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		<title>Consider These Numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Super Bowl last week garnered a record number of viewers in the U.S. : 111.3 million. Hundreds of players in the NFL train year round for the opportunity to square off on television’s biggest stage. Only two teams and few dozen players will make that stage. One team walks off the LOSER. But they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=3519&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pastors as Theologians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the topics I have wrestled with for quite some time is the idea of pastors as theologians, or theologians as pastors. As a pastor, I have grown over the years in my ability to think theologically. I earned my Master’s 20 years after I finished my BA. I love pastoring. What I have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=3516&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Abortion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I work hard to stay away from what may seem to be &#8220;political&#8221; statements on my blog. Facebook is different. Yet, the whole blow up this week with Planned Parenthood and the Susan G. Komen Foundation has so crushed my spirit, I am going to take that risk. I repent for not remembering Pro-Life Sunday [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=3484&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leading and Pastoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will always be the call to LEAD. It is not a matter of saying it’s either you pastor or you lead. But it is painfully clear that we are putting leadership on steroids these days in our cultural churches. Pastors MUST lead. But in the church, and in being the pastor (or whatever you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=3370&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Response &#8212; Jesus and Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I didn&#8217;t get in on the viral wave of the first video about being into Jesus, but not &#8220;religious,&#8221; I will confess I really like this response: &#160; &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=3366&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Chips and Junk Bonds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Brooks is one of my favorite columnists. This column discusses politics, but it reminds me of a conversation I had regarding ministry as well. Brooks’s contention is that liberals have allowed short term gains to cloud their vision for long term good. The conversation I had regarding churches and ministry was much the same. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=3339&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Pastoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been encouraged by a mentor of mine to put together some thoughts on ministry. It&#8217;s meant to be an encouragement for pastors who&#8230; well&#8230; pastor. It&#8217;s more about the ministry and call of pastoring as opposed to all the leadership material we have right now. Mark Galli&#8217;s piece, of course, pre-empts all my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=3079&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Spirit of Generosity</title>
		<link>http://apprentice2jesus.com/2011/10/19/2859/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new survey going around Facebook shows that churches are more stingy than ever. It&#8217;s the kind of fodder we seem to like. For cynics, it&#8217;s just another bullet in the gun for them. For Christians, it&#8217;s yet another way to beat ourselves up. For the church I pastor I want to say this survey [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=2859&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What a Full Day Looks Like</title>
		<link>http://apprentice2jesus.com/2011/10/17/what-a-full-day-looks-like/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have LOTS of full days&#8230; and they get strung together and keep on going. Yet, in the midst of those full days I find such joy. The past few Sundays at my church have been incredibly encouraging for me. There is a hunger rising up in people. We had a prayer retreat a week [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=2847&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Danger of &#8220;Decision&#8221; Theology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scot McKnight makes the comparisons of how the New Testament seems to be talking about Gospel&#8230; and how we &#8220;gospel&#8221; today. He pulls no punches. When all we care about is bringing people to a decision, to pray a prayer, to just admit their sin and find Jesus as Savior, we are doing damage. Jesus [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=apprentice2jesus.com&amp;blog=7588936&amp;post=2825&amp;subd=apprentice2jesus&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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