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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>What if a 3 Corinthians Was Found?</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2012/01/what-if-a-3-corinthians-was-found/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[3 Corinthians]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[canon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have started to meet on a monthly basis with a small group of guys to discuss systematic theology as we explore the foundations and difficult questions we have about faith, history, and everything in between. Our pastor helps direct the discussion and we anticipate that every meeting we will leave with more questions than answers! I want to use SHRINKthechurch as an extension for some of these questions to make us all think a little more and sometimes outside of our own box.]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Hate Religion [VIDEO]</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jefferson Bethke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Robertson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poem written by Jefferson Bethke &#038; video produced by Matt Robertson to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion. In the scriptures Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day. At it's core Jesus' gospel and the good news of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification.]]></description>
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		<title>The Seeker-Sensitive Church &amp; Rocky Ground</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2012/01/the-seeker-sensitive-church-rocky-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2012/01/the-seeker-sensitive-church-rocky-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[selfish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Churches with rocky ground cannot complain when 20% is carrying 80%. Look at your values. Look at the comfort of your people. Look at how you allocate your resources.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Coexist</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2012/01/coexist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2012/01/coexist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Undoubtedly, you have heard someone, somewhere say, &#8220;I don&#8217;t care what you believe &#8230;&#8221; or maybe, &#8220;We just need to coexist.&#8221;  Those conclusions are usually offered by non-Christians or those that hold faith and Scripture loosely. I&#8217;ll make this very short. I believe the conclusion people make should be slightly augmented to reflect the reality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Church Have A Style Guide??</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/12/does-your-church-have-a-style-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/12/does-your-church-have-a-style-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[redemption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many churches really don&#8217;t consider their logo or brand as something worth spending time on. And even fewer still have or use any design standards or guides.  But, I would argue that branding and style guides are a critical piece in communicating not only the mission and vision of your church, but also advocating for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis the Season (for me) to Give Up Facebook</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/11/tis-the-season-for-me-to-give-up-facebook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/11/tis-the-season-for-me-to-give-up-facebook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook – by far America's biggest time-suck and acceptable addiction – is something I'm giving up for Advent this year. As an advocate for increased use of social media strategy and tactics within the church this might seem counterproductive, but, for me it's necessary and critical to my mental health.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>8 Fantastic Apps Every Mac User Should Have</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/11/8-fantastic-apps-every-mac-user-should-have/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/11/8-fantastic-apps-every-mac-user-should-have/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[church]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/?p=1613</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love finding new and useful tools that both aid in my daily productivity and push me to develop new ways of organizing and working.  The 8 apps below are ones I use almost on a daily basis. Most are free but all are fantastic. If you have others you use please share them!]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>What the Church Can Learn from Occupy Wall Street</title>
		<link>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/11/what-the-church-can-learn-from-occupy-wall-street/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/11/what-the-church-can-learn-from-occupy-wall-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[#OWS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/?p=1539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An effective church is one that not only rallies constantly around a focused mission but also pursues the fight in a way that is noticed.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-everybody-wants-to-go-to-heaven-but-nobody-wants-to-die/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kaufman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buddhist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shrinkthechurch.com/?p=1521</guid>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Be Inspired]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[like]]></category>
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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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