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		<title>Innovative way to invite people to Easter services: &#8220;Egg&#8221; your neighborhood!</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/02/innovative-way-to-invite-people-to-easter-services-egg-your-neighborhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Egg&#8221; your neighborhood with an invitation and an egg filled with candy&#8211;great idea for outreach and Easter promotion! This is one of the most creative ideas I&#8217;ve ever seen to invite people to Easter.It was sent in by a contributor to our Great Idea Swap for Easter (CLICK HERE to find out how you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great use of images, surprise, challenge in a video on how to invite to church</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I LOVE THIS! We can preach and preach to encourage our people to invite people to church, but sometimes nothing beats a motivational video. One little note . . . . the impact wouldn&#8217;t have been nearly so powerful had it not ended with one person sharing a piece of paper with an invitation on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Christmas brochure that explains the gospel&#8211;Hark the Herald Angels Sing, but why?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas events should always have a clear presentation of the good news of salvation in Jesus. Jesus is the &#8220;reason for the Season,&#8221; but also your Christmas events are a time when people will be visiting your church who often don&#8217;t come. No matter how fantastic your music or program, no matter how delicious the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FREE Church Publicity Workshop: How to promote your church events to local media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this holiday time of year, we work so hard to put on Christmas events and we want as many people as possible to attend.In addition to all you do at the church, if you can get free media advertising, this can be a way to reach people who are unfamiliar with your church. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Halloween Celebrations: having fun and not sinning is not the point</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is having fun what defines a Christian? Is FUN what makes a church even worthwhile? Is fun why we do what we do (whatever it is) in the Christian life? When you look at many current church communications, you&#8217;d assume the answer was &#8220;yes.&#8221; A recent scanning of material on the web as I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready-to-Print Sept. 11 (and other times): Postcard Prayers for Police, Firefighters, Soliders</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/ready-to-print-sept-11-and-other-times-postcard-prayers-for-police-firefighters-soliders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/ready-to-print-sept-11-and-other-times-postcard-prayers-for-police-firefighters-soliders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed. Note: For my friends and ECC Members in Canada and other countries, this set of materials also has generic cards that can be used in any location, at any time to honor Police, Firefighters and Soldiers, in addition, I have one specifically for Canada. More than commemoration, consider this as a time to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why your Church Bulletin is the most important piece of Christian literature printed today outside the Bible</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/07/why-your-church-bulletin-is-the-most-important-piece-of-christian-literature-printed-today-outside-the-bible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why your Church Bulletin is the most important piece of Christian literature printed today outside the Bible “The church bulletin? You must be kidding!” That statement may sound outrageous, but think about it. The church bulletin (or worship guide or whatever you choose to call it) is, for some people, the very first piece of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video and Ebook on Church Bulletin Essential: How to become a Christian</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/07/ebook-on-church-bulletin-essential-how-to-become-a-christian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/07/ebook-on-church-bulletin-essential-how-to-become-a-christian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our church bulletins can accomplish many purposes, but if they don&#8217;t answer some basic questions about the Christian faith or tell people how to become a Christian they miss out on one of the most important things they should do. To paraphrase a Bible verse: &#8220;What does it profit a man to have directions to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Ministry Resources for Easter for Purchase</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/04/childrens-ministry-resources-for-easter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/04/childrens-ministry-resources-for-easter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children&#8217;s ministry is an important part of the Easter celebrations at any church. Here are EDITABLE MS PUBLISHER TEMPLATES, PDF of ideas and ready-to-print files and a Video and PDF Tutorial to help you create your own. Your purchase of these materials allows you to make as many copies of them as you want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PDF and text: Easter Jelly Bean Prayer for Children&#8217;s Ministry</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/03/pdf-jelly-bean-prayer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By using the colors of Jelly Beans, this prayer is a visual way to share the gospel message to children—and to the adults with the children—sometimes candy isn&#8217;t nearly as intimidating as a sermon. It is useful at Easter to enclose in goodie bags, to use as an invitation, use as an illustration during a [...]]]></description>
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