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		<title>Black Church Convocation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; 2013 Convocation On The Black Church October 18-19, 2013 Chestnut Street United Methodist Church 200 E. 8th Street, Lumberton, NC 28359 &#160; Sponsored by the North Carolina Conference Committee on Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century Making Disciples for the Transformation of the World]]></description>
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<p align="center">2013</p>
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<p align="center">October 18-19, 2013</p>
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<p align="center">Chestnut Street United Methodist Church</p>
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<p align="center">Sponsored by the North Carolina Conference Committee on Strengthening the</p>
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		<title>Are You a Revolutionary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Church Revolution Revolution is a short video produced for the expressed purpose to see the Body Of Christ live lives of missional purpose 24/7. Our prayer it that the priesthood of the believer would be reignited and revival would sweep America!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Church-Revolution/194795880574178"> Church Revolution</a></div>
<h3>Revolution is a short video produced for the expressed purpose to see the Body Of Christ live lives of missional purpose 24/7. Our prayer it that the priesthood of the believer would be reignited and revival would sweep America!</h3>
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		<title>Vital Congregations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new website aims to equip and empower local churches to become vital and healthy congregations.UMVitalCongregations.org is designed to help churches move through a process of evaluation and assessment as they begin to set goals, and then find key resources to help them achieve those goals.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new website aims to equip and empower local churches to become vital and healthy congregations.<a href="http://umvitalcongregations.org">UMVitalCongregations.org </a>is designed to help churches move through a process of evaluation and assessment as they begin to set goals, and then find key resources to help them achieve those goals.</p>
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		<title>Leadership</title>
		<link>http://nccumc.org/leadership/2011/07/15/leadership-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership is not so much about technique and methods as it is about opening the heart. Leadership is about inspiration—of oneself and of others. Great leadership is about human experiences, not processes. Leadership is not a formula or a program, it is a human activity that comes from the heart [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leadership is not so much about technique and methods as it is about opening the heart.<br />
Leadership is about inspiration—of oneself and of others. Great leadership is about human experiences, not processes.<br />
Leadership is not a formula or a program, it is a human activity that comes from the heart and considers the hearts of others. It is an attitude, not a routine.</p>
<p><strong>Facing The Giants</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Effective Leaders take their congregations to the End Zone!</strong></p>
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		<title>Faithful Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faithful leaders, grounded in Wesleyan tradition and rooted in personal Christian formation, are the driving force in The United Methodist Church. Whether laity or clergy, disciple-makers working in local churches, districts, and annual conferences can find the resources they need through Leadership Ministries. Read more.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Faithful leaders, grounded in Wesleyan tradition and rooted in personal Christian formation, are the driving force in The United Methodist Church. Whether laity or clergy, disciple-makers working in local churches, districts, and annual conferences can find the resources they need through Leadership Ministries. <a href="http://www.gbod.org">Read more.</a></p>
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		<title>Faith and Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, founded in January 2008, cultivates thriving communities that are signs, foretastes and instruments of the reign of God. We design and deliver educational services that develop three interrelated capacities for: Traditioned innovation, rooted in the story of the Trinity, that invigorates the present and envisions [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, founded in January 2008, cultivates thriving communities that are signs, foretastes and instruments of the reign of God. We design and deliver educational services that develop three interrelated capacities for:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.faithandleadership.com/content/traditioned-innovation">Traditioned innovation</a>, rooted in the story of the Trinity, that invigorates the present and envisions the future by honoring the church’s past.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.faithandleadership.com/content/leadership-loving-enemies">Transformative leadership</a>, responsive to God through the development of virtues and practices, that equips people to advance the church’s mission.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.faithandleadership.com/content/vibrant-institutions">Vibrant institutions</a>, led by hopeful and imaginative people, that act as bearers of tradition, incubators of leadership and laboratories of learning. <a href="http://www.faithandleadership.com">Read More</a></li>
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<div><strong><em>For more of the Connectional Staff’s Transformational work resourcing, coaching, and partnering in local congregations, please see:</em> <a title="Transforming congregations - making disciples of Jesus Christ " href="http://nccumc.org/connectionalministries/what-we-do/">Transforming Congregations – Making Disciples of Jesus Christ</a>; <a href="http://nccumc.org/outreach/">Outreach Ministries</a>; <a href="http://nccumc.org/christianformation/">Christian Formation Ministries</a></strong></div>
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