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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. John Grant, world-class leader and pastor of Calvary Gospel Church, Madison, WI, once told me that &#8220;a key to building a great church is to never have a wasted church service&#8221;. Well that&#8217;s easier said than done, huh? Not really. Not when you consider what it really takes to conduct a productive worship experience. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorstevesmith.com&#038;blog=7998385&#038;post=2739&#038;subd=pastorstevesmith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many beneficial pieces have been written outlining the characteristics of effective church planters and the necessary steps that should be taken to establish a new congregation. I have discovered three nonnegotiable ingredients that every church planter, regardless of culture, background, or location, must possess to be successful. A Call An old saying states, “some were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorstevesmith.com&#038;blog=7998385&#038;post=1889&#038;subd=pastorstevesmith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ministry Principles I Wish I Knew When I Started</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This list was taken from an excellent blog by Brady Boyd. Read his complete article here. 1. Sheep bites can’t kill me, but the gnawing will make life miserable a few days each year. 2. No matter how hard I try, I will always be tempted to measure my success by attendance numbers. 3. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorstevesmith.com&#038;blog=7998385&#038;post=2132&#038;subd=pastorstevesmith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Vital Steps To Accomplishing Life Changing Goals</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a card carrying member of an excellent organization that for 10-15 years, in the not so distance past, challenged its constituents to double the size of its ranks. In doing so, this group demonstrated the first step in achieving goals. 1. Declare your long-term goals. Declare, write, and promote your long-term goals. Yet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorstevesmith.com&#038;blog=7998385&#038;post=3001&#038;subd=pastorstevesmith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Solve Our Problems but Save Our Pigs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year I&#8217;m reading through The Maxwell Leadership Bible by John C. Maxwell. Recently, I read this insightful devotion within its pages. Jesus once met a man controlled by a legion of demons. The poor man had lost control and had to be chained and kept under guard. When Jesus cast the offending demons into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorstevesmith.com&#038;blog=7998385&#038;post=75&#038;subd=pastorstevesmith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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