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		<title>Get out of town!</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/get-out-of-town/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got back last week from a trip to Peru with Compassion International.  This was my 11th short-term trip and a great highlight was getting to meet the Compassion child we&#8217;ve sponsored for over 7 years.  She&#8217;s 16 now, about &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/get-out-of-town/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=144&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Church Communication Filter &#8211; aka &#8220;For&#8221; or &#8220;Against&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/church-communication-filter-aka-for-or-against/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short little diddy here on the words we communicate individually and corporately as the Church.  Have really enjoyed reading &#8220;UnChristian&#8221; and &#8220;They Like Jesus, But Not the Church&#8221; in the past few months.  Lots of great commentary on the perceptions &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/church-communication-filter-aka-for-or-against/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=140&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Meaning Behind &#8220;Your Teaching Isn&#8217;t Deep Enough&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/the-real-meaning-behind-your-teaching-isnt-deep-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the tip from my buddy Jeff Henderson (http://blog.buckheadchurch.org/) on this fantastic post by Perry Noble &#8211; http://www.perrynoble.com/2008/12/10/five-arguments-you-just-cant-win-part-two/ We hear this on occasion at North Point, and especially from those opposed to using video messages in church.  Simple fact &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/the-real-meaning-behind-your-teaching-isnt-deep-enough/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=132&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Got a good thing coming your way Denver!</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/got-a-good-thing-coming-your-way-denver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got three friends of mine from staff here at North Point, who are moving out to Denver to launch a church in 2009.  Their Lead Pastor, Stephen Redden, and I have a friendship that extends all the way back &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/got-a-good-thing-coming-your-way-denver/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=128&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What God Cares Most About</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/what-god-cares-most-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some days, I just feel waves of gratitude wash over me.  Why?  Because of the people I work with.  Our team at North Point, the Lead Pastors of our Partners and their staffs, and the amazing volunteers who help with &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/what-god-cares-most-about/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=122&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pulpit &amp; Politics</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/pulpit-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard about the handful of pastors over the weekend who decided to defy IRS regulations and use their pulpits to publicly endorse candidates http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/29/pub-pastors-participate-pulpit-freedom-sunday/ For those unfamiliar with what this can do to a church, it has &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/pulpit-politics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=117&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Proximity?</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/proximity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Dan Kimball&#8217;s book, They Like Jesus, But Not The Church, he has this great question &#8211; If Jesus sent us on a mission to be his salt and light to others, why is it that we have basically set &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/proximity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=112&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Saddleback Presidential Forum</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/saddleback-presidential-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I only got to catch parts of the forum between Obama and McCain last night (darn Olympics will suck you in!), but I was impressed with the format and questions. I liked the fact that each candidate got an individual &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/saddleback-presidential-forum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=109&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Follow up to &#8220;What will make them care?&#8221; post</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/follow-up-to-what-will-make-them-care-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ran across this link on Tony Morgan&#8217;s site, which details some reasons the unchurched may stick once they attend a church &#8211; http://churchrelevance.com/qa-top-reasons-for-church-attendance/ Which led me to ask, &#8220;Yes, but what will get them there in the first place?&#8221;. We&#8217;re &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/follow-up-to-what-will-make-them-care-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=106&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What I&#8217;m thinking about these days&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/what-im-thinking-about-these-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though I&#8217;m at a great church and Sundays rock, I know several hundred thousand people in the area are either unaware, could care less or are flat out hostile to what we do. How do we intersect with their &#8230; <a href="http://hippochurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/what-im-thinking-about-these-days/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hippochurch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1806921&amp;post=97&amp;subd=hippochurch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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