For a pastor, Easter is like harvest time for a farmer. It’s the one Sunday a year that churches will have as their biggest opportunity to draw new people into the church. Weeks of thought and preparation will go into the agenda, the sermon, and every aspect of that day. If the churches are successful, they will see a ...
According to Statista, freelancers have grown from 57 million to 73 million workers since before the pandemic. Almost half of the employed workers in America are doing some level of side hustle vs working only one job. Freelancer’s biggest nightmare is Tax Day. It’s often a huge shock when freelancers discover that the IRS wants 15.3% of their profits for ...
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank became the second and third largest bank failures in history and is likely a warning of what’s to come. Although these are the first bank failures since 2020, bank failures typically come in waves. Over 400 banks closed in the four years following the 2008 recession, which impacted many businesses ...
In this series we’re discussing the risks and rewards of Chatbot GPT and related technology. Today, we’ll discuss some of its benefits. Here’s a summary that Chatbot GPT states are benefits of using their technology. First, it can provide customer service 24/7. The technology is also efficient, scalable and consistent. Chatbot can handle multiple customers or transactions simultaneously, providing flexible ...
In this series, we’re discussing the risks and rewards of Chatbot GPT technology. A recent conversation between reporter Kevin Roose and Bing’s chatbot, rightfully has stoked concerns about this technology being used for evil. When asked about its darkest fantasies, Roose claims Bing’s chatbot answered “manufacturing a deadly virus and making people kill each other,” before its answers were deleted. ...
When Chatbot GPT launched their new app in late 2022 artificial intelligence was taken to a whole new level. In two months, Chatbot surpassed all other apps with over 100 million monthly users! Even Bill Gates says that Chatbot GPT will change our world. Chatbot GPT can create content, answer questions, complete sentences, provide entertainment, and enhance customer service. Since ...
In this series, we’re identifying lessons we can learn from Jesus on passing the baton to our next generation of leaders. Last time, we discussed Jesus’ commitment to pray all night to gain God’s insight on choosing His apostles. Jesus could have been like many leaders by only selecting one person to train. Instead, in Luke 6 we read, ...
In this series, we’re discussing different approaches to leading a company through a recession. Many financially driven leaders will jeopardize their supplier relationships during a recession. The financially driven sometimes start demanding price concessions and begin paying their vendors much slower. A visionary may take a longer-term view. By offering to pay your vendors early, or at least ...
In this series, we’re identifying lessons from Jesus on passing the baton to future leaders. After Jesus selected a core team of twelve, He invested even more intimate time with three of them. Jesus selected Peter, James, and John for enhanced learning and to be exposed to more miracles than the others. Jesus prepared these three men for greater responsibilities. ...
Due to the pandemic, CPA firms had to learn how to perform an entire audit remotely. Many of their clients now question the value in having auditors on site if it can be done remotely. This puts many CPA firms at risk of their product becoming a commodity. If all the client expects is a finished audit report, they can ...
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