river goddess for her help, so Moremi assembled a flock of cattle and other livestock, as well as cowrie shells and other valuables, a veritable lifetime's fortune, which she was glad to give up now.  But that wasn't what the goddess wanted, not even close.  As anyone who's ever heard a fairy tale can probably guess, the goddess wanted something much more valuable, more precious than all the commodities even a queen had to offer.  The river goddess demanded the life of Moremi's only son, Ela Oluorogbo.  To go back on her word would be to tempt an even worse fate for the Ife, so Moremi had no choice but to sacrifice Ela Oluorogbo to the river.  The Ifes wept to see this and vowed to their queen that they would all be her sons and daughters forever to repay and console her.   To this day, the Yoruba people mourn with her and hold her in the highest esteem of any women in the Kingdom.  According to sources, anyway.  If, like my friend Phoenix, you have family from that region and no better, not only do I not mind being corrected, I appreciate and even enjoy it, because it means I learned something.  You can always slide into my DM [soc med].  Queen Moremi is recognised by the Yoruba people because of this bravery and celebrated with the Edi Festival as well as with a 42ft/13m statue, popularly known as the "Queen Moremi Statue of Liberty," which is the tallest statue in Nigeria, and the fourth tallest in Africa.   [segue]   While the word “Nubian” is used broadly by many and incorrectly by most of those to refer to all things African or African-American, it refers to a specific region and its people.  In what is today Sudan, south of Egypt along the Nile, was the kingdom of Kush.  I'll wait while the stoners giggle.  By the way, if you work in the cannabis or CBD industry, I'd love to talk to you about doing voiceovers for your business.  My NPR voice, as we call it around the house, is just dripping with credibility.  The Kushites' northern neighbors, the Egyptians, referred to Nubia as, “Ta-Seti” which means the “Land of Bows,” in honor of the Nubian hunters' and warriors' prowess as archers.  Archery was not limited to men, an egalitarianism that gave rise to a number of women Nubian warriors and queens, the most famous of whom was Queen Amanirenas of Nubia, conqueror of the Romans.   Since 1071 BC, the peoples of East Africa had established a small realm along the Nile River valley south of Egypt known as the Kingdom of Kush.  Prior to their autonomy, the peoples of this region had been living under foreign occupation since around 1550 BC when they were absorbed by the Egyptian New Kingdom.  It was during that period that they adopted many aspects of Egyptian culture.  It was only during the catastrophic Bronze Age collapse that the Kushites were able to reassert their independence. By 754 BC, the Kushites actually managed to conquer their former overlords in the campaigns of King Piye and ruled them as the Pharaoh of the “Twenty-Fifth Dynasty.”  they were eventually pushed out of Egypt by the Assyrians by 674 BC, but still maintained independent rule over the region of Nubia.   For many centuries, this small autonomous kingdom had successfully coexisted alongside neighboring foreign dynasties that had been occupying the provincial territories of Egypt, such as the Achaemenid Persians and the Greeks of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.  It was at the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, after the death of Cleopatra VII, the one we think of as Cleoptra, that things started to get a little hinky.  When the Roman Empire rose in prominence and annexed the territories of the House of Ptolemy by 30 BC, the Prefect, or appointed provincial governor for Egypt, Cornelius Gallus, attempted to make further incursions into the territories south of Egypt and impose taxation on the Kushites.  The Kushites said, collectively and officially, yeah, no.  They launched counter-attack raids against Roman settlements in southern Egypt in 27 BC The armies were led by the ruling Kushite monarchs at the time King Teriteqas and Queen (or Candace, meaning great woman) Amanirenas.   They began the campaign by launching [more] successful raids on Roman settlements Shortly after the war began, King Teriteqas was killed in battle, and was succeeded by his son Prince Akinidad, but Amanirenas was really in charge as queen regent.  In 24 BC, the Kushites launched another round of invasions into Roman Egypt after the new Prefect of Egypt Aelius Gallus was ordered by Emperor Augustus to launch an expedition into the province of Arabia Felix (now part of modern-day Yemen) against the Arabic Kingdom of Saba.  According to Strabo, the Kushites “sacked Aswan with an army of 30,000 men and destroyed imperial statues at the city of Philae.”  The Greek historian Strabo refers to Amanirenas as the “fierce one-eyed queen Candace.”  Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that?  Sorry, buried the lede there.  Amanirenas didn't lead her soldiers from the throne room, war room, or even a tent camp well behind the lines.  She was in the vanguard, properly leading as leaders these days can't be asked to.  Maybe if we required all the kings, presidents, prime ministers, dictators and their generals fight on the front lines with their sole heir beside them, things would be a little more chill up in this bish.  Amanirenas lost her eye to a nameless Roman soldier and I'm ready and willing to assume she immediately slew him in a single epic, slow-motion swing of her short-sword.      The Kushites had also met and engaged a Roman detachment outside the city of Syene.  The battle was another astounding victory for the Kushites, but these successes would be short-lived That same year, in a battle at Dakka, Prince Akinidad fell, just as his father had, and the Kushites fell back, but took with them all of the riches and slaves they had acquired.  The expedition of Aelius Gallus proved disastrous, as the movement of the army depended on a guide named Syllaeus, who deliberately misdirected them, costing them months of marching.  When they finally reached the capital city of Ma'rib, Sabean, Gallus' siege lasted only a week before he was forced to withdraw due to a combination of disease, the harsh desert climate, and the over-extension of supply lines.  That's basically the trifecta of reasons behind a larger army's retreat.  The Roman navy did better, occupying and then destroying the port of Eudaemon, thus securing the naval merchant trade route to India through the Red Sea, which was no small yams.   Having failed utterly at bringing the Kushite's to heel, Gallus lost his Prefect job to Publius Petronius, who then took his legions and marched directly into Kushite territory, looting and pillaging villages and towns before finally reaching the capital of Napata in 23 BC.  The Kushites attempted to get their own back with a siege of Primis, but Petronius broke through.  It was at this point that the Kushites sued for peace.  You might be thinking that Rome had Kush on the back foot and this was a desperate surrender to save their skins.  Well you can put that out of your mind right now.  The Kushites *did send negotiators to Augustus in 21 BC and a peace treaty *was negotiated, but it was remarkably very favorable to the Kushites.  Rome would pull its soldiers from the southern region called the Thirty-Mile Strip, including the city of Primis,  and the Kushites were exempt from paying tribute.  More importantly, they had managed to secure their autonomy and remain free from Roman occupation.  When have you ever heard of Rome, or any conquering army, giving terms like that?  That leads historians and armchair historians alike, myself included, to conclude that Rome was shaking in their sandals at the prospect of having to continue to fight Amanirena and her warriors on their home turf.  It was worth giving up whole cities and forgoing tribute to stop being beaten by them.    Although the Kushites had managed to retain their independence, Rome's monopoly on Mediterranean trade plus their newly established trade route to India, greatly diminished Kush's economic influence during the 1st and 2nd century CE.  The rising Kingdom of Axum in Ethiopia managed to push the Kushites out of the Red Sea trade which led to even further decline that resulted in the Axumites invading the kingdom and sacking Meroë around 350 AD and that was pretty much that for the kingdom of Kush.  But I've saved my favorite part of Amanirenas' story for last: the souvenir.  When Kush troops moved through an area that had already been conquered by Rome, the warriors would destroy anything Roman that they found, chiefly buildings and statues.  With Augustus being emperor, there were a lot of statues of him about and the Kushites said “get rekt, son” to every last one of them.  The head of one bronze statue was taken back to Meroe, where it was discovered during an archeological dig in 1912, positioned directly below the feet of a Kushite monarch on a wall mural.  Apart from the sick burn, the head was also significant for being the only head of a statue of Augustus ever found that still had the bright white inlays for the eyes, so when you look at it, link in the show notes, Augustus looks like he's permanently, perpetually surprised to have been beaten by a widowed queen with one eye.   MIDROLL   While I'd happily humor debate, especially over a pint and a basket of fries, I'll stake my position Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar is the bloodiest queen in world history.  People should think of her, not Lady MacBeth or Elizabeth Bathory, when they need an icon for ‘woman with blood on her hands.'  From the start of her reign, she tortured and killed her rivals and presided over the untold suffering of her own people.  In those 33 years, while also successfully repelling European attempts to dominate the country, her orders reduced the population of Madagascar by half, or *more.     Born with a commoner with the name Rabodoandrianampoinimerina in 1778, Princess Ranavalona found upward mobility quickly when her father helped foil an assassination plot being assembled by the king's uncle.  As a reward, King Andrianampoinimerina (y'all should see these names) betrothed Ranavalona to his son and heir Prince Ra and declared that any child from this union would be first in the line of succession after Radama.  Talk about a glow-up.  Ranavalona wasn't the only wife, nor was she the favorite, though at least she was the first, and it probably didn't help their relationship when Radama became king and immediately executed all potential rivals, as was the custom, which included some of Ranavalona's relatives.  When Radama died in 1828, possibly of syphilis, possibly of poison, having not managed to get one child from his dozen wives,  according to local custom, the rightful heir was Rakotobe, the eldest son of Radama's eldest sister.    Rakatobe was considered to be intelligent, as he was the first people to have studied at the first school established by the London mission, which also made him sympathetic to the ambitions and efforts of the European missionaries and businessmen who sought to establish themselves on the island.  R was still a threat, though, as any child she bore would be the heir before Rakatobe, so she had to go.  The military supported R and helped to secure her place on the throne.  Rakatobe, his family, and supporters were put to death, the men with spears and the women starved in prison.  R then ceremonially bathed in the blood of a ceremonial bull.  For anyone who wants a sense of how the rest of this story is going to go, that sets the tone pretty accurately.    At her coronation, she gave a warning to those who would seek to undermine her authority.  “Never say ‘she is only a feeble and ignorant woman, how can she rule such a vast empire?' I will rule here to the good fortune of my people and the glory of my name, I will worship no gods, but those of my ancestors, the ocean shall be the boundary of my realm, and I will not cede the thickness of one hair of my realm.”  So Rana woke up this morning and chose violence, huh?  The late king had attempted to modernize the military by building modern forts and cribbing Napoleonic tactics.  To achieve this, he'd signed treaties with the British and French for supplies and arms, as well as allowing Christian missions to be built.  In turn, the European powers sought to establish dominance over the nation, which is information I will find under W for ‘Who could ever have foreseen that comma sarcastic.'  From the very beginning of her reign, Rona walked that back,ending treaties with the British and restricting the activities of the missions, just little stuff like banning the teaching of Christianity in the missionary schools.  Three years into her reign, King Charles the 10th of France ordered the invasion of Madagascar, but the malaria and political strife back home forced them to pack it in, a big check in Rana's win column.  But just for good measure, she ordered the heads of the dead French soldiers to be placed on spikes along the beaches.  The Queen soon turned her attention to her Christian subjects and a few European missionaries and traders who remained.  If you were caught practicing Christianity. you could expect to be beaten and hundreds were arrested.  Once imprisoned, they face torture and starvation, which beats being hung from a cliff and left to die of exposure in the tropical heat.  Whatever horrific fate they chose for you, your family had to watch.  Rana was not a nice lady, I really can't stress that enough.  Though there were some Christians who kept themselves to themselves and managed to outlive her.     If you were up on charges of treason, you'd face an ordeal by food.  You'd be forced to eat three servings of chicken skin and a poisonous nute from the tangena tree.  If you threw up all of the chicken, and just the chicken, you were free to go.  But it you didn't vomit up all three pieces, you'd be executed, or probably dead from the poison, six of one.  For every other crime, you'll be treated to a nice boiling, either water or oil, depending on the day, or, and here's a phrase, incremental dismemberment.  Queen Rana, I should mention, also did away with trial by jury, because that was a European thing.     Whilst the Queen was fiercely anti European,she was very much aware of her need to modernize.  Madagascar needed industry of its own.  In 1831, a French industrialist and adventurer named Jean Laborde presented himself to the queen after he found himself shipwrecked on Madagascar.  Labardi was soon made the chief engineer to the court, and possibly father of Rana's son Rakoto, charged with building a giant factory to turn out cannons, weapons, soap, ceramics and cement, with the “help” of 20,000 enslaved laborers.  Her military was paid by the kingdom, but not well, but they had a benefit to offset that – official permission to pillage, loot, and extract any value from her subjects.     In 1845, new laws meant that all foreigners on the island would be forced to take part in the public work, many were able to leave Madagascar to avoid such servitude, but the people who lived there weren't so lucky.  These works were usually performed by slaves or by those who hadn't paid their taxes and would find themselves in bondage for the remainder of their lives.  That may not be too long, when you consider how many people they literally worked to death, tens of thousands.  Per year.  To make sure there would always be enough expendable labor in Madagascar, Queen Rana abolished the export of enslaved people.  Importing them, still A-ok.     The public works were bad enough, but the enslaved could never have imagined the horror that would come with the 1845 buffalo hunt.  Have you ever heard of the extravagant boar or deer hunting expeditions/parties of ye olde times and thought they sounded completely extra and nuts?  They look like a carpool to the grocery store in comparison.  The Queen ordered the royal court to embark on a buffalo hunt through the malaria infested swamps and jungles.  In order to allow the royal party to travel more comfortably, some 20,000 forced laborers were sent into the jungles to build a road.  Not a road to one place or between two places, a road that existed solely for this trip.  An estimated 10,000 enslaved men, women and children died due to disease and the harsh conditions.  Mosquitos and bacteria have no care for rank and many of their 50,000 strong hunting party would die in the jungles.  I mean, it was still *mainly servants and slaves dying.  who died by the end of the hunting trip.  And how many innocent buffalo got wiped out in this boondogle debacle? [sfx paper rustling] Let me check.  In round figures, zero.  [in different languages]  1000s died on a buffalo hunt that killed no buffalo, all because the Queen wanted to go on a buffalo hunt.    It is not surprising that many within the Queen's Own court were eager to dispose of her, but the closest anyone got was when her Son Rakoto gave French businessman Joseph-François Lambert exclusive rights to the lumber, minerals, lumber and unused land on the 4th largest island in the world.  All Lambert had to do on his end was get rid of the Queen and make room for Prince Rakoto to become King Radama II.  Lambert attempted to obtain support from the French and British governments, to no avail.  In 1855, the Prince wrote in secret to Napoleon III of France, but Boni III left him on read.  It was not until 1857 that the coup was actually attempted and you might surmise by my use of the word “attempted” that it did not work.  Queen Rana responded by expelling all Europeans from Madagascar and seizing all of their assets.  With their oppressors gone, the enslaved worked in the factories burned those mothers down.  The prince faced no consequences and his actions were downplayed, as though he had been led astray by smooth-talking Europeans eager to exploit their country.    Speaking of no consequences, Queen Ranavalona I died peacefully in her sleep at the impressive-even-today age of 83. While she was one of the few African rulers to keep Europe at bay, but more than half million suffered and died during her 33 year rule.  Per her orders, the country entered into the official mourning period.  The bloodiest queen in history was dead, but she wasn't off-brand.  12,000 zebu cattle were slaughtered, though the meat was distributed to the people; and during the burial, a stray spark ignited a barrel of gunpowder destined for use in the ceremony, which caused an explosion and fire that destroyed many of the surrounding buildings and killed many people.   And that's… The Hausa Queen Amina reigned spectacularly for 34 years, winning wars, enlarging her territory, introducing kola nut cultivation and metal armor, and making sure her traders had safe passage throughout the Sahara region.  Today, she is remembered not only for her bravery, but also for building fortification walls called “ganuwar Amina” around her cities.  Remember…Thanks..   Sources: https://www.pulse.ng/bi/lifestyle/7-most-powerful-african-queens-in-history-you-need-to-know/dwhncf5 https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/amanirenas https://artsandculture.google.com/story/queen-amanirenas-the-story-of-the-white-nile-nubi-archeress/bALSN3WTK_YEJA https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/Who-Was-the-One-Eyed-Queen-Who-Defeated-Caesar https://face2faceafrica.com/article/amanirenas-the-brave-one-eyed-african-queen-who-led-an-army-against-the-romans-in-24bc https://historyofyesterday.com/madagascars-mad-queen-that-you-ve-never-heard-of-25e27ebe121d https://www.madamagazine.com/en/die-schreckensherrschaft-ranavalonas-i/ https://oldnaija.com/2019/11/06/moremi-ajasoro-history-of-the-brave-queen-of-ile-ife/ https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/queen-moremi-did-you-know-about-the-courageous-legend-whose-statue-is-the-tallest-in/hr4llg4 https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/hausa-queen-amina-51267.php TikTok: https://africanpoems.net/modern-poetry-in-oral-manner/moremi-ajasoro/  

Don interview's Torsten Heinze from Czarnowski and IFES while at CES at the close of the show and they talk about Europe's challenges at having events and all the rules around COVID. Mike comes back to the office today after a stay in the hospital with diabetic complications and explains why we need to take care of ourselves in this time! Show closings and openings and more! TheDonAndMikeShow.net and ExhibitCityNews.com

IFES Executive Director Uta Goretzky and Holtmann President Joerg Zeissig talk with Don about Expo Expo 2020 in Dubai held recently in 2021. Dave Walens speaks to Don and Mike about the EDPA Foundation works, CES latest cancellations, Poll wrap-ups and more! TheDonAndMikeShow.net and ExhibitCityNews.com

Last night I dreamt I went to Ecuador again. This was at the invitation of Ruth rather than Rebecca and I was not dreaming. I went by Zoom and my entrance was halted for a while not by iron gates but needing a passcode to get in, which was duly provided.I have had the joy of being in Ecuador physically in the past. There has been a long partnership between TSCF in New Zealand and CECE the movement in Ecuador through Ruth, a graduate from New Zealand who went to Ecuador. With her husband and family they have visited New Zealand and I spoke at their National Student Conference a few years ago with the support of the Pacific Partnership Trust. In fact if I had not had been for Ruth rescuing me I would probably even now be wandering around the bus station in Guayaquil, one of the most confusing places I have been in the world.Last night CECE were holding an online training event for their student coordinators around the movement and invited me as an IFES guest to share a story of discipleship. 

 “The words of great coaches fuel great athletes”. Some of the recurrent themes that come through these stories are humility, care, commitment and focus. The coach athlete relationship is about the coach helping the athlete's growth not the athlete enhancing the coach's reputation.InterVarsity and IFES have always been leadership development movements from our beginnings. We look for younger leaders to entrust and develop to multiply the impact of the gospel now and to lay foundations of greater and growing influence through these men and women in the future.

O governador Renato Casagrande, vai sugerir aos demais estados brasileiros a criação de Planos Estaduais de Redução das Emissões de Carbono. Casagrande participa da 26° Conferência das Nações Unidas para a Mudança Climática (COP-26), que acontece em Glasgow, na Escócia. O governador do ES afirmou, nesta quarta-feira (3), em entrevista à CBN Vitória, que um plano com essa meta precisa envolver várias instituições e “teremos isso ano que vem para chegarmos ao meio do caminho em 2030 com plano até 2050”. Já há conversas com Ufes e Ifes para um documento inicial com as medidas a serem adotadas ano após ano.

Os últimos meses têm sido marcados por protestos por estudantes e pais contra o processo seletivo do Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (Ifes) que prevê a admissão de novos estudantes em cursos técnicos por análise de histórico escolar e sorteio em vez de aplicação de prova. Segundo a instituição, a análise de histórico será aplicada no caso das vagas em cursos técnicos integrados ao ensino médio; e o sorteio, para as vagas dos cursos técnicos concomitantes, subsequentes e da educação de jovens e adultos (Proeja). Em entrevista à CBN Vitória, a pró-reitora de Ensino do Ifes, Adriana Pionttkovsky Barcellos, detalha o processo seletivo. Ouça a entrevista completa!

“It's my goal to bring real clear rules [to Ukrainian politics] like in sports. If you break the rules in sports, you pay a penalty, or are disqualified...we try to give the executives exactly the same standards in Ukrainian politics.” The Honorable Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv & former world heavy weight boxing champion. Key Links https://www.ndi.org/eurasia/ukraine (NDI Ukraine Homepage) https://www.iri.org/resource/annual-municipal-survey-ukraine-reveals-satisfaction-local-governments (IRI Municipal Survey of Ukrainians) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcMWpmc2UM0&list=TLGGMMUf6ihV3XMyNDAzMjAyMQ&ab_channel=IFESUkraine (IFES Engages Youth on Democracy and Human Rights throughout Ukraine) ---- Ukraine's 30 years of statehood have been marked by a series of highs and lows, like the Orange Revolution in 2004 and the Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity in 2014, on an unswerving path towards a more stable democracy. In this episode of Democracy! The Podcast, we are joined by all three of the consortium's members to talk about the power of their partnerships. From the disinformation of COVID-19, to strengthening Ukraine's electoral institutions, hear how IFES, IRI, and NDI work side by side with Ukrainians to capitalize on their democratic superpowers in support of the country's continued independence.  Then, Dr. Ironfist, aka, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, and current Mayor of Kyiv, the Honorable Vitali Klitschko, sits down with Adrienne to discuss how his years in the boxing ring prepared him to take on the fight for democracy in his homeland.  Democracy! The Podcast is brought to you by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) with support from the United States Agency for International Development through the Global Elections and Political Transitions Award.   ---- Follow https://twitter.com/cepps (CEPPS on Twitter).  http://cepps.org/podcast (Democracy! The Podcast) is hosted by CEPPS and Adrienne Ross.  This podcast has been produced by the http://cepps.org (Consortium for Elections, and Political Process Strengthening) through the Global Elections and Political Transitions award and is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the https://www.usaid.gov/ (United States Agency for International Development.) Opinions expressed here are those of the host and the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the US Government.  This show is produced by https://twitter.com/evoterra (Evo Terra) and https://simpler.media (Simpler Media). This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

For many people, God and faith aren't the things they're most interested in. But most people are interested in (and have an opinion on!) big questions about life. What are those questions? How have they changed over the years? And how can we show that a Christian worldview makes the best sense of these life questions?Michael Ots was Minister of Evangelism at Lansdowne Baptist Church in Bournemouth for five years before becoming a travelling evangelist. He is passionate about sharing his faith through university missions in the UK and outreaches in Europe with organisations such as IFES and the European Leadership Forum. His books include “What Kind of God?”, “What Kind of Hope?”, “But Is It True?” and his latest title “Making Sense of Life”. Find them all at 10ofThose.comSupport the show (https://www.solas-cpc.org/podcast-book-offer/)

“More than half the population of practically every country is female, and therefore, it is a waste of a resource not to have women involved in active ways to make life better in their own countries.” The Honorable Dr. Madeleine Albright, the 64th US Secretary of State. Key Links https://www.facebook.com/1303692343109384/videos/185832835977998 (IFES's Rural Women in Tunisia) (Video) "https://cepps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Not-before-18.pdf“Not Before 18” and the 30% Gender Quota in Libya (Not Before 18” & The 30% Gender Quota in Libya) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQnm1nGJehk&feature=emb_imp_woyt (Full interview with the Honorable Dr. Madeleine Albright) (Video) ---- On this episode of Democracy! The Podcast, we take an in-depth look at what happens when women win.   First, tag along to Tunisia for the scoop on a group of rural women who had overlooked their right to vote for years.  Follow their story as they grow from apathetic to empowered citizens helping to steer the future of their country at the ballot box.  In Peru, we'll take a sobering look at terrifying violence intended to derail a woman's shot at running for office.   Then we'll sit down with the 64th US Secretary of State and Chair of the Albright Stonebridge Group, the Honorable Dr. Madeleine Albright, as she speaks out on some of the most urgent issues facing women around the world today, and shares some of her best behind the scene stories as the US's first top woman diplomat.   Democracy! The Podcast is brought to you by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) with support from the United States Agency for International Development through the Global Elections and Political Transitions Award.   ---- Follow https://twitter.com/cepps (CEPPS on Twitter).  http://cepps.org/podcast (Democracy! The Podcast) is hosted by CEPPS and Adrienne Ross.  This podcast has been produced by the http://cepps.org (Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening) through the Global Elections and Political Transitions award and is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the https://www.usaid.gov/ (United States Agency for International Development.) Opinions expressed here are those of the host and the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the US Government.  This show is produced by https://twitter.com/evoterra (Evo Terra) and https://simpler.media (Simpler Media). This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Na última semana foi realizada a entrega das chaves dos galpões do IBC de Jardim da Penha ao Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (Ifes). A assinatura do Contrato de Cessão aconteceu um dia após a publicação da portaria da Secretaria de Coordenação e Governança do Patrimônio da União (SPU), vinculada ao Ministério da Economia (ME), que autoriza a cessão em condições especiais ao Ifes, pelo prazo de 20 anos. Nesta edição do CBN Inovação, o comentarista Evandro Milet recebeu o reitor do Ifes, Jadir Pela, para falar sobre o projeto de Centro de Inovação no local. A expectativa é que o funcionamento comece nos próximos meses.

Ruth Padilla de Borst knew John Stott from her childhood since he was a frequent visitor to the family home in Argentina and elsewhere in Latin America. In fact, the main photograph for the episode's image shows John celebrating his 80th birthday with the Padilla family in 2001. Ruth's father, the late and much missed René Padilla, became an important colleague and close friend of John's, in part through their participation in IFES student ministry across Latin America and especially through the Lausanne Movement. John was instrumental in getting René a place in the main speaker programme at the 1974 Lausanne Congress and the latter didn't pull his punches in what was one of the most significant addresses of the entire event.   Ruth is a noted theologian and missiologist in her own right. A former Langham Scholar, she lives with her husband James in a community in Costa Rica (Casa Adobe), while leading and contributing to a wide range of institutions and initiatives.   To read René Padilla's original 1974 Lausanne address, click here. An introduction to Casa Adobe in Costa Rica CETI (Comunidad de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios) the institution Ruth leads (in Spanish). INFEMIT - the International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation  

In this episode, we have a conversation with Sarah Breuel about her journey from Brazil to Italy starting a church and working in student ministry and then go into the global missions movement and discuss the elements of revival. Sarah is passionately praying for a revival in Europe that will touch other parts of the earth.Sarah Breuel serves as the Director of the Revive Europe and the Evangelism Training Coordinator for IFES Europe. Included in the Christianity Today's “33 under 33” list of leaders to watch, Sarah served as Chair of the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering 2016. Originally from Brazil and currently living in Rome, Sarah has worked for IFES in four national movements in the last 15 years (Brazil, Canada, Norway, and Italy) and currently works in the European region. She has a business degree and an MDiv from Regent College. She has recently joined the Lausanne Board of Directors as its youngest member. Sarah is married to René. They have planted a vibrant church in Rome and have two boys: Pietro and Matteo.Sarah's Recommendation:The Circle Maker by Mark BattersonGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcastSupport the show

Neste episódio sobre visão computacional apoiando a IA na saúde, falamos com Matheus Coradini e Marlon Woelffel. Ele que é formado em Engenharia de Controle e Automação pelo IFES (Instituto Federal do ES) Mestre em Engenharia de Controle e Automação na área de Sistemas Inteligentes/Visão Computacional também pelo IFES. Atualmente é Cientista de dados na NeoMed já atuou na criação de modelos preditivos utilizando técnicas de machine learning e deep learning, processamento de sinais com aplicação de redes neurais e visão computacional para validação documental, reconhecimento facial e processamento de imagens médicas utilizando redes neurais. Esse episódio é patrocinado pelo Whitebook, o aplicativo número um em tomada de decisões da medicina. Acesse http://whitebook.dadosesaude.com, e use o Cupom WBDADOS30D e tenha 30 dias de acesso grátis no Whitebook. Tudo o que você precisa, no Whitebook, tem.

The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) helps Christian student groups around the world. We caught up with Anette, IFES' East Area Regional Secretary, about the benefits of joining this global family for Christian students in Cambodia, and the value of partnering with OMF. You can also read the article here. Audio from OMF Billions magazine January - April 2021 'God Works for the Good'. Read more at billions.omf.org.

Dr Kosta Milkov is a man of many parts. But strikingly, several of the strings to his bow could be said to have resulted from meeting John Stott in the early 90s. Having studied theology at a seminary in Osijek in Croatia, he would go on with his wife Nada to start up the IFES work in his native Macedonia (in former Yugoslavia). Having met Uncle John at an IFES conference in Poland, he would go on to study one summer at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) with Stott and others; in time this would lead him to do a Masters at Gordon-Conwell in the USA and, as a Langham Scholar, a doctorate at Oxford in Patristics. Then in recent years, he has been instrumental in starting Langham Preaching in Macedonia. He is a real livewire, a published poet and brilliant teacher, and above all, an inspiring disciple of Christ.   The Stott books referred to in this episode: * Essentials: A Liberal-Evangelical Dialogue (1988) * The Cross of Christ (1986) * Christ the Controversialist / ‘But I Say To You' (2013 edition) Other Links: * The LICC website  * More on the Balkan Institute for Faith and Culture

On today's Network Break we discuss a slate of Juniper announcements around new integrations with its Mist platform, plus new switches. HPE acquires a SaaS company for controlling cloud and infrastructure costs, US telcos spend $81 billion on spectrum for 5G, and we dive into the latest round of financial results from SolarWinds, VMware, and Nutanix.

On today's Network Break we discuss a slate of Juniper announcements around new integrations with its Mist platform, plus new switches. HPE acquires a SaaS company for controlling cloud and infrastructure costs, US telcos spend $81 billion on spectrum for 5G, and we dive into the latest round of financial results from SolarWinds, VMware, and Nutanix.

On today's Network Break we discuss a slate of Juniper announcements around new integrations with its Mist platform, plus new switches. HPE acquires a SaaS company for controlling cloud and infrastructure costs, US telcos spend $81 billion on spectrum for 5G, and we dive into the latest round of financial results from SolarWinds, VMware, and Nutanix.

Ruth Padilla DeBorst has been involved in leadership development and theological education in her native Latin America as a missionary with Christian Reformed World Missions for many years: first in student ministry with the Comunidad Internacional de Estudiantes Evangélicos (IFES), then with Seeds of New Creation, a ministry that trains for and promotes holistic mission in El Salvador. Ruth currently serves as Director of Christian Formation and Leadership Development with World Vision International. She came on Life and Faith to discuss the reasons behind church growth in Latin America in contrast to the decline found in the West.