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		<title>You&#8217;re on Offense!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark BattersonÂ writes in his book,Â In a Pit With a Lion On A Snowy Day,Â  Â JesusÂ commissionedÂ the church in Matthew 16:18: &#8220;I will build my church and the gates of hell will not overcome it.&#8221; Gates are defensive devices. Storming those gates requires offensive measures. Think of the church as a battering ram.Â  Â Who is ready for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.evotional.com" target="_blank">Mark Batterson</a>Â writes in his book,Â <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pit-Lion-Snowy-Day-Opportunity/dp/1590527151/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt/002-0426247-4248853" target="_blank">In a Pit With a Lion On A Snowy Day</a>,Â <br />
<blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: none; padding: 0px" class="webkit-indent-blockquote">Â JesusÂ commissionedÂ the church in Matthew 16:18: &#8220;I will build my church and the gates of hell will not overcome it.&#8221; Gates are defensive devices. Storming those gates requires offensive measures. <span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Think of the church as a battering ram.Â </span></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Â Who is ready for a dangerous church? Â It&#8217;s coming&#8230;Â </span></p>
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		<title>IT Roundtable</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, I had the privelege of attending the Church IT Roundtable in Kansas City at Church of the Resurrection. Clif Guy, Amy Facemire, and crew all did an amazing job of preperation and hosting. I took away a lot just from how everything was handled. Thank you all very much! Some of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This past week, I had the privelege of attending the <a href="http://www.citrt.org">Church IT Roundtable</a> in Kansas City at <a href="http://www.cor.org">Church of the Resurrection</a>.  <a href="http://appianway.blogspot.com/">Clif Guy, Amy Facemire, and crew</a> all did an amazing job of preperation and hosting.  I took away a lot just from how everything was handled. Thank you all very much!</p>
<p>Some of the highlights include being able to meet many of the people whose blogs I&#8217;ve been reading, <a href="http://jasonpowell.net">Jason Powell</a>, <a href="http://www.tonydye.net">Tony Dye</a>, and of course Clif and the crew; the topic bizzare provided a great area to find exactly the topic/vendor I wanted to talk with and ask questions; and just the fellowship was worth the entire trip.  One of the amazing things to me is that we all, from all the different backgrounds, can come together in unity for the Lord. I do thank the Lord for that!  I look forward to the next <a href="http://www.ministrytech.org">RoundTable</a></p>
<p>I wasn&#8217;t up to par on Thursday, so I talked far less than I normally would.  Getting up at 4am to drive to KC on 3 hours of sleep really took my energy away.  I got home about midnight, which included a nice visit from Kansas Highway Patrol around Iola.  </p>
<p>I was very sad that I couldn&#8217;t make Wed&#8217;s sessions. From what I can tell off of <a href="http://infotech.lakeviewchurch.org/">David Szpunar&#8217;s blog</a> there were many great topics brought up.  I think I will go through a few this week and make my own comment additions to them. <img src='http://www.thoughtcoffee.net/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  </p>
<p>On a whole other note, I watched the first two episodes of <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Chuck">Chuck</a>.. It was alright.. I&#8217;ll probably watch more, but I don&#8217;t know how good it will do.</p>
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