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		<title>Giving emotional first aid and what to do when people need more than you can give</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/giving-emotional-first-aid-and-what-to-do-when-people-need-more-than-you-can-give/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gayle Hilligoss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed. note: Work in the church office is always challenging, but sometimes, what is needed in the church office goes way beyond your job description. When people come in with hurting hearts, Gayle Hilligoss has some wise and practical advice. At the end of the article is a description about and a link to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make special event evaluation a habit for continuous improvement&#8211;3 forms and a book that will help</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ebook & Template Club]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[church communication basics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother&#8217;s Day is over, but before your press ahead on other holidays, take a few minutes to evaluate your hard work. This isn&#8217;t to pile on more work or to make you feel guilty if you didn&#8217;t do all you wanted, but to make next year even better and to get a head start on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to create multi-media videos EXTREMELY easily, cheaply or for FREE!</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/how-to-create-multi-media-videos-extremely-easily-cheaply-or-for-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Channel Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video reviews of software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you liked the video created for Mother&#8217;s Day with the scrolling images and pictures&#8211;you can&#8217;t believe how easy it is to create your own. This brief video is an introduction on how to do it for FREE or for very low-cost. Next week I&#8217;ll be adding an additional video or videos that will expand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connection Cards for Mother&#8217;s Day&#8211;essential tools for follow-up</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/connection-cards-for-mothers-day-essential-tools-for-follow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/connection-cards-for-mothers-day-essential-tools-for-follow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 04:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Connection Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS Publisher Templates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PDFs Ready-to-Print Church Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal Downloads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What's New]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZIP files of Church Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church visitor cards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mothers Day Connection Cards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connection Cards are vitally important for your Mother&#8217;s Day outreach success, because if visitors don&#8217;t give you their contact information, you won&#8217;t be able to follow-up with them. You might have a huge attendance on Mother&#8217;s Day, but if the next Sunday is back to your usual numbers, you&#8217;ve missed a great opportunity to connect. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day: an often-missed opportunity for outreach to unchurched family</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-an-often-missed-opportunity-for-outreach-to-unchurched-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-an-often-missed-opportunity-for-outreach-to-unchurched-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 02:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What's New]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day outreach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothers day church growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothers Day Follow up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothers day strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day has the third highest attendance of any Sunday and it isn’t because of all the mothers there. It’s because of the unchurched spouses and kids who come with mom! Because of that this is a fantastic day for outreach, but you have to intentionally make the most of it. Below is an overview  video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Opportunity #3 Evangelize and Invite Back Unchurched Family Members</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-opportunity-3-evangelize-and-invite-back-unchurched-family-members/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-opportunity-3-evangelize-and-invite-back-unchurched-family-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 01:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#1 Members Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS Publisher Templates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PDFs Ready-to-Print Church Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What's New HOW TO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day Bulletin Inserts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day outreach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothers day evangelism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothers Day Follow up]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The short video below illustrates two great tools for Mother&#8217;s Day: Bulletin Inserts that invite unchurched family members to consider the gospel and postcards that invite them back to church after Mother&#8217;s Day. These are invaluable tools to reach out to the husbands and kids that have come to make Mom happy on Mother&#8217;s Day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Opportunity #2 Invitations and Welcomes to Unchurched Family Members</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-opportunity-2-invitations-and-welcomes-to-unchurched-family-members/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-opportunity-2-invitations-and-welcomes-to-unchurched-family-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 01:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#1 Members Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS Publisher Templates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PDFs Ready-to-Print Church Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What's New HOW TO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Ministry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mothers Day Invitation Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mothers day invitations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The short video below illustrates invitations to unchurched family members for Mother&#8217;s Day as well as ideas for welcoming them when they visit. These are new ideas to many churches, but so important as this day is one of the best times of the year to do evangelism because of the many unchurched husbands and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Opportunity #1: One Mother&#8217;s Prayers and Recipe Cards</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-opportunity-1-one-mothers-prayers-and-recipe-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-opportunity-1-one-mothers-prayers-and-recipe-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 00:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PDFs Ready-to-Print Church Communications]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day church invitations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recipes and womens ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yvon Prehn recipes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The short video below illustrates two great tools for Mother&#8217;s Day:  One Mother&#8217;s Prayers and Recipe Cards. In it I also read the &#8220;One Mother&#8217;s Prayer&#8221; to you. If you have not heard it, take a few minutes to listen and you&#8217;ll see why it has been used by thousands of people all over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Resources for ECC E-book and Template Club Members</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-resources-for-ecc-e-book-and-template-club-members/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/05/mothers-day-resources-for-ecc-e-book-and-template-club-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 06:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#1 Members Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ebook & Template Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS Publisher Templates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PDFs Ready-to-Print Church Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal Downloads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What's new SEASONAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day Bulletin Inserts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothers day evangelism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mothers day invitations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothers day prayer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you want an overview of the materials here and videos that illustrate them, that will be available later tomorrow 5-2-2012. However, if you are an ECC MEMBER of the Ebook and Template Club and want to simply download, open and get to work with these materials, before I get all the videos up and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Church Communicator&#8217;s Library of E-books</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/04/basic-church-communicators-library-of-e-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/04/basic-church-communicators-library-of-e-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[basic church com resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church communication basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently got an email asking me for a recommendation of which basic books I would recommend from the many ebooks and how-tos we have. Below is a collection of what I would recommend to start. It is an assortment of practical ministry books, a devotional, some graphic design basics. After this basic set, if [...]]]></description>
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