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	<description>Making Disciples and Planting Churches</description>
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		<title>Marketing Your Church Plant: Philosophical Foundations</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2010/02/17/marketing-your-church-plant-philosophical-foundations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would Paul use modern marketing techniques if he was planting churches today?
Did Jesus need a direct mail campaign to establish the Church in the first place? The Church was established and spread through the power of the Spirit and by word of mouth so why would we waste money on telemarketing or a smokin&#8217; website? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#039;m Not Planting a House Church</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2010/01/29/why-im-not-planting-a-house-church/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2010/01/29/why-im-not-planting-a-house-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[authenticity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past few weeks my wife and I have made the decision to start another church in the Boston area. We have been thinking through what form or expression this new church should take and we&#8217;ve come to the conclusion that it won&#8217;t be the house church model.
So what is wrong with a house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Group Disciple Making</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2009/12/03/small-group-disciple-making/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2009/12/03/small-group-disciple-making/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[body of Christ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the most effective environment for making disciples? 
Some answer that question by thinking in terms of location (home, church, coffee shop) or size (large groups, small groups, one-on-one).
However, if those were the only two qualities of an environment (location or size) I would have to say &#8220;it all depends&#8221;. Instead, I think it [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Most Effective Environment for Disciple Making</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2009/11/10/most-effective-environment-for-disciple-making/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2009/11/10/most-effective-environment-for-disciple-making/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[discipleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great commission]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://churchethos.com/?p=1075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve created a poll on my linkedin profile that asks &#8220;what is the most effective environment for making disciples?&#8221;
Please go and vote, see what others are saying, and return here to share your thoughts.
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		<title>Same-Sex Marriages Repealed in Maine</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2009/11/04/same-sex-marriages-repealed-in-maine/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2009/11/04/same-sex-marriages-repealed-in-maine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[christian habits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, Maine became the 31st out of 31 states to vote down same-sex marriage. On the other hand, six states have legislated (forced?) same-sex marriage on its constituents through the judicial branch or the legislative branch. Maine&#8217;s repeal brings the total number of states that have legalized same-sex marriage back down to five.
I also [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Compassionate Moment</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2009/10/16/compassionate-moment/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2009/10/16/compassionate-moment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Wambua]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://churchethos.com/?p=1059</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I ran across this video recently from the Catalyst Conference and had some conflicting emotions as I watched it. As a communicator of God&#8217;s Word, I am intensely aware of the power of emotion and the importance of using it effectively (though I often make mistakes). Take a moment to watch this video (especially starting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Call to Follow Jesus</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2009/09/29/the-call-to-follow-jesus/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2009/09/29/the-call-to-follow-jesus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[discipleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body of Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making disciples]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://churchethos.com/?p=1050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think a question church leaders need to be asking is, &#8220;What aspects of Jesus&#8217; relationship with His twelve closest disciples were meant to be universal to all of Jesus&#8217; disciples?&#8221;
We know that some things are probably going to be a bit different two thousand years later in our modern society. Most of us aren&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Spiritual Discipline</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2009/09/23/spiritual-discipline/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2009/09/23/spiritual-discipline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[christian habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discipleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual disciplines]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://churchethos.com/?p=1046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spiritual discipline doesn&#8217;t sound very exciting. Many Christians shy away from the disciplines because it sounds like work at best and legalism at worst. However, spiritual discipline is simply a name for the spiritual habits that a true follower of Jesus forms as he or she becomes more like Him. We want to follow Jesus [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>My 9 Minute Video to Church Leaders for 9/9/09</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2009/09/09/my-9-minute-challenge-to-church-leaders-on-9909/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2009/09/09/my-9-minute-challenge-to-church-leaders-on-9909/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[church leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is September 9th, 2009 and leadnet.org is doing a great all day online conference for church leaders. They asked these globally recognized leaders the following question: &#8220;If you had 9 minutes to address thousands of church leaders what is the one issue you would want to impart to them.&#8221;
Well, I&#8217;m not a globally recognized [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Making Disciple-Making Disciples</title>
		<link>http://churchethos.com/2009/09/03/making-disciple-making-disciples/</link>
		<comments>http://churchethos.com/2009/09/03/making-disciple-making-disciples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nathancreitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[discipleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christian thought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great commission]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://churchethos.com/?p=1032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Making disciple-making disciples (or making DMD&#8217;s) seems rather redundant. Yet, in practice, very few are doing it. Making DMD&#8217;s is what Jesus told us to do in Matthew 28:18-20. Instead, many church leaders interpret the commission to &#8220;make disciples&#8221; in one of two ways. Some &#8220;make disciples&#8221; by making converts and then telling them to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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