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	<description>Converging with Christ through a Cross</description>
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		<title>Church Systems</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2010/06/15/church-systems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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We gravitate towards different things for different reasons. One of the reasons I&#8217;m pursuing a degree in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation is that I am tired of not effectively handling conflict. My desire for peace has thrust me into something through which God can use me to make a difference.
Brad Palmore recently completed the MACRR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do They Get Along?</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2010/06/01/do-they-get-along/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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If you are in need of insurance, Clovis NM is the place to come! Insurance agencies are in abundance. Take your pick from any of the big boys: Allstate, Farmers or State Farm. Or you can go with one of a number of independent agents. There&#8217;s definitely no shortage of insurance agencies from which to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Call a Meeting&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/12/14/lets-call-a-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Well, this is the final bullet point from a great bulletin board found at the Bovina Church of Christ. This last bullet point is a frustrating one. It is a virtual microcosm of congregational struggles across the land. It might reflect the degree to which the modern church has slipped its moorings from God’s original [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Fine the Way We Are</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/12/07/were-fine-the-way-we-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Now we are getting at something for sure. While not always explicitly expressed, I contend that the “We’re fine the way we are” mentality is at the root of a number of church growth problems. This is simply my opinion, and I’ll own it, but there has been very little to disprove it over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blessed are the Peacemakers</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/12/04/blessed-are-the-peacemakers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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I&#8217;ve got one more week left in my first class as a student in ACU&#8217;s MACRR program and I&#8217;m ready for a break. It&#8217;s not been easy juggling ministry, family, and school. I&#8217;m getting used to it though. I have a newfound respect for those who do it well.
This program has restored in me the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Don&#8217;t Have the Resources</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/11/30/we-dont-have-the-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Are you kidding me? How much money does it cost to share the gospel with someone? It takes no money. Zero. Zilch. Not a dime. Gimmicks cost cash; conversation is free. Of course, it takes being relational to sustain a conversation with anyone. Hmmmm. Could this be part of the problem?
The 1st Century church didn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Might Offend Someone</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/11/23/we-might-offend-someone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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I believe it&#8217;s important that followers of Christ be concerned with not being offensive to people as they live out their faith. Unnecessary barriers simply do not help. But I also believe Christians can profess the gospel in a &#8220;non-offensive&#8221; way, yet people still get offended. More often than not, though, those who refuse to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Never Worked Before</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/11/16/it-never-worked-before/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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In an effort to foster growth, the church has found itself resorting to various approaches and sundry tactics. These often generate sparks of interest and increased numbers, but the sparks seem short-lived. Too, authentic discipleship in Jesus is rarely a result. In a sense, I agree with those who cry, &#8220;It Never Worked Before,&#8221; especially, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wayfaring Strangers</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/11/12/wayfaring-strangers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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It was the first time I&#8217;d ever invited someone I didn&#8217;t know into my home to stay the night. In the past, I would never have done such a thing. Too foolish. Way too foolish in my book. But one day, a homeless man walking from Oklahoma to Fort Worth and I crossed paths that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Preacher Do It!</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/11/09/let-the-preacher-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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An inherent danger in having a located minister is that it can create a culture where the church believes the preacher is “hired” to do all the work.  Given our love for and adherence to scripture, I believe we know this isn’t correct. But people will say and do irrational things under the weight [...]]]></description>
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