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		<title>Regaining that First Love on Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very much I am looking forward to hearing Mark Batterson this coming Tuesday at our Ministers&#8217; Get-Away. Hearing him talk on the topic of leadership is always insightful and energizing and the Q &#38; A during the &#8220;open mic&#8221; time should be fun and full of practical advice from one who knows the in&#8217;s and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sanctuary of the Soul</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline is a modern classic that truly opened the eyes of my heart and helped reshape and revolutionize my understanding and practice of the spiritual disciplines. God used the valuable insights of this best-selling book to truly minister grace and deliver me from my pharisaical approach to the spiritual practices which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Quiet and Radiant Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging Words for Introverts Leaders come in all shapes and sizes; all with different temperaments and personalities. For you that may be a no-brainer, but it was not for me. For years I had a stereotype of an effective leader as the upfront person who is: outgoing, extraverted, energetic, etc. I could not believe that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Longhorn Sermons</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a good friend asked me if I ever went into the pulpit and &#8220;winged it.&#8221; &#8220;Never!&#8221; I told him. However, there were a few times I did a lot of praying immediately before preaching and desperately asked for a last-minute jolt of extra inspiration. While not a charismatic, I was not beyond asking the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Leaders True Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a day goes by that I do not digest a book, listen to a podcast, or read a blog about church or leadership.   These help me re-dream Middle District&#8217;s vision and challenge me to be a better leader.  However, seldom do these feed my soul.  With that in mind, let me pass on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Helpful Ministry Websites</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while ago I asked you to send ministry related websites.  Here&#8217;s some you will find helpful.  If you have others, let me know and I&#8217;ll pass them along. - From Brian Jones, Associate Pastor / Minister to  Youth, Second Branch: Here is a link that has a lot of sites that are helpful: http://www.churchleaders.com/youth/youth-leaders-blogs/146282-43-top-church-resource-websites.html .  Also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do It Anyway</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week I came across this sage advice that so impressed  Mother Teresa that she edited it and had it written on the wall in her home for children in Calcutta: People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered, Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives Be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Clay Feet Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willow Creek&#8217;s Leadership Summit has been a high priority on my schedule for many, many years.  It&#8217;s my annual trip to the mountaintop or sometimes the wood shed. Even in years when the speakers do not hit home runs, God still uses it to challenge and inspire me in some unexpected way.  While attending, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts and Reading after the Crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My summer reading includes one of my favorite authors -Gordon MacDonald. His new book on leadership, Building Below the Waterline, is typical Gordon&#8230;wonderfully personal, deep with insights that feed my soul and challenge me professionally.  Believe me; you too would enjoy it. Given that I&#8217;m still weak from the accident and also because I still [...]]]></description>
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