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	<description>Serving Christ in a Coffee Culture</description>
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		<title>Vision-casting on the Web</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/vision-casting-on-the-web/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 18:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spring 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A good building project website will offer an opportunity for congregational feedback and answer the following questions:
Why? The most important part of a building project website is that it clearly explains the vision and answers the question “Why are we engaged in a building project?” 
What? Next, it is important to give some details about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Architects Are Worth It</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/02/why-architects-are-worth-it/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/02/why-architects-are-worth-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Architect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Bid Build]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, MSN.com posted this article about Why Architects Are Worth It.  While this article is really about why you should use an architect when redoing your home, many of the reasons are still relevant for churches to consider when thinking about facility expansion.
Jeff has also posted several articles relevant to architect selection:

The Importance of Selecting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Publications</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/02/recent-publications/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/02/recent-publications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Bid Build]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Build]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrated Project Delivery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Purpose Space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worship Facilities Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WPH Architects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WPH-Architects for Ministry has been fortunate to have been featured in Worship Facilities Magazine several times over the past few months.  We have posted these articles on the publications section of our ChurchArchitects.com website.
The Marriage of Wood, Steel, and Pre-fab is an article about Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship (formerly New City Gospel Fellowship) that explores how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Resources</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/02/green-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/02/green-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Playground]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Jeff wrote an article titled Practically Green, stressing ways churches can employ sustainable principles that are also economically feasible.
YourChurch Magazine has posted an article, The Great Green Question, which is exploring a similar topic.
What follows is a short list of other resources that may enhance your awareness of sustainability:
From TheMinistryCafe.com

Search TheMinistryCafe.com for &#8216;Green Design&#8217;

10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Green Your Church without Spending a Lot of Money</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/09/10-ways-to-green-your-church-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/09/10-ways-to-green-your-church-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fall 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Playground]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In todayâ€™s culture, being â€˜greenâ€™ is so popular and trendy that there is now a â€˜greenâ€™ alternative for every aspect of life. Given the enterprising nature of marketers and rampant consumerism in our country, the blatant â€˜green-washingâ€™ of the free market is of little surprise; however, the hefty price tag on â€˜greenâ€™ products is often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WPH featured in ChurchExecutive Magazine</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/03/wph-featured-in-churchexecutive-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/03/wph-featured-in-churchexecutive-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bookstore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Designs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worship Center]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WPH-Architects for Ministry is featured in an article in the March 2008 issue of ChurchExecutive magazine.Â  Todd uses New City Gospel Fellowship toÂ explain benefits and design implications ofÂ the multi-purpose worship center approach.Â  Click here to read the full article.
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		<title>Made for Beauty: Art, Worship &amp; The Bible</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/02/made-for-beauty-art-worship-the-bible/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/02/made-for-beauty-art-worship-the-bible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bookstore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Designs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspirations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worship Center]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chuck Colson&#8217;s article at Breakpoint.org presents a powerful argument for the importance of aesthetics in worship facilities.Â  I agree with his observation that:
We have forgotten that beauty is not achieved, as some argue, just to draw people into the church, but because it is a form of praise to the God who designed and created [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christians and Coffee Shops</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/01/christians-and-coffee-shops/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/01/christians-and-coffee-shops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bookstore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New Kind of Youth Ministry has an interesting post today about Christians taking over coffee shops.Â  I found a couple of sentences in one of the first comments particularly engaging and eloquently worded:
The walls between the church and the world are not, in fact, literal and never were. They have always been metaphorical and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Due Diligence: Selecting an Ideal Architect</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/01/due-diligence-selecting-an-ideal-architect/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/01/due-diligence-selecting-an-ideal-architect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bookstore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stewardship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Harris is featured in an article entitled Due Diligence: Selecting an Ideal Architect in the January/February 2008 issue of Worship Facilities Magazine.Â  Click here to read the full article.
]]></description>
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		<title>Worship Facilities Conference &#8211; WFX Spring 2008</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/01/worship-facilities-conference-wfx-spring-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2008/01/worship-facilities-conference-wfx-spring-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bookstore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worship Center]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WPH-Architects for Ministry is pleased to announce that Todd will be delivering a session entitled Multi-purpose and Expandable Worship Centers at the Worship Facilities Expo in Indianapolis, IN in the spring of 2008.Â  Todd&#8217;s session will be on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.Â  For the complete list of conference sessions, click here.Â  For more information on [...]]]></description>
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