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		<title>MentorNet # 81&#8211;Is It Time For Your Church To Add A 2nd Track?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the average age in your church or denomination climbing ominously? If so, then it’s probably time to do what others have done to reverse the trend that leads only to decline. Sandra timidly enters a worship meeting. She is feeling ashamed of last night’s escapade, and is hoping God can forgive her. Hoping desperately! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scripture References When Dealing With People Who Are Interested In Money&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was in a recent newsletter I received from a church planting training in India “…Many of the participants that came were only attending looking for monetary support which we do not provide. They were unwilling even to pay 10 rupees (20 cents) for some training materials!” &#160; Jesus and his apostles had to deal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MentorNet #80 &#8211; Some Dos and Don&#8217;ts of Gospel Worker Finances</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 12:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MentorNet invited Brian Simmons to share his insight on personal finance that he teaches as a church planting trainer. In every country, mentors must often plan with gospel workers how these will earn a living and how to finance their projects. Many workers feel frustrated by their lack of finance, yet they have unwisely narrowed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ABC&#8217;s of a CPM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 03:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nnounce the Good News B aptize the repentant C are one for another D isciple everyone E mpower willing workers F inancial independence G ifts of the Spirit H ouse gatherings I ntercede continually J esus in our midst K now the Bible L ord&#8217;s supper often M onitor outcomes N ew Testament requirements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Planting and Team Conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 15:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a statement that was made by an organization that is looking to plant churches… XXXX is now launching three Firestone teams into difficult regions. The TOEG approach builds teams of almost identical gifting/personalities out the same church. to overcome the typical field team conflicts. R&#8230;’s team, now 12 persons with children, is more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MentorNet #79 &#8211; A Call to Repentance by Clergy Who Refuse to Release God&#8217;s Gifted Apostles</title>
		<link>http://acquirewisdom.com/mentornet/mentornet-79-a-call-to-repentance-by-clergy-who-refuse-to-release-gods-gifted-apostles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 21:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martin Luther posted a list of 95 discussion points on the Wittenberg church door for a shocked town to read, touching off the Protestant Reformation that transformed civilization. Luther’s main thrust was to remove obstacles to the free flow of God’s grace, using Scripture and faith to open heaven’s floodgates. Clergy who Frustrate God’s Grace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can community development participatory methods better serve church multiplication efforts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Skit! Sambo: Well, Ibra, how is that water purification jar working for your household? Obra: Hey, just fine. Our drinking water tastes a little different now, but no one has got diarrhea since the day we set it up the way you showed us when you held that community forum. Sambo: That&#8217;s good news. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wholistic Ministry&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://acquirewisdom.com/church-planting/wholistic-ministry/</link>
		<comments>http://acquirewisdom.com/church-planting/wholistic-ministry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;MY organization isn&#8217;t a Relief and Development NGO&#34; the different Branches don&#8217;t see a need for our services, so most Branches are not asking for C[ommunity] D[evelopment]&#8230;” We from the West come into our disciplines with our discreet categories intact, quite easily isolating our enjoyable, professional lives from dreary, boring, human need-oriented activities. A modification [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Growth&#8230; What Happens&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://acquirewisdom.com/church-planting/church-growth-what-happens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Western mind may require more discreet categories. Thus, one might explain that multiplication proves one of several ways&#160; in which &#8216;church growth&#8216; occurs. Here are some of those ways: Growth by attraction: A superb pastor or staff draws many to themselves and to the Lord through their ministry. When, he dies, this growth stops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Word for Skits &amp; Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s what Chip and Dan Heath have to say about making ideas stick. 1. Simplicity. To strip an idea down to its core, we must be masters of exclusion. We must relentlessly prioritize. Saying something short is not the mission–sound bites are not the ideal. Proverbs are the ideal. We must create ideas that are both [...]]]></description>
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