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The Journey Of Life, C. William Pollard
The Journey Of Life, C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Speaking at Emmaus College's (Dubuque, IA) 2007 convocation, Pollard urges the students to understand their vocation -- whatever it may be -- as a way of actualizing their commitment to Christ in everyday life.
Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (East Lansing, Mi), C. William Pollard
Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (East Lansing, Mi), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Speaking at the 2007 Michigan Prayer Breakfast, Pollard argues that leadership requires certain moral and spiritual assets in order to be truly successful.
Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Belfast), C. William Pollard
Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Belfast), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this address at the Lord Mayor's Breakfast in Belfast, Pollard considers how leaders require certain moral and spiritual assets in order to be truly successful.
The Disablement Of Traditional Political Institution In Nigeria, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp
The Disablement Of Traditional Political Institution In Nigeria, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp
Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP
ABSTRACT This paper discusses various salient issues that relate and led to the disablement of traditional political institution in Nigeria. These include the colonial subjugation, vilification by the combined forces of western influence-Christianity and western education, and finally the defilement by some of the contemporary occupants of these institutions. It highlights the vicissitudes that the institution has experienced over the years from the advent of colonialism to the present and the effect of some of the status and operation in the institution. These, among others, are what the paper seeks to bring to the fore.
Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Toronto), C. William Pollard
Leading With Timeless Values In Turbulent Times (Toronto), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this speech, Pollard asks whether institutions such as Worldvision can uphold "timeless values" in a pluralistic society. He goes on to contend that they can if only managers see themselves as being moral as well as corporate leaders.
Leadership In Turbulent Times (Indianapolis), C. William Pollard
Leadership In Turbulent Times (Indianapolis), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Whereas many Christians consider business a "necessary evil," in this address at the Christian Bookseller's Association Advance 2007 meeting (Indianapolis, IN) Pollard argues that profit can be virtuous, especially if corporate managers set the tone by considering themselves the servants of those they lead.
Open For Business (Short Version), C. William Pollard
Open For Business (Short Version), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Reflecting on his own experience bridging the gulf between business and faith while serving as Chairman of ServiceMaster, Pollard encourages students at Covenant College to go forth into their future vocations confident in their abilities to integrate faith and work in whatever arena they are called to serve.
Management As A Liberal Art (Chattanooga, Tn), C. William Pollard
Management As A Liberal Art (Chattanooga, Tn), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Speaking at Covenant College, Pollard outlines his vision -- adopted from that of noted theorist Peter Drucker -- of management as a liberal art. In particular, he focuses on how corporate leadership cannot be oriented to simply utilitarian goals but must also consider the whole person physical, spiritual, and moral being.
Open For Business (Long Version), C. William Pollard
Open For Business (Long Version), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Reflecting on his own experience bridging the gulf between business and faith while serving as Chairman of ServiceMaster, in this lecture Pollard encourages students at Covenant College to go forth into their future vocations confident that they will be able to integrate faith and work in whatever arena they are called to serve in.
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The Bridge
The Nordic Sagas provide the background and basis for this novel about three women-Katla, a "thrall" (slave) who is the daughter of an Irish Christian woman captured by Viking Raiders along the Irish Coast before Katla was born, Bibrau, Katla's daughter, who is conceived after a brutal sexual assault, and Thorbjorg, who is a seeress and healer to the Viking settlement in Greenland and a faithful servant to the Nordic God, Odin. Fate brings these three women together and the story is told through their thoughts and feelings about each other, the events which bring them together, life in the …