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		<title>Insights From a Friend at Work</title>
		<link>http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2007/01/20/insights-from-a-friend-at-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best of thechurchblog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Planting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re been following the story of Crossroads Church, you&#8217;re familiar with our vision to be the church for the portion of our population that has forsaken all things &#8220;church.&#8221;  These are people who would be out of place in a &#8220;normal&#8221; church &#8212; even one as dynamic and open as some truly are. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attracting a crowd</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re having an informational meeting tonight (August 13 at the Best Western Mission Inn) to share the vision for the new church with a large group of people.  Of that group of people, I am praying that some will be called to be part of our &#8220;core team.&#8221;  Others will be called to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who needs a new church?</title>
		<link>http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2006/01/18/who-needs-a-new-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The population of Las Cruces, New Mexico is growing at an average rate of around 16% per year.  The population of the established churches in Las Cruces is growing at a rate significantly less than that.  Most churches in Las Cruces could grow by 20% without severely affecting their operation  &#8212; they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biblical Missiology &#8211; Redeveloping a Missional Mindset for North America</title>
		<link>http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2005/09/07/biblical-missiology-redeveloping-a-missional-mindset-for-north-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 02:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was the title of the first talk of the evening given by Dr. Ed Stetzer.  As I mentioned in the last post, Dr. Stetzer is a relatively young guy, but he has a vast experience in the world of church planting, having been involved in it since 1988 (I was still in high-school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review &#8211; &#8220;Great Commission Companies&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2005/07/12/book-review-great-commission-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2005/07/12/book-review-great-commission-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Email</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Justus writes:
&#8220;I’d like to suggest “Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions” (InterVarsity Press, 2003) as a book that gives the church several new options in expanding her influence. &#8221;
&#8220;This book highlights several different companies and describes their types, including a furniture/handicrafts manufacturing company based in Central Asia, a Real Estate company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Short-Term Missions Make a Difference?</title>
		<link>http://www.thechurchblog.org/live/2005/06/24/do-short-term-missions-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Email</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From a recent article in ChristianityToday.com:
&#8220;Short-term mission trips to foreign countries are the biggest trend to hit the evangelical Christian outreach scene since vacation Bible school.  Between 1 million and 4 million North American Christians reportedly participated in STMs in 2003, and the number keeps rising.&#8221;
&#8220;Praises and critiques of the trend tend to be [...]]]></description>
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