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		<title>One Person, One Passion, One Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve yet to enter a congregation where their biggest complaint was that they had too many leaders and not enough ministry for their leaders to do. Obviously, the opposite is the rule. However, over the years I&#8217;ve discovered that, except in churches embroiled in conflict or in some other downward spiral, churches generally have all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Busy to Grow Your Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned from a training event for a church that’s dwindled down to less than fifty in worship and has less than a dozen committed leaders. They were pretty much in the desperate mode, which is never a good place to be. Turning to 21st Century Strategies to help them find a way out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Every Leader Needs One &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I went to seminary, many moons ago, the study of leadership was one of three glaring omissions in seminary curriculum (the other two were conflict resolution and financial management). About the only leadership advice I got was an analogy that “Today’s pastor must be like a modern-day rancher who uses a helicopter to fly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Terrorism Prescription</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife (Dr. Kris T-B) and I go on a date on as many Fridays as possible. On our “date” we go to lunch and catch a movie matinee. Last week we went to see Joyful Noise, which was a good movie and showed the church and the faith in a positive light (for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice is a Four-Letter Word</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to working with church leaders, I’ve found that the word “NICE” is one of the most problematic four-letter-words. In terms of damage done to the church, I rank it as way more dangerous than any f-bomb someone might drop. I’ve tried, but I can’t trace the origins of when “nice” became a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make a Decision &#8211; Or Not</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent a weekend with a church that is facing one of the most difficult decisions a church will ever have to face. “To be or not to be: That is their question.” This church has just lost their interim  pastor and only has six months of financial resources left. It sounds pretty hopeless, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church-Talk TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ChurchTalk.tv Hosted by Drs. Bill and Kris Tenny-Brittian 30 minute live video training for all church leaders: Every Tuesday at 10 AM Central Time Over 150 video training episodes available in the On Demand (Archive) section Includes PDF small group discussion handouts Downloadable episodes available as MP4 and MP3 podcasts Recent Topics: leadership recruiting, church [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For the Good of the Many</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m a bit of a Trekie … not a fanatic by any means (I started watching when Kirk started his career and quit when Picard retired). You know, you can learn a lot about leadership watching that series, both how to lead effectively and how not to lead. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connections: Turn First-Time Visitors Into Returning Guests (Pt. 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Growing Churches]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to our research, it appears that in North America less than 15 percent of first time church visitors return for a second visit. Although I&#8217;m sure it doesn&#8217;t follow denominational lines exactly, it appears that in the mainline that number actually hovers nearer to 11 percent. That means that if 100 visitors graced your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Not-So Random Thought on Epiphany</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill T-B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Growing Churches]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all heard the tired adage bounced around each year that “Wise Men Still Seek Him.” It almost seems like a good sermon title. Almost. The question we need to ask ourselves is whether or not that’s a valid statement in these post-modern, post-Christendom days. Are wise men and women still seeking the Jesus of [...]]]></description>
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