John Philip Jackman

In the wealthiest nation in the world, many people can’t afford basic medical treatment — and medical debt is the primary cause of bankruptcy, even of people who are well-off with good insurance. The medical system in the US is broken..how can it be solved? After Covid, John organized the Debt Jubilee Project, set up to purchase past-due medical debt and forgive it. Since then, he has had the privilege of symbolically burning over $28 million in medical debt owed by neighbors in North Carolina. News coverage of this project has spread the idea to hundreds of other churches.

A winsome and entertaining exploration of a very serious and even crippling subject — our own biases and blind spots, and the way advertisers and politicians manipulate our biases. Starting from a nuclear reactor, flying by Pluto, and ending up in your ack yard, this talk explores the Dunning-Kruger Effect and the impact of confirmation bias, John explains how we must develop habits of verifying news and rumor and improve our critical thinking.

Fear of failure keeps many from pursuing their dreams – but failure is often a vital ingredient in success. John tells a true story of a failure in his life that prompted him to pursue his goals more vigorously – resulting in a significant success in the same area. Learn how to use failure as a stepping stone to success. Good for all ages, but especially apprpriate for high school and college ages.