What would NYC look like if we re-imagined work in every sector of society? Participate in cultural events guided by leaders from each congregation that point toward evidence of God’s glory and sovereignty over both the brokenness and beauty of this great city. God is working throughout NYC to redeem his creation and we have the privilege of joining his redemptive endeavor...
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The Mixed
Neighborhood
By: Abraham Cho The New York Times recently ran a fascinating article highlighting the relationship between income mobility and what they aptly described as “the economic layout” of a city. Citing a major new study, they found that “All else being equal, upward mobility tended to be higher in metropolitan areas where poor families were more dispersed among mi...
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Ministry Intensive
Last week, 36 pastors and lay leaders from churches around the world gathered for a week in Princeton with the CFW team in order to be equipped toward developing faith & work ministries in their own contexts. The unique nature of hosting and facilitating a dialogue between both pastors AND lay leaders proved to be a necessary distinctive in developing more meaningful faith & w...
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Living in NYC
By: Lauren Gill The NYTimes reports that at the end of last year, only 4,749 apartments were listed for sale. This was the lowest level of apartments on the market since 2000. Words to Start a Stampede: New York Apartment for Sale details the high housing costs which had a $1.425 million average for a Manhattan apartment this Spring. How can we lay down l...
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Forum
On Thursday night, 100 CFW leaders gathered for the 1st Annual Strategic Forum at the Center for Architecture. CFW Executive Director David Kim did a presentation on Stretching the Imagination to envision what a Re-imagined NYC might look like, and think about what role the CFW community might play in God’s work here in the city. Kim began the talk by asking the room to cons...
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Bloomberg
Leaves Office
By: Whitney Britt What happens when Mike Bloomberg, the most visible public figure in NYC who supports the arts with his Office, his attendance, and his own personal philanthropy? The mayor is an outspoken advocate of the arts as an economic driver of the city, and has put his money where his mouth is, donating over $200 million in personal fortune, as well as $2.8 billi...
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