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	<description>simplicity in ministry</description>
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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>Steve Jobs: Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die.</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-everybody-wants-to-go-to-heaven-but-nobody-wants-to-die/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we remember Steve Jobs this morning for his contributions to the world I can't help but feel that something huge is missing.  Did Jobs waste his life?  Now, this question might seem tasteless and completely absurd in light of his accomplishments.  I use and love many of the gadgets Apple created and am not trying to say they aren't important or valuable to society as a whole.  What I am trying to say is that in the Kingdom-minded perspective of eternity my iPhone &#038; Macbook Pro mean absolutely nothing.]]></description>
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		<title>What the new Facebook changes mean for churches</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/09/what-the-new-facebook-changes-mean-for-churches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/09/what-the-new-facebook-changes-mean-for-churches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It hasn't even been 24 hours since Mark Zuckerberg (or Zucky as I call him) announced some big changes coming to Facebook.  For  the church that uses Facebook, wants to use Facebook or better its use of Facebook there is a new conversation we must be having and questions we need to be asking to make our story worth seeing.

Let's discuss briefly some of the changes coming and what it could mean for churches:]]></description>
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		<title>Are Your Small Groups Thinking Too Small? Part 1 of 2</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/05/are-your-small-groups-thinking-too-small/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/05/are-your-small-groups-thinking-too-small/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 23:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think small groups think too small.  Jesus had a small group, and they had snacks, but then He died which totally killed the small group's momentum. Then, He came back and told His small group to think bigger.  My goal in this article is to identify some problems I see with the traditional small group model with the hope that it will push you to reexamine your approach with small groups.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons to Cancel Cable</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/05/5-reasons-to-cancel-cable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 18:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine was asking some questions this morning about the AppleTV and Roku media boxes.  I thought this would be a great opportunity to talk a little bit about my family's move away from cable.]]></description>
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		<title>Ignite 2011 Conference Presentation Download</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/03/ignite-2011-conference-presentation-download/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free download of our presentation slides at Ignite 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Suffer From Acute Church Center of the Universe Syndrome?</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/do-you-suffer-from-acute-church-center-of-the-universe-syndrome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/do-you-suffer-from-acute-church-center-of-the-universe-syndrome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Asolas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the outside world, leaders who suffer from ACCUS are sanctimonious dorks who no one likes to be around. Interactions with them feel like taking Star Wars Kid to prom. They are dismissed with smiles and nods but are completely oblivious to it.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>5 Practices of an Inwardly-Focused Church</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/5-practices-of-an-inwardly-focused-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/5-practices-of-an-inwardly-focused-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This list is nowhere near exhaustive but my hope is that it begins a larger discussion within church leadership as we move forward with the Gospel, let the cross be our focus and the Great Commission to be our ultimate decision filter.  I am not isolated from the ideas above but instead include myself whole-heartedly as a prideful sinner in need of divine perspective and grace as often as a heartbeat.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>If You&#8217;re Not Busy You&#8217;re Failing</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/if-youre-not-busy-youre-failing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/02/if-youre-not-busy-youre-failing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me there's a pride in being busy.  I fight against it all the time.  I don't like to be a person that is assumed to be idle.  I get frustrated with my wife if she approaches me during the day and assumes I can go do something for her to which I reply, "Can't you see I'm working?"]]></description>
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		<title>[EDITORS CHOICE] Top 10 Christmas Movies Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/12/editors-choice-top-10-christmas-movies-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/12/editors-choice-top-10-christmas-movies-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Asolas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love the real Reason for Christmas here at Stc, but we also get pretty geeked up for the other ones too. Cold weather, great food and gifts are just a few things we love about this time of year but the volumes of excellent Christmas films out there tie everything together. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>What Happens When Your Pastor Becomes An Atheist?</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/11/what-happens-when-your-pastor-becomes-an-atheist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2010/11/what-happens-when-your-pastor-becomes-an-atheist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Active Ministers Say They No Longer Believe in God but No One Knows.  What do you think about this and do you believe it's common?  Are we fearful to question or challenge our faith because it has become our only means to make a living?]]></description>
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