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		<title>Prodigal Son Story &#8211; the Awesome Version</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Imagine if the prodigal son story unfolded as the Father intended. The younger son showers and puts on his new clothes.  The older brother is overjoyed that his family is back together. After the feast, when all the musicians, friends, and relatives have finally gone home, the three of them sit on the porch together. There are three rocking chairs, with the Father in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 22:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oh God. Just show me clearly Your will for my whole life, and I will do it. I want to follow You. I will complete Your plan for my whole life if you will just show me.&#160; Most of us would complete God&#8217;s plan for our whole lives if God would clearly spell it out [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation and Legacy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Innovation: In 2008 we innovated a new way to establish a regional church-planting hub here in Marabá. It was risky and involved a retreat center in a disadvantaged community. So far it is not produced the results we are looking for, at least not at the speed we were hoping for. Rather, it sometimes feels [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Innovation: In 2008 we innovated a new way to establish a regional church-planting hub here in Marabá. It was risky and involved a retreat center in a disadvantaged community. So far it is not produced the results we are looking for, at least not at the speed we were hoping for. Rather, it sometimes feels [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>How to be Helpful</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 16:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[When we start interacting with other people we start defining roles. Who has the most power in this relationship? For example, we might think that &#8220;The customer is always right&#8221; giving the customer the most power, but if the store manager doesn&#8217;t agree this may cause a conflict. If you go to a doctor for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Planting Lessons from Halo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[In 2002 our family discovered Halo. Anni, Via, Emma, and Bella were all in online school, so they had PCs. We got several Halo discs and spent part of many Family Days learning the various hideouts and ammunition caches in all the different worlds. I remember the delight we had in learning something new, especially [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Organizational Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[I am thinking about organizational change this week because we extended our time together in Altamira as an opportunity to have some organizational meetings. Igreja da Vinha churches have been planting other churches since their inception. The mission has been helping them in every way we know how. The whole group is full of zealous [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I am thinking about organizational change this week because we extended our time together in Altamira as an opportunity to have some organizational meetings. Igreja da Vinha churches have been planting other churches since their inception. The mission has been helping them in every way we know how. The whole group is full of zealous [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>A Discovery-Style Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 08:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[MOne of the 2016 conferences in our church in Marabá was especially enjoyable. Here is why. Fifty people from a wide variety of backgrounds gathered in small groups to study the Bible together, to learn how to behave. On Friday night it was all about questions. As our church has been in this Discovery Bible [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[MOne of the 2016 conferences in our church in Marabá was especially enjoyable. Here is why. Fifty people from a wide variety of backgrounds gathered in small groups to study the Bible together, to learn how to behave. On Friday night it was all about questions. As our church has been in this Discovery Bible [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>How to Become a Senior Pastor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 17:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[How To Become a Senior Pastor Let&#8217;s imagine that a huge grassroots revival is coming around the world. People are flooding into the Kingdom. Who will help these people? How will the new pastors be identified and established? There are different ways a person can become a senior pastor. They are all good in certain [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[How To Become a Senior Pastor Let&#8217;s imagine that a huge grassroots revival is coming around the world. People are flooding into the Kingdom. Who will help these people? How will the new pastors be identified and established? There are different ways a person can become a senior pastor. They are all good in certain [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>What is a Church?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 17:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[What is a Church? We love good churches. So, what is a good church? Look at the photo below. Question: Which of the following looks most like a mango tree? Answer: They are all mango trees. If we apply this to church planting: 1) To plant mature trees: a) Costs a lot of money and [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[What is a Church? We love good churches. So, what is a good church? Look at the photo below. Question: Which of the following looks most like a mango tree? Answer: They are all mango trees. If we apply this to church planting: 1) To plant mature trees: a) Costs a lot of money and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Discovery Bible Studies &#8211; Eight Month Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[The youth in the Marabá church are starting to experiment with the DBS model. In the last couple of weeks, they started 14 new groups. Nine stopped after only one or two meetings. Five of these new groups are still going, and many of the young people are looking for other people who may be [&#8230;]]]></description>
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