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		<title>How to Grow a Small Church</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can we grow a small church? In spite of what we see on television the majority of churches in America are under one hundred members. The following tips apply to really small, struggling churches as well as average size churches that may have reached a plateau. Pastoring small churches can be a challenge, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 Steps to Planting and Growing a Church</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Dr. Paul E. Paino Make changes slowly. Announce office hours, then be there. Promote preaching series on pertinent subjects. Develop important contacts outside the church. Develop a personal visitation program for yourself. Set realistic goals which can be reached, which build faith. Write and use job descriptions for all positions, paid and unpaid. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Characteristics of Effective Church Planters</title>
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		<title>Church Planting Guide for Beginners &#8211; Part 4</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pray, and then pray some more Jesus said, &#8220;No one can enter the strong man&#8217;s house and plunder his property unless he first bind the strong man&#8221; (Mark 3:27). &#8220;The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds&#8221; (2 Corinthians 10:4). No great work has ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Planting Guide for Beginners &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You must have a solid foundation If your spiritual foundation isn&#8217;t strong it will be easy for the devil to get the best of you and destroy what God is desiring to do through you. Let me put it this way, make sure your marriage and relationship with God is strong and being cultivated before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Planting Guide for Beginners</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gary Linton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting a new church or ministry is one of the most rewarding and fruitful things that you can do to advance the kingdom. It can also be very challenging at times. After personally planting multiple churches and youth outreach centers, I can tell you that you will need all of the information and support you [...]]]></description>
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