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	<itunes:subtitle>There is beautiful simplicity in the gospel.</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>We have made the gospel complicated. There is a disconnect between the modern, emergent mega-church and surrounding culture. SHRINK the church exists to rethink how we &#34;do&#34; church, provide resources and laugh a little at ourselves along the way.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>[CONTEST WINNER] Have You Seen This Piggy?</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/04/contest-winner-have-you-seen-this-piggy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shrink</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Be Inspired]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We asked readers to submit a piece based on this image. It happens to be a prop from our &#8220;What NOT to Do in Church Communications&#8221; Booth at Converge Ignite last month. Anyways, the winning post came from Dustin Stout, check out his blog here. Thanks Dustin, the pig is in the mail! -SHRINKstaff First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ministry Branding: The Ultimate Christianese</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/ministry-branding-the-ultimate-christianese/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christianese is a term used to refer to the insider language that Christians use to communicate within church subculture.  The problem is that most people outside the church (and even some within) have no idea what's going on when one breaks into a wonderfully-woven stream of buzzwords that often end up as bumper stickers and motivational posters with eagles perched on snowy mountaintops.]]></description>
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		<title>Party Like You&#8217;re Home-Schooled!</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/party-like-youre-home-schooled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/party-like-youre-home-schooled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Why!?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[billy bob thorton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a stereotype that exists - the homeschool kid.  Primarily the stereotype concerns a quirky social handicap, but sometimes it can also be used to discuss fashion choices.  My wife and I go back and forth on homeschooling, private school and public school.  I grew up in public school and turned out ok, my wife grew up in private school and I guess she's ok too :).]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Prayer Awkward?</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/why-is-prayer-awkward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/?p=1162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel it?  The pit in your stomach when you're in a group of people about to eat, or, maybe in a small group when it's time to close, or, maybe just spontaneously around some friends that are talking about a prayer request?  Who's gonna pray?  Why's it so awkward? ]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Dexter, God loves you.</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/01/dear-dexter-god-loves-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/01/dear-dexter-god-loves-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Asolas</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/?p=1147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At 30 years old, I am just now understanding something that was fed to me with animal crackers and fruit punch since I was 5 years old in Sunday School. God loves me. Completely, totally, unconditionally loves me. I don’t have to act a certain way, I don’t need to perform a certain way. There is nothing I can do that will make Him love me any less.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>10 Ways to Tell If People Love Your Church More Than They Love Jesus</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/11/10-ways-to-tell-if-people-love-your-church-more-than-they-love-jesus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/11/10-ways-to-tell-if-people-love-your-church-more-than-they-love-jesus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Asolas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[church idolatry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a church leader, you can avoid creating a culture where people love the institution more than their Savior by always putting him front and center. This list is intended to make you laugh and cause you to think and diagnose the problem of church idolatry in your community.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>You Are Now Free to Move About the Web</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/11/you-are-now-free-to-move-about-the-web/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/11/you-are-now-free-to-move-about-the-web/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Shrein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading blogs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/?p=1069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I used to feel guilty for checking my favorite blogs during work hours. Maybe you’ve done the same thing. Maybe you’re sitting there reading this right now, hoping that someone doesn’t walk in and “catch you!” Well relax, you may actually be doing yourself and those around you a favor.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;Heaven is a BBQ&#8221; song by T.J. Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/10/heaven-is-a-bbq-song-by-t-j-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/10/heaven-is-a-bbq-song-by-t-j-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our good friend T.J. Hill over at Frank the Podcast put together this catchy, and completely hilarious song, "Heaven is a BBQ" for your laughter and enjoyment.  He's a funny guy!]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Our good friend T.J. Hill over at Frank the Podcast put together this catchy, and completely hilarious song, "Heaven is a BBQ" for your laughter and enjoyment.  He's a funny guy!</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Our good friend T.J. Hill over at Frank the Podcast put together this catchy, and completely hilarious song, "Heaven is a BBQ" for your laughter and enjoyment.  He's a funny guy!</itunes:summary>
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		<title>French Kissing the Unconscious</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/09/french-kissing-the-unconscious/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/09/french-kissing-the-unconscious/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darin McWatters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/?p=868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christians have a problem with love. I guess what I’m saying is, that what we’ve been calling love, my grandmother would have called canoodling. But I’m tired of fooling around.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>202</slash:comments>
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		<title>One Size Doesn&#8217;t Fit All &#8211; Thoughts From a Youth Pastor</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/09/one-size-doesnt-fit-all-thoughts-from-a-youth-pastor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/09/one-size-doesnt-fit-all-thoughts-from-a-youth-pastor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Trouten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my pet peeves is when I hear an older person lamenting that “All teenagers are the same.” I usually have to excuse myself so the steam fuming from my ears doesn’t scald those sitting next to me. It was unsettling, then, to realize that I am guilty of the same stereotypical thinking.]]></description>
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