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Economic Summit Pre-meeting TED talk. Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13 th 2013 www.europartners.org. From Davos Man to the New Man. Davos Man. Trinity of Ideas Reverence for innovation Blind faith in capitalism Globalization beneficial and unstoppable FT , March 7, 2013
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Economic SummitPre-meeting TED talk Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org From Davos Man to the New Man
Davos Man • Trinity of Ideas • Reverence for innovation • Blind faith in capitalism • Globalization beneficial and unstoppable • FT , March 7, 2013 • “we are not prepared for the future, there is a limited group of people who know what we are talking about – 100,000 people in the communication elite”
Influencing our economy “We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org
Davos man Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org • “our autonomous intelligence is permanently creating systems of such a high degree of complexity, that our learning and controlling capabilities are getting increasingly overstretched.” • ‘man is too stupid for his own intelligence’ • ”because men refused to recognise God and take him seriously, God gave them over to their corrupt and disqualified minds.” (Romans 1:28)
New Man Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org • For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joyin the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval. • Romans 14:17,18
Man’s Economy God’s Economy Opposing Economic Philosophies “My Kingdom is not of this world” Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org
In the world, but not a part of it … Permeating the economy with God’s Kingdom Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org
Barriers to enjoying God’s Economy Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org
Enjoying God’s Economy A divine integration of the mystery of 4 essential elements Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org
Man’s Economy Man’s Economy God’s Economy MammonPersonal Property Work for an income Buying and selling Getting and keeping ScarcityProgress and ‘more’Short-term gainTemporal rewards %-age growth 1.2.3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Peter J. Briscoe, London November 13th 2013 www.europartners.org Holy SpiritStewardship Work to serve God Giving and receiving Sowing and reaping Abundance Contentment and ‘enough’Generational planningEternal rewardsMultiplication