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		<title>The Mission of the Mission Statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mission statements are used by individuals, non-profits, companies, and even government.  Mission statements are supposed to focus or clarify an organization&#8217;s purpose or outcome.  It is easy for a mission statement to be confusing, too wordy, and just too long.  &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2010/01/22/the-mission-of-the-mission-statement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&amp;blog=7820071&amp;post=1305&amp;subd=onthebemainballston&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reports of the Demise of Mainline Churches Have Been Greatly Exaggerated</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/12/07/reports-mainline-churches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fresh report from the Barna Group has yielded some surprising results: Mainline churches are not dying! I should be honest with you, nation wide, mainline churches are not growing either.  In the past decade, the six mainline church denominations &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/12/07/reports-mainline-churches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&amp;blog=7820071&amp;post=1158&amp;subd=onthebemainballston&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We Have Lost Our Sense of Stewardship</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/10/02/we-have-lost-our-sense-of-stewardship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Smith is often credited with creating much of our free market principles as we know today as capitalism.  Capitalism has created, at least in the West, a world where anyone can succeed if they work hard, save hard, and &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/10/02/we-have-lost-our-sense-of-stewardship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&amp;blog=7820071&amp;post=957&amp;subd=onthebemainballston&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Reasons Why You Believe in &#8220;Prayerism&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/09/23/you-believe-in-prayism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is prayer becoming a religion unto itself? That was the question that The Wall Street Journal asked in its recent article entitled &#8220;Prayer&#8217;s Place in America.&#8221;  A disconnect between prayer and religious affiliation has arrived: 39% of Americans attend church &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/09/23/you-believe-in-prayism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&amp;blog=7820071&amp;post=894&amp;subd=onthebemainballston&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You a Mega Church Drop Out?</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/09/21/are-you-a-mega-church-drop-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that there are large numbers of mega church "drop outs".  When the Christian rock band stopped, the celebrity preached finished his/her sermon, and when the Starbucks coffee ran dry it seems that they "lost people". <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/09/21/are-you-a-mega-church-drop-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&amp;blog=7820071&amp;post=871&amp;subd=onthebemainballston&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What You Don&#8217;t Know About Generation Y</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generation Y]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do not get caught up in the hype of flashy gimmicks to reach people.  All you need is a genuine relationship to reach Generation Y, W, Boomer, or future generations. <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&amp;blog=7820071&amp;post=686&amp;subd=onthebemainballston&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mega Church, Not So Mega Committment</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/06/10/mega-church-not-so-mega-committment/</link>
		<comments>http://onthebema.com/2009/06/10/mega-church-not-so-mega-committment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several news outlets, including the Associated Press and USA Today, are reporting today on a new study published by the the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford Seminary and Leadership Network that found some surprising trends in mega-churches.  In &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/06/10/mega-church-not-so-mega-committment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&amp;blog=7820071&amp;post=223&amp;subd=onthebemainballston&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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