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		<title>Webinar Schedule for September 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/webinar-schedule-for-september-2010-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our webinars are Free for 48 hours when first posted and then available On Demand 24/7 for ECC members. Though we’ll be emailing out more detailed descriptions shortly before the webinars, here are the ones we have upcoming: Sept. 8: A new way to look at outreach in the Fall for Harvest Festivals and Alternative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get a head start on Fall Harvest festivals or Halloween alternatives at church</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s never too early to start working on church outreach activities. It seems like summer is barely over and already we are looking ahead at fall events. One of the first ones to consider is what to do about Halloween. I apologize ahead of time to those of you who find Halloween offensive, but please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best page layouts for print, e-books, pdfs and the web, a Webinar On Demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Com Skills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we are able to repurpose our communications in a variety of ways: print, PDFs, e-books, and the web. Services like www.lulu.com, an online, on-demand publishing company (and the one I use to create my paperback books) allows anyone to create professional-looking books for no upfront costs. However, even though we have these new technologies, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Gayle Hilligoss: Working Smart</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/from-gayle-hilligoss-working-smart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/from-gayle-hilligoss-working-smart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Office Skills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[church office advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ed. note: When I read Gayle&#8217;s wonderful article, in addition to being inspired to make my office more tidy and professional,  I was reminded of when Jesus said, &#8220;You will be my witness&#8221; (Acts 1:8). Everything we do reflects who we belong to and our priorities in life. This article will help you be your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practical answers to paper choice questions for newsletters and other publications</title>
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		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/paper-choice-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Church Newsletters, print]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No question is too simple or basic for a church communicator, with no prior graphic arts training who is  trying to figure out how to create communications. This article answers the question: Question: What kind of paper should be used for newsletters, colored or not? Answer: The most important aspect of the paper you use is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Successful Fall Outreach Publications: Clarify and Coordinate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Com Seasonal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Free Content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fall and winter are two prime times for churches to plan outreach events for their communities. Large amounts of time and money are spent on these events and often the church gets a great community response to the free Harvest Festival or Family Thanksgiving Dinner or Community Caroling and Hot Chocolate Party. But seldom do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall event strategy: just because a lot of people show up, does that make your church special event successful?</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/successful-special-events/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/successful-special-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[An overview of seasonal communication strategies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you measure success in a church outreach event? Is it about the number of people who showed up? Is it about what a fantastic time they had at the event? Is it about how many volunteers you had show up to help and how many stayed around to help clean up? Though all [...]]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Graphics, Images]]></category>
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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>Free Clipart &amp; Photo Websites, Webinar On-Demand</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/webinar-video-free-clipart-photo-websites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2010/08/webinar-video-free-clipart-photo-websites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all want free images to use in our church communications, but where can we find ones that we can use without guilt and without violating the Terms of Use for some of the sites? Though there are hundreds of sites that claim to be &#8220;free&#8221; out there on the web, most of them have [...]]]></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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