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		<title>Asking for suggestions on a compression program &#8212; any ideas?</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/12/asking-for-suggestions-on-a-compression-program-any-ideas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the video creation of how to make a Zip File,(CLICK HERE to go to that video) this following email exchange took place: Yvon, Well, I got it to work, so that’s good, but it doesn’t seem to reduce the size very much. I have a 40 MB Publisher file (lots of photos that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Basics, essential, foundational design, typesetting, and writing skills for church communicators</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The content in this book is essential training if you want your communications on paper and the web to look professional and for all the tools of design, typography, and layout to work together to enhance your message. Links to both download and buy the book are at the end of this article. History of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Image and Training Resources, a brief video tour</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/video-image-and-training-resources-a-brief-video-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From our Great Ideas &#38; Samples Swap this brief video shows some of the Image and Training Resources sent in. The video gives you a preview of the sites and some tips on how to make the most of them. The video links, plus additional tips and resources can be accessed by CLICKING HERE. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: How to modify an Easter or ANY image photo with Snagit</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/03/modifying-a-free-photo-with-snagit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/03/modifying-a-free-photo-with-snagit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children's ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's Ministry Samples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Com Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clipart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Easter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For an effective communication campaign it is helpful to have a coordinated image you can use throughout your communications. This short, and extremely easy video will show you how to go from a photo like this: To a graphic like this: You do need to have the Snagit program ($49, available at www.snagit.com) to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clipart for World Religions, tools to help you be a modern-day Paul</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/02/clipart-for-world-religions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many reasons why you might want to find clipart for religions other than Christianity, including to study and understand them or to do outreach. The Apostle Paul in Acts 17 carefully studied the pagan idols so that when he preached to the people he used what had learned about their religions as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Webinar: How to turn a full-color image into a black and white drawing</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/02/webinar-how-to-turn-a-full-color-image-into-a-black-and-white-drawing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/02/webinar-how-to-turn-a-full-color-image-into-a-black-and-white-drawing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full-color images are available from many sources on the web for all our holiday outreach and special event communications, but if your church wants to print lots of publications for outreach, you may want to do it more cost effectively using a black and spot color image. Cost aside, black and white images with spot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GREAT IDEA SWAP Sharing: How to create a Greeting Card in Publisher, using a modified free image</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/02/great-idea-swap-sharing-how-to-create-a-greeting-card-in-publisher-using-a-modified-free-image/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/02/great-idea-swap-sharing-how-to-create-a-greeting-card-in-publisher-using-a-modified-free-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Com Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributions from readers & members]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MS Publisher Templates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of our Great Idea Swap, Judy from a Lutheran Church In Missouri, not only sent in a wonderful example of a Greeting Card she created for her church, but also the instructions on how she did it. To the left is an image of her card for inspiration for all. Below ate the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why it is incorrect to think that graphic images mean the same thing to everyone who sees them</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/12/why-it-is-incorrect-to-think-that-graphic-images-mean-the-same-thing-to-everyone-who-sees-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/12/why-it-is-incorrect-to-think-that-graphic-images-mean-the-same-thing-to-everyone-who-sees-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Images should be used only if they add to the message expressed primarily in words. They are not sufficient in and of themselves to communicate much of anything. They may look nice, they may create an emotion, designers may congratulate each other on their brilliance when they share their creations, but if you want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to download Paint.net, a Webinar On-Demand</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/how-to-download-paintnet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/how-to-download-paintnet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paint.net is a great FREE program for modifying the free images available online. Following the webinar that provided an overview of the free sources, a number of people had problems downloading www.paint.net. I went over the download too quickly and I apologize. I created the webinar here that goes step-by-step through the download process. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to modify free clipart–Photoshop results without Photoshop, Webinar On-Demand</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/webinar-how-to-modify-images/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/webinar-how-to-modify-images/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free images are a great start (click here for the webinar about free clipart and photos) but once you have the images, what do you do to make them your own and use them in your projects? You can modify images in Photoshop and other complex programs, but that&#8217;s an expensive and difficult way to [...]]]></description>
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