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		<title>From a Father&#8217;s Heart, a touching and useful tool for evangelism</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/02/from-a-fathers-heart-a-touching-and-useful-tool-for-evangelism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of our Great Idea Swap, Mary, from Cambridge, Ontario sent in this note: We give as a gift to visitors a text page and an audio CD of “The Father’s Love Letter,”  along with just a note of welcome and a magnet of the logo of our church. Here is the website for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valentines Day Bulletin Inserts, to remind people that God loves them</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulletin inserts are a great tool for evangelism for seasonal Sundays because often family members visit who do not attend your church regularly. Some of the  folks in your church may have the courage to invite family to church, but not know how to share the gospel message with them. This is where an insert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canvas Salvation Book, a tangible way to share the gospel</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/01/canvas-salvation-book-a-tangible-way-to-share-the-gospel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Yvon:  This is one of the most wonderful and caring ideas I&#8217;ve ever seen on how to share the gospel. For those of you who remember the &#8220;Wordless Book,&#8221; a little booklet that told the gospel story through colors as you explained it, this is an expanded version of it, done up in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sample Gospel Presentions</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/12/samples-gospel-presentions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/12/samples-gospel-presentions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It does not take much space to include a  gospel presentation (how to become a Christian, what it means to be a Christian) in your church bulletin or special event handout. This PDF contains a few examples. Feel free to modify them in a way that would suit your church. Though these are a good, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triage, a model for responding to connection cards</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/05/triage-a-model-for-responding-to-connection-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/05/triage-a-model-for-responding-to-connection-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[note: this is an excerpt from the book: Connection Cards, connect with visitors, grow your church, pastor your people It is critically important to respond to the connection cards received each Sunday, but as stated in the previous chapter, not every card needs the same timeliness or intensity of response, but how do you decide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Mother&#8217;s Prayer, free sample and for members the text and download link</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This short piece, One Mother&#8217;s Prayer, has probably been published more times than anything else I&#8217;ve written. It was first published in Today&#8217;s Christian Woman magazine. Then in their Best of Ten Years of writings, it has been reprinted and republished all over the world, and it continues to bring tears to the eyes of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great example of Olympic outreach in church communciations</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/02/great-example-of-olympic-outreach-in-church-communciations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/02/great-example-of-olympic-outreach-in-church-communciations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Winter Olympics of 2010 just concluded their final ceremony, but the love of Jesus and his people that was communicated by one church will have a lasting impact on many people. Trinity Lutheran Church opened up their parking lot, facilities, and hearts to thousands of visitors this week and one of their members, Ewald [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have you closed with Jesus? Perhaps a new way to communicate how to become a Christian</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/01/howtoclosewithjesus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/01/howtoclosewithjesus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to become a Christian? Using the analogy of closing on a home, this article explains what it means in a perhaps new way for many people. Closing on a home isn't done quickly, thoughtlessly or easily. It's a life-changing committment. Read on for how the decisions involved are similar to those a person looking at Christianity should consider.]]></description>
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		<title>The meaning of &quot;the Gospel&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/01/thegospel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2009/01/thegospel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The "Gospel" can mean different things to different people depending on your church tradition or denomination. To some churches it is a part of the service, or a specific reading in the liturgy. To other churches, and this is the way this article describes it, it is the good news about how people can have their sins forgiven and be connected to God forever.]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of a COMPLETE gospel message at Christmas and always</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2008/12/the-importance-of-a-complete-gospel-message-at-christmas-and-always/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2008/12/the-importance-of-a-complete-gospel-message-at-christmas-and-always/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, when the culture, school system, and world view was Christian, when you talked about Jesus and accepting him as your personal Savior, most people knew what you were talking about. They may not have believed it, they may not have thought it applied to them, but part of their cultural worldview was [...]]]></description>
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