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		<title>Blueprint for Success: Blogging Steps</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Blueprint for Success: Blogging Steps </strong><br />
By Suzanne Lieurance Build Your Business Write<br />
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<p>Follow these steps to create a fun and productive blog to promote your writing and your freelance writing business.</p>
<p>Step 1. Determine a concept for your blog. What are you blogging about?</p>
<p>Step 2. Decide if you are blogging for profit or for fun. If you&#8217;re blogging for profit, how? Affiliate income? AdSense? Are you marketing your own products? Determine this before you get started.</p>
<p><span id="more-319"></span>Step 3. Name your blog. Don&#8217;t forget to optimize your name for search engine success.</p>
<p>Step 4. Find a host. Blogger.com, wordpress.com, host it yourself, or your even your own website hosting company may have blog software.</p>
<p>Step 5. Establish a regular posting schedule, and set time aside to get it done. There&#8217;s nothing more disappointing for a regular visitor or fan than to have his favorite blog drop off the face of the earth. Be realistic about your schedule. If you can blog every day, great. If not, plan to blog at least once a week. Any less and your blog won&#8217;t be able to sustain long term interest.</p>
<p>Step 6. Post! Try to keep a regular posting schedule so that you can connect with your readers regularly and keep them coming back for more.</p>
<p>Step 7. Promote your blog ! .Promoting your blog is just like promoting any online business. Include links to your blog in every online communication. Tag your posts so the search engines can find them and trade blog posts with relevant businesses to generate interest. </p>
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		<title>How to Stop Putting it Off &#8211; Say Goodbye to Procrastination For Good</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Stop Putting it Off &#8211; Say Goodbye to Procrastination For Good By Isi Dixon Procrastination &#8211; probably the number one cause for people to be disorganized, for not achieving what they want, for not being the best they could be. What people don&#8217;t realize, however, is you only need the right tools to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How to Stop Putting it Off &#8211; Say Goodbye to Procrastination For Good <br />
By Isi Dixon</p>
<p>Procrastination &#8211; probably the number one cause for people to be disorganized, for not achieving what they want, for not being the best they could be. What people don&#8217;t realize, however, is you only need the right tools to conquer it.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s brush away the reasons why you might be procrastinating and we will basically leave you with no excuse to simply get on with it.</p>
<p>&quot;I haven&#8217;t got the time right now.&quot;</p>
<p>This is the most popular excuse for procrastinators. The thing is you are probably right. You have not got the whole block of time it takes to tackle the spare room, or the whole of the ironing pile, or the complete reorganization of the kitchen. But you have got 10 minutes, or maybe even 20 or 30. And that is all it takes to make a start. Start by sorting through one box, ironing 10 or 20 items, tackling one single drawer. And if you do that every day, you will realize that you are making slow but steady progress.</p>
<p>If you find yourself still procrastinating, then there must be other, deeper rooted reasons behind that. These possible other reasons fall into two categories, ones concerning the project itself, the others your personality style.</p>
<p><span id="more-314"></span>First, let&#8217;s look at the project itself. The project might be perceived as:</p>
<p>1. Threatening<br />
2. Too difficult<br />
3. Boring<br />
4. Impossible to finish<br />
5. Waste of time</p>
<p>1. If a project or the outcome of the project is perceived as threatening, thoughts like &quot;I&#8217;m in trouble if I get this wrong&quot; might be going through your head. In this case a natural reaction is not to start the project at all or not to progress beyond a certain point so as to avoid failure. In cases like this make sure you have all the facts right.</p>
<p>Ask questions:</p>
<p>&quot;What is the worst thing that could happen &#8211; realistically?&quot; &quot;How likely is this to happen?&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;What exactly do I need to do to get it right?&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;Have I got all the skills and abilities to do this project?&quot; &#8211; If the answer is no, then you should probably consider to get someone to help.</p>
<p>2. If you think a project is too difficult, you might never start it. Sit down and think about what is difficult. Are you just unsure of how to start and how to break the project into smaller manageable chunks? Find an expert on the subject, someone who has done a similar project before and ask for help.</p>
<p>3. If you think a project is boring, try and make it more interesting, See how much you can achieve in a certain amount of time. And then for the next chunk, see if you can beat your previous record. Or put some of your favorite music on while you work.</p>
<p>4. If you think a project is impossible to finish, either it&#8217;s the type of project that literally never ends (like housework) or it is a very large project. Again, breaking it up into smaller portions will help. Set yourself a daily target.</p>
<p>5. Finally, if you consider the project a waste of time, re-evaluate it. Does it really need to be done? Is it simply one of those jobs that need to be redone on a regular basis like tidying up or ironing. Use one of the solutions from number 4 to get the job done. Some jobs do seem to be a waste of time but we would sink into crud and chaos if we didn&#8217;t do them at all.</p>
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<p>The second set of reasons is to do with someone&#8217;s personality. These could be:</p>
<p>1. Perfectionism<br />
2. Thriving on adrenaline<br />
3. Lack of self confidence<br />
4. Internalized negatives<br />
5. Externalized positives</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s look at these hurdles to getting things done in detail, see what they are about and how they manifest and what you can do about them.</p>
<p>1. A lot of people have a perfectionist trait. This kind of mindset is fine if that perfect condition is feasible and you have a good track record of starting and finishing your projects. If you don&#8217;t, then your perfectionism is probably an excuse for not starting the project at all.</p>
<p>2. &quot;I work better under pressure.&quot; We all know people like that and we might have used that phrase ourselves. Again, there are two ways of dealing with this.</p>
<p>Number one, it&#8217;s a good excuse not to start until the last possible moment, and it&#8217;s simply a way to put things off. Divide your project into segments and do one each day until it&#8217;s done.</p>
<p>Number two, if you literally work better under pressure, and some of us do, then make the project more challenging. Set mini-goals with a shorter deadline. This way you keep yourself on your toes but are still making timely progress towards your end goal.</p>
<p>Also, get a project buddy. Tell someone about your project, and the deadline. Make yourself accountable. And be sure that certain someone is a person who will check up on you.</p>
<p>3. If you suffer from a lack of self confidence and feel that you simply can&#8217;t tackle the project, find out what the first thing is you need to do to start the project. Do that, then find out the next step and so on. Also, divide the project into smaller chunks.</p>
<p>4. Internalizing negatives means that you always look for faults within yourself. If you do this, you will quite easily come up with negative emotions, such as &quot;I&#8217;m lazy that&#8217;s why I don&#8217;t get things done&quot; or &quot;I&#8217;m stupid that&#8217;s why I don&#8217;t know where to start&quot;. I can assure you that none of this is true. You might lack motivation or not be an expert on a particular subject but you can easily do something about that.</p>
<p>Think of a treat that you reward yourself with once you have completed the first part of the task and then keep rewarding yourself for every bit that you achieve until the project is completed. Also, there is no shame in asking people for help and advice on how to tackle a particular project.</p>
<p>5. Externalized positives are usually the reverse side of the same coin as internalized negatives. It means that you attribute anything positive that you do to outside influences and not to your skills and abilities, such as &quot;I was lucky last time and it was easy. I could never do that again.&quot; It is usually a sign of lack of self confidence.</p>
<p>Achieving something has most often nothing to do with luck. It is more likely to be the result of hard work and skill. And when you found something easy then you had the skills and talent to do it and nothing less.</p>
<p>Any more excuses? Or did we cover them all and showed you how to conquer them? So what&#8217;s stopping you now?</p>
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<p>About the Author:</p>
<p>Isi Dixon is a Professional Organizer and Motivational Speaker in the Nottingham area of Great Britain. She specializes in helping homes and small businesses make more of their time and space. If you would like to find out more, please visit her website http://www.wellorganised.org or her blog http://wellorganised.blogspot.com.</p>
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		<title>Barna Studys&#8217; Charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New survey results from Barna Research show that a quarter of American Christians identify themselves as charismatic or Pentecostal. Those fitting Pentecostal/charismatic criteria stated that they considered themselves to "have been filled with the Holy Spirit," and that God has given them at least one of the charismatic gifts, such as tongues, prophecy or healing. Overall, that group represents 21 percent of all American adults and 25 percent of those who describe themselves as Christian.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>(I saw this post about some recent research by Barna on the Charismatic movement. Being a seasoned tongue talker, I could not resist posting it for your reflection and enjoyment. You can go to Barna&#8217;s site a get the complete report. </p>
<p>In Him,<br />
JMb &lt;&gt;&lt;<br />
Bishop James I Feel God Brown)</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Charismatic and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalism" title="Pentecostalism" rel="wikipedia">Pentecostal</a> Christianity</strong></p>
<p>New survey results from Barna Research show that a quarter of American Christians identify themselves as charismatic or Pentecostal. Those fitting Pentecostal/charismatic criteria stated that they considered themselves to &#8220;have been filled with the Holy Spirit,&#8221; and that God has given them at least one of the charismatic gifts, such as tongues, prophecy or healing. Overall, that group represents 21 percent of all American adults and 25 percent of those who describe themselves as Christian.</p>
<p>Baby Busters (ages 26 to 44) were the generation of self-identified Christians most likely to claim a charismatic or Pentecostal connection (29%), slightly higher than the 26 percent among the Mosaics (ages 18 to 25) and the 25 percent among the eldest of Americans (25% among those 64 and older). Surprisingly, the generation that introduced America to &#8220;Jesus freaks&#8221; and other marks of spiritual intensity — i.e., Baby Boomers (now 45 to 63) — is the generation currently least likely to identify as charismatic or Pentecostal (20%).</p>
<p><span id="more-300"></span>In terms of beliefs and attitudes, there are marked differences between the generations. The two youngest generations — the Mosaics (56%) and Busters (49%) — were more likely than were Boomers (44%) or Elders (30%) to believe that &#8220;the charismatic gifts, such as tongues and healing, are active and valid today.&#8221; However, age was a less consistent indicator of people&#8217;s awareness of spiritual gifts. Mosaic Christians were the most likely to be aware of such gifts, while Buster Christians were the least aware.</p>
<p>Regarding the best-known and most controversial of the charismatic gifts, the spiritual prayer language known as <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia" title="Glossolalia" rel="wikipedia">speaking in tongues</a>, younger Christians were more likely to believe that tongues are &#8220;valid and active today.&#8221; In total, 43 percent of Mosaics and Busters believe either that God provides every Christian with the ability to speak in tongues or that God gives the gift to some, but not to others. This compares to 37 percent among Boomers and Elders combined. However, among young believers, just seven percent of Mosaic Christians and nine percent of Buster Christians had ever spoken in tongues, compared to 13 percent of Boomer believers and nine percent of Elder Christians.</p>
<p>The generations also demonstrated contrasting perspectives about the Holy Spirit. Even though they have skepticism about the charismatic and Pentecostal expressions of Christianity, older believers stood out from younger Christians for their likelihood of saying that they &#8220;consistently allow their lives to be guided by the Holy Spirit.&#8221; And, in spite of their openness to the charismatic and Pentecostal elements of the faith, 68 percent of Mosaic Christians said they believe that the third person of the trinity is just a &#8220;symbol of God&#8217;s power or presence, but is not a living entity.&#8221;</p>
<p>Click here to view the full report at <a href="http://http://links.mail-family.org/ctt?kn=29&amp;m=2944190&amp;r=MjQzNzYzNjg1MAS2&amp;b=0&amp;j=ODY2NTg0ODUS1&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0">Barna Research.</a></p>
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		<title>Americans Struggle to Feed Their Families, Know Others Who Needed Donated Food, According to The 2009 Hormel Hunger Survey</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a quarter of American adults (24 percent) say they have eaten less this year to ensure their children have enough food, a startling expression of parents' caring for their children that also sheds light on a the problem of hunger in America. Almost one in 10 (8 percent) Americans say they have gone to bed hungry at least once in the past year due to lack of money for food.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Americans Struggle to Feed Their Families, Know Others Who Needed Donated Food, According to The 2009 Hormel Hunger Survey<br />
Hormel</p>
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<p>AUSTIN, Minn., Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - About a quarter of American adults (24 percent) say they have eaten less this year to ensure their children have enough food, a startling expression of parents' caring for their children that also sheds light on a the problem of hunger in America. Almost one in 10 (8 percent) Americans say they have gone to bed hungry at least once in the past year due to lack of money for food.</p>
<p>According to The 2009 Hormel Hunger Survey, released today by Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), not being able to feed one's family is among the most distressing circumstances Americans can face-on par with spending a night in jail-and far more distressing than getting fired from a job. In the survey, 82 percent said they would be highly upset, uncomfortable or embarrassed if they were not able to provide enough food for their family, compared with 83 percent who felt that way about spending a night in jail and 59 percent who cited those feelings in regard to getting fired from a job.</p>
<p>If they did find themselves in a position where they were unable to buy enough food for themselves or their family, nearly four in 10 (38 percent) Americans said they would be very uncomfortable asking for food donations. The group most distressed about not being able to provide enough food for one’s family was the 18-44 year range, generally those most likely to have young children."><span id="more-296"></span>More than two-thirds (69 percent) of Americans believe the problem of hunger has increased in the United States during the past year, and women are more likely than men to have this sentiment (76 percent vs. 61 percent). In addition, nearly nine out of 10 (87 percent) are concerned about hunger in the United States, including nearly half (46 percent) who are very concerned about it.</p>
<p><!--more-->&#8220;Despite the early indicators of an economic recovery, lingering unemployment and other lagging effects of the recession are causing more Americans than ever to go hungry,&#8221; said Jean Kinsey, a professor of applied economics at the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.9752777778,-93.2341666667&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=44.9752777778,-93.2341666667%20%28University%20of%20Minnesota%29&amp;t=h" title="University of Minnesota" rel="geolocation">University of Minnesota</a>, and director of The Food Industry Center. &#8220;As the results of this survey indicate, hunger is a distressing and humiliating circumstance, but Americans agree it is not too hopeless to try to help.&#8221;</p>
<p>To help combat the problem of hunger in the United States, most people have donated both food (75 percent) and money (61 percent), and three in 10 have done volunteer work. The majority (80 percent) agree it is not hopeless to try to help eradicate hunger around the world and nearly two-thirds (65 percent) at least somewhat agree that Americans have a responsibility to help people in other countries who do not have enough food to eat.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are encouraged to learn that, despite troubling statistics about the number of hungry people around the globe, most Americans still believe that by working together, we can help end the problem of hunger,&#8221; said Craven.</p>
<p>Survey findings also outlined additional trends among Americans:</p>
<p>    * A great majority of Americans (92 percent) at least somewhat agree that children should receive hunger relief first, no matter where they live.<br />
    * A great majority of Americans (92 percent) at least somewhat agree that, despite the recession in the United States, many people around the world are much worse off than Americans are.</p>
<p>As part of Hormel Foods&#8217; commitment to hunger causes, the company made cash, in-kind and equipment donations totaling $3.9 million, and donated 81,000 pounds of protein, providing charitable meals for 430,000 people last year.</p>
<p>Methodology<br />
The 2009 Hormel Hunger Survey was a telephone survey conducted Oct. 9-12, 2009 by Opinion Research Corp. The random sample included 1,003 American adults and the margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level. Hormel Foods acknowledges Jean Kinsey, a professor of applied economics at the University of Minnesota, and director of The Food Industry Center, for her input.<br />
About Hormel Foods</p>
<p><a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.hormel.com/" title="Hormel" rel="homepage">Hormel Foods Corporation</a>, based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in the food industry. The company leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring quality, value-added brands to the global marketplace. The company is a member of the Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s 500 Index, and in each of the past 10 years, Hormel Foods was named one of &#8220;The 400 Best Big Companies in America&#8221; by Forbes magazine. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers, foodservice and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality, taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more information, visit http://www.hormelfoods.com</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matt Bell Money is a well-known source of conflict among married couples, but new research shows that the use of a simple-though-unpopular financial tool may help dial down financial fights. A national survey of over 600 married people I commissioned from the market research firm Synovate found that couples who use a budget to [...]]]></description>
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<p>By Matt Bell</p>
<p>Money is a well-known source of conflict among <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage" rel="wikipedia">married couples</a>, but new research shows that the use of a simple-though-unpopular financial tool may help dial down financial fights.  A national survey of over 600 married people I commissioned from the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_research" title="Market research" rel="wikipedia">market research</a> firm Synovate found that couples who use a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget" title="Budget" rel="wikipedia">budget</a> to manage their money have fewer financial arguments than couples who do not use a budget.</p>
<p>Nearly 40 percent of all respondents said they have financial disagreements with their spouse either often or sometimes.  However, those who use a budget that guides how much they save, invest, give, and spend &#8212; in detail &#8212; are less likely to have financial fights. Take a look at some of the numbers.</p>
<p>Percentage of couples who report financial disagreements &#8220;often&#8221; or &#8220;sometimes&#8221;:</p>
<p>All Respondents:                39%</p>
<p>Detailed budget users:        32%</p>
<p>General budget users:        38%</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t use a budget:             43%</p>
<p>About 44 percent of respondents said they seldom have financial disagreements. Another 17 percent said they never fight about money.</p>
<p>Of the people who come to the financial workshops I teach throughout the country, most don&#8217;t use a budget.  And that&#8217;s pretty consistent with the population at large. The Synovate survey found that just 12 percent of married people use a detailed budget, 50 percent use a general budget (a somewhat misleading figure &#8212; I&#8217;ve discovered that people interpret &#8220;general budget&#8221; to mean everything from balancing one&#8217;s checkbook to trying to spend less than they make), and 38 percent do not use a budget.</p>
<p><span id="more-287"></span>When I first bring up the topic of budgeting in my workshops, people are usually not very open to the idea.  They tend to think of a budget as something one goes on like a diet, as in: &#8220;Poor Joe and Lucy, they&#8217;re on a budget.&#8221;      </p>
<p>However, looking at the specific financial topics couples argue about, it&#8217;s easy to see how a budget can help.</p>
<p>Disagreements by topic (among respondents who report financial disagreements):</p>
<p>How much we should spend on various items: 49%</p>
<p>How much debt we should carry: 33% </p>
<p>How much we should keep in savings for emergencies: 26%</p>
<p>How much we should invest: 15%</p>
<p>How much or where we should donate money: 10% </p>
<p>With a budget, couples pre-determine how much they will spend on cars, clothes and coffee with their friends. It&#8217;s a plan for using income that enables people to live within their means, give generously, save and invest adequately, and accomplish their goals.  Plus, tracking your use of money takes some of the subjectivity out of financial arguments (&#8220;Oh, you&#8217;re right, I really did spend too much on golf last month&#8221;).</p>
<p>Another fascinating finding in this research relates to what I call the issue behind the issue. When a couple argues about how much to save, for example, it&#8217;s helpful to understand what&#8217;s really at the source of the upset.  The tension may have to do with how each partner was raised. Maybe the husband came from a family that lived <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_poor" title="Working poor" rel="wikipedia">paycheck to paycheck</a> and somewhere along the line he vowed never to live with such stress. Without that insight, an innocent question from his wife about tapping their emergency fund to remodel a bathroom could lead to a heated argument. With the insight, they may both be able to agree on an appropriate amount to keep in savings for true emergencies while avoiding fear-based hoarding. </p>
<p>Temperament differences, as couples apparently realize, play an even bigger role behind many financial disputes.</p>
<p>Factors that &#8220;often&#8221; or &#8220;sometimes&#8221; play a role in spousal financial disagreements (among respondents who have financial disagreements):</p>
<p>Our different temperaments: 39%</p>
<p>Our different family backgrounds/upbringing:  33%</p>
<p>Our different levels of financial knowledge:  31%</p>
<p>Our different spiritual beliefs: 7%</p>
<p>Understanding each other&#8217;s temperaments enables couples to maximize the money management strengths each person brings to the relationship while minimizing the weaknesses.</p>
<p>Not surprisingly, another factor that drives up the likelihood of financial disagreements among married people is the presence of children in the household.</p>
<p>Breakdown of couples who report financial disagreements &#8220;often&#8221; or &#8220;sometimes&#8221; by presence of children in the home:</p>
<p>All respondents: 39%</p>
<p>Children in the household: 50%</p>
<p>No children in the household: 32%</p>
<p>While children bring many joys, they also tend to add more financial pressure.  There are simply more expenses such as school supplies, sports programs, friends&#8217; birthday gifts, and for some, college. A budget helps minimize the strain.</p>
<p>One bit of good news from the survey is that as couples are married longer, financial disagreements become less frequent.</p>
<p>Breakdown of couples reporting financial disageements &#8220;often&#8221; or &#8220;sometimes&#8221; by number of years married:</p>
<p>All respondents:                   39%</p>
<p>Married &lt;1 &#8211; 5 years:           43%</p>
<p>Married 6 &#8211; 10 years:           50%</p>
<p>Married 11 &#8211; 20 years:         43%</p>
<p>Married 21+ years:               31%</p>
<p>Married couples face a lot of changes and challenges in their first 10 to 20 years together &#8211; from raising children, to buying a home, to establishing their careers.  So, it makes sense that financial pressures would diminish as they get past some of those milestones. However, you don&#8217;t have to just wait it out. No matter how long you&#8217;ve been married, the use of a detailed budget will help you manage money as a team.</p>
<p>February 19, 2010</p>
<p>As you might have guessed, Matt Bell is a passionate advocate for the use of a budget.  He offers a free &#8220;Budget Quick Start Guide&#8221; at www.mattaboutmoney.com. Matt is the author of two books published by NavPress: &#8220;Money, Purpose, Joy&#8221; (September 2008) and &#8220;Money Strategies for Tough Times&#8221; (April 2009).  He speaks at churches, conferences, universities, and other venues throughout the country. </p>
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		<title>Christian Leadership: 10 Questions To Ask Your Church Before The Next Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In the American church—most often—it&#8217;s the exact opposite, our &#8220;Product&#8221; is flawless (and I mean flawless), but our market research is usually lousy. That, too, is embarrassing! After all, George Barna can&#8217;t be expected to do it all! There are a couple of things that would help this situation and they both involve a really [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;In the American church—most often—it&#8217;s the exact opposite, our &#8220;Product&#8221; is flawless (and I mean flawless), but our market research is usually lousy. That, too, is embarrassing! After all, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Barna" title="George Barna" rel="wikipedia">George Barna</a> can&#8217;t be expected to do it all! <img src='http://ifeelgod.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  There are a couple of things that would help this situation and they both involve a really honest discussion. &#8220;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>As I scanned across the net today I came across this quote from Doug Lawrence and I thought it was pretty on the money.</p>
<p>In most cases not only dont we ask the questions so we can be &#8220;better&#8221; at &#8220;doing church&#8221; but in most cases we rarely are willing to think in terms of improvement because &#8220;it has always been done this way&#8221;</p>
<p>So in the spirt of change here are 10 sample questions. Can you think of any others we should ask? Be sure to leave a comment either way</p>
<p># Were you looking forward to coming to the service?<br />
# Did you do anything to prepare for being in worship today?<br />
# Do you think you could have spent your time better if you had stayed at home?<br />
# Given the complexity of your life, what would do instead of church?<br />
# If we were offering premiums (and we&#8217;re probably not going to), what would be the &#8220;tipping point teaser&#8221; for getting you here every week?<br />
# Generally speaking, do you feel welcomed when you come to our services or do you think we&#8217;re pretending to be glad to see you?<br />
# Do you get anything out of worship that lasts past Tuesday when you come here?<br />
# Do you wish somebody had asked you these questions years ago when you first started coming to church?<br />
# What are folks saying about your attendance at church, and does it bother you when they&#8217;re critical?<br />
# What&#8217;s the one thing you wish that we (the church) would finally &#8220;get&#8221; about you?</p>
<p><span id="more-267"></span>If you would like to read the complete article take a look here http://is.gd/8Cyqm at Church central.</p>
<p>—Doug Lawrence is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant who helps churches create intentional and engaging worship experiences utilizing his more than 35 years of &#8220;deep trench&#8221; worship leadership in prominent mainline churches. You may reach him at dlawrenceconsult@mac.com. Or, if you wish, call 1-650-207-8240 for calendar availability.</p>
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		<title>Christian Living: Billboards Claim Abortion Industry Targets Blacks</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black children are an endangered species, say billboards throughout Atlanta. The new campaign sends out a blunt message but organizers behind the project want Georgians to know about "the holocaustic impact" abortion has had]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Black children are an endangered species, say billboards throughout Atlanta.</p>
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<p>The new campaign sends out a blunt message but organizers behind the project want Georgians to know about &#8220;the holocaustic impact&#8221; abortion has had on the black community not just in the state but across the country.</p>
<p>Since 1973 more than 14 million black babies have died by abortion. Though African-Americans make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they have the highest abortion rate in the country. Nearly 40 percent of all pregnancies among black women end in induced abortion.</p>
<p>&#8220;I want to communicate to the African-American community that the African-American womb has become the most dangerous place to be for a baby,&#8221; the Rev. Clenard Childress, founder of BlackGenocide.org, said earlier.</p>
<p><span id="more-264"></span>Today, abortion kills more African-Americans, per year, than heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, accidents, homicides, and suicide combined, according to the campaign.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is a human crisis,&#8221; according to the Endangered Species Project.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sanger&#8217;s birth control plan is succeeding,&#8221; a promotion video for the project states, as it cites the late founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, who once said, &#8220;There is no doubt that procreation of this group should be stopped.&#8221;</p>
<p>The project is a collaborative effort between The Radiance Foundation and Georgia Right to Life. It was developed by Ryan Bomberger, co-founder of The Radiance Foundation and an Emmy Award-winning Creative Professional, who is a child of rape.</p>
<p>More than 60 billboards have been erected in Georgia, which is a leading state in the number of reported abortions performed on black women. In 2008, more than half (58 percent) of the 36,094 abortions in the state were performed on African-Americans. Blacks comprise only 30 percent of the Georgia population.</p>
<p>The project has drawn criticism from abortion advocates.</p>
<p>Leola Reis, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Georgia, told The Associated Press, &#8220;The language in the billboard is using messages of fear and shame to target women of color. If we want to reduce the number of abortions and unintended pregnancies, we need to work as a community to make sure we get quality affordable health care services to as many women and men as possible.&#8221;</p>
<p>But the campaign, which leads people to TooManyAborted.com, is not intended to target black women, Bomberger told The New York Times. Rather, &#8220;it&#8217;s a campaign that exposes an industry that we believe targets African-Americans.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This isn’t black versus white, or a me versus you. It’s the truth versus the lie,&#8221; the project website states.</p>
<p>Dispelling some of the lies the campaign claims are being spread by the abortion industry, organizers argue that the racial disparity of abortion cannot be explained by a lack of access to contraceptive services or healthcare. Most sexual and reproductive health care clinics are located within or minutes away from black neighborhoods, they contend. And Hispanics are uninsured at a far higher rate than any other race yet their national abortion total is half of that of blacks.</p>
<p>Additionally, the claim that African-Americans can’t afford condoms or oral contraceptives at their local stores and pharmacies or that they are too unaware to know to get birth control at a local clinic is another myth, the campaign maintains. &#8220;[S]omehow, they manage to find these clinics to have an abortion. So, the money’s there for abortion (which is considered &#8216;access&#8217;) but not for a pill or a condom?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It’s outrageous (and intellectually insulting) to suggest that the problem is lack of access.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lending his support earlier this month, state Rep. Barry Loudermilk introduced bipartisan legislation that targets racial disparity in abortion rates. The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, HB 1155, makes it illegal to knowingly perform, solicit or accept funding for either race- or sex-selection abortions.</p>
<p>The mission of the Endangered Species Project, as stated on its website, is to educate African-Americans about abortion’s impact on the black community via accurate and documented statistics, historical perspectives, provocative videos, and personal testimonies, and to expose Planned Parenthood’s propaganda and reveal the true intentions of this billion-dollar nonprofit organization.</p>
<p>Nathan Black<br />
Christian Post Reporter </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian Leadership: How Much Do We Pray? How Much Should We Pray? I recently was challenged by God concerning my personal prayer life. Not my preparing to preach prayer life, not my in front of the folks before or after church prayer life, not my visiting the sick prayer life, but my personal time with [...]]]></description>
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<p>I recently was challenged by God concerning my personal <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer" title="Prayer" rel="wikipedia">prayer</a> life. Not my preparing to preach prayer life, not my in front of the folks before or after <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_%28building%29" title="Church (building)" rel="wikipedia">church</a> prayer life, not my visiting the sick prayer life, but my personal time with God prayer life. </p>
<p>You know, the one no one but God and you will ever see or know about for real!</p>
<p>So, I asked myself the questions: How much do I pray? How much should I pray?</p>
<p><strong>I thought I would ask you, whats up in your prayer life? How much is a reasonable expectation we should have for our time in prayer? If you had a complete day with nothing on your schedule, how long would you pray?</strong> </p>
<p>The topic of this post could just as well have read, what do we really believe!  I say that because even as church leaders, in general our actions don&#8217;t match our <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology" title="Theology" rel="wikipedia">theology</a> or doctrine. What a difference from the days of Peter, Paul, James, and John. Or even from more recent examples like William Seymour and the Azusa Revival congregants.</p>
<p>About 5 years ago the Lifeway research team released a survey that found the majority of pastors were dissatisfied with their personal prayer life. </p>
<p><span id="more-258"></span>According to Lifeway pastors reported the following fact, the median amount of prayer time per day is 30 minutes.. Although younger ministers are much less satisfied with their prayer life, they spend about as much time in prayer per day as do older ministers. <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism" rel="wikipedia">Lutherans</a> and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterianism" title="Presbyterianism" rel="wikipedia">Presbyterians</a> tend to spend less time in prayer than do those from other denominations, while <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalism" title="Pentecostalism" rel="wikipedia">Pentecostals</a> and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism" title="Methodism" rel="wikipedia">Methodists</a> spend more time than average.</p>
<p>Yet, in a 2009 survey the same organization reported that 50% of pastors spent 14 or more hours preparing for their <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon" title="Sermon" rel="wikipedia">sermons</a> each week.</p>
<p>A review of these statistics clearly point out that we would fail the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus" rel="wikipedia">Jesus</a> question of &#8220;Could you not tarry one hour&#8221;. I am convicted on this issue. I must do better!</p>
<p>I have started rearranging my personal time with God. Sometimes we just have to take a refresher course on our fundamentals and get a practical, step by step, track to run on. </p>
<p>For me, I have dusted off Dick Eastmans classic &#8220;The Hour The Changes The World&#8221; and Virkler&#8217;s &#8220;Dialogue With God&#8221;. I will keep you posted as God give me more revelation in this area.</p>
<p>If you need a prayer diagram, I will gladly send you one. Just send an email to <a href="mailto:1000churches@aweber.com">1000churches@aweber.com</a></p>
<p><strong>SOOOO&#8230;..  whats up in your prayer life? How much is a reasonable expectation we should have for our time in prayer? If you had a complete day with nothing on your schedule, how long would you pray? </strong></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t get spooky on me, I know that time is NOT the only factor for effective ferverent prayer. But Jesus noticed the clock as a measure. I think it is reasonable that we do the same.</p>
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		<title>Pastoral Ministry: How Much Of What We Do Would Be Recognized and Approved By The Apostles</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pastoral Ministry: How Much Of What We Do Would Be Recognized and Approved By The Apostles Have you ever wondered, how much of what we do in church would be recognized and approved by the 1st century apostles. Regardless, of our Christian background we all have rituals that we perform as an act of worship. [...]]]></description>
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Have you ever wondered, how much of what we do in church would be recognized and approved by the 1st century apostles. Regardless, of our Christian background we all have rituals that we perform as an act of worship. In fact, we call it worship service.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I think much of what we call worship that honors God is entertainment that pleases flesh. Our society is fixated on performance and entertainment. The order and cadance of the music, in some places is scripted to bring our soulish nature to it highest level of responsiveness.</p>
<p>How far is our preaching from that which would put people to sleep so hard that they could fall from a window. As preachers we are especially adept at arousing the emotions of those who hear us. That may not be bad in and of itself, but has our content been watered down to the point of bland non-controversial doctrine in order to satisfy the sensibilities of the congregation?</p>
<p><span id="more-252"></span>Our altar calls at times depend on emotionalism rather than conviction of sin and wrong. We make promises to people that I question as biblical. We tell them that if the come to Jesus all their problems will be solved. That&#8217;s not true in my life, is it true in yours?</p>
<p>Trouble is I dont know which is what, myself!</p>
<p>In Him,<br />
JMb <><</p>
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		<title>2010: The YEAR of the Restored Warrior. Taking Back Lost Territory</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 is the year where we retake lost territory, lost souls, lost resources, lost vision, and lost health. This is the year we have prophesied about for decades. A year of revival and recommitment in the Church house.]]></description>
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<p>Last night during watch service I spoke the word that 2010 is the year of the <strong>restored warrior</strong>, <strong>the revived warrior</strong>, <strong>the renewed warrior</strong>. </p>
<p>This is the year when those whose fire was almost out will return to battle with fresh energy and anointing. </p>
<p><span id="more-247"></span>2010 is the year where we retake lost territory, lost souls, lost resources, lost vision, and lost health. This is the year we have prophesied about for decades. A year of revival and recommitment in the Church house.</p>
<p>YEAH, as Pastor LaTonja Blair says This is it BAM = Blessings and Manifestations</p>
<p>I also like B.A.M. Blessing, Anointing, and Manifestation</p>
<p>In Him,<br />
JMb &lt;&gt;&lt;</p>
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