November 2005

Outreach, Inc.
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In 2005, churches will mail over 50 million direct-mail postcards created by Outreach, Inc., the largest provider of Christian outreach products and services in North America. In addition, churches will hang 200,000 Outreach door hangers on houses, hand out several...
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Outreach Seminar: The TurnOut Solution: Solving the Problem of Plateau and Decline
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Churches lapse into plateau and decline because, over time, they turn more and more inward. The solution is simply that churches must turn outward in order to correct spiritual negatives and to reach lost communities strategically. When they do, they...
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Angels & Demons
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Kaleo began a new series about angels and demons. There are so many questions and confusion about what exactly angels and demons are. What is the involvement in our lives? What are demons? Is it possible for them to possess...
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Serenity the Movie
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A review of the movie Serenity from Mike Gunn (Pastor @ Harambee in south Seattle and co-founder of Mars Hill) at our Kaleo site: This big-screen version of the short-lived TV series Firefly is set 500 years in the future...
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The Long Tail and Power of Church Planting
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Bruce Chant tackles one of my favorite concepts, the long tail (For work we're devloping on a long-tail content management system. Not Ekklesia our church content management system.) and discusses it's implications for church planting: Within my own city, you...
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Outreach Seminar: Creating a Church that Connects and Integrates Visitors
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This session is for those who are looking for practical tools that will greatly increase visitor assimilation in their church. Gain insights from a leading authority on assimilation in a concise presentation that provides practical “lessons learned” and “best practices”...
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Seeing What's Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change
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I read some about this book and it looks right up my alley. I love strategy/future change. (Hey 2 of Amazon's TOP 10 Reviewers recommend it!) Seeing What's Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change Book Description: Every...
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Outreach Seminar: Breaking Attendance Barriers
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Do you desire to see your church grow to the next level? Do you feel stuck at a certain level in your church’s growth? In this session you will learn how to effectively develop growth systems that work whether your...
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Quick Scripture Reference for Biblical Counseling
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Here's a book I'm ordering: Quick Scripture Reference for Biblical Counseling Book Description The Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling was first published in March 1988. While its primary intention was to help counselors and pastors, over the years laypersons have...
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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
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Book I'm buying: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Description: After more than thirty years of serving in leadership positions and speaking on leadership, author John C. Maxwell is often asked, "If you were to take everything you've learned about...
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