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		<title>The New Church Energy Network</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/11/the-new-church-energy-network/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-new-church-energy-network</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fall 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Two are better than one, for they have a good return for their labor” Eccl. 4:9. That’s a basic principle behind our new initiative, the Church Energy Network. The Network functions by having many churches participate and providing them with our network of service providers. We start with services that provide savings for churches at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus on Ministry &#8211; Fabre Street Pentecostal Church &#8211; Montreal, Quebec, Canada</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/11/focus-on-ministry-fabre-street-pentecostal-church-montreal-quebec-canada/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=focus-on-ministry-fabre-street-pentecostal-church-montreal-quebec-canada</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community outreach is at the center of the vision of Fabre Street Pentecostal Church. This congregation, located in Montreal, Quebec, has been serving the Italian-Canadian community since 1920. Their ministries continue to grow as they effectively make disciples of all ages. A look at the church’s vision for the future showed the leadership that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling Buildings</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/11/recycling-buildings/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=recycling-buildings</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/11/recycling-buildings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recycling materials of all kinds has been strongly promoted.  It helps the environment by reducing landfill waste, conserving energy used in production and preserving natural resources damaged and depleted through ex­traction. Building recycling does this on a large scale. It is a “green” approach to construction that can often save your church a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Hot Outside; How&#8217;s Your Electric Bill?</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/08/its-hot-outside-hows-your-electric-bill/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-hot-outside-hows-your-electric-bill</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/08/its-hot-outside-hows-your-electric-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bjorn Lomberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has been a record setting year. For those of us in the northeast region of the country, the snowiest winter on record is being followed by what may be the hottest summer on record. Globally, this has been the warmest January to June period since they started keeping track in the nineteenth century. Electric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q &amp; A on PV Systems (Solar Electric) with Steve Domyan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q. Are PV systems practical for churches? SD: The economics for PV systems can be very complicated. That is because the cost of a system is greatly affected by state and federal incentives. Many states have rebate programs and grants. All of them are different. The federal incentives are all tax credits or tax deductions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Energy Savings Workshop</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/08/church-energy-savings-workshop/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=church-energy-savings-workshop</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/08/church-energy-savings-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us Thursday, October 14, 2010 for a half-day workshop at Bethel&#8230; The Church @ Franklin Mills in Philadelphia, PA. Topics to be covered include: Understanding the changing land­scape of energy use and costs today The unique challenges churches face in managing energy Maximizing your return on invest­ment when upgrading and improving Energy cost implications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Hope for the Future &#8211; Congregational Involvement</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/building-hope-for-the-future-congregational-involvement/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=building-hope-for-the-future-congregational-involvement</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/building-hope-for-the-future-congregational-involvement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 18:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theministrycafe.com/?p=367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As architects, we have the benefit of knowing how a plan for a church develops so that it will lead to the completion of a successful project. This involvement gives us great excitement as we see the plan being implemented. Unfortunately, members of the congregation are not so involved causing them to lose the excitement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus on Ministry; Woodside Presbyterian Church &#8211; Yardley, PA</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/focus-on-ministry-woodside-presbyterian-church-yardley-pa/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=focus-on-ministry-woodside-presbyterian-church-yardley-pa</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/focus-on-ministry-woodside-presbyterian-church-yardley-pa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 18:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leaders at Woodside Presbyterian Church caught our attention with the creative ways in which they engaged their congregation throughout the entire process of planning and building an addition to their facility. They recently moved into their new spaces—an expanded sanctuary (designed as a multi-purpose space) with a new sound system, a gracious fellowship lobby, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vision-casting on the Web</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/vision-casting-on-the-web/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vision-casting-on-the-web</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/vision-casting-on-the-web/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 18:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expandability &#8211; An Eye for the Future</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/06/expandability-an-eye-for-the-future/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=expandability-an-eye-for-the-future</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/06/expandability-an-eye-for-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Growth Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Summer 2009]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theministrycafe.com/?p=297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” Though this statement by Alan Lakein refers to personal time management, it also explains what we do with many of our clients who expect to expand their facilities in phases. We rely on years of experience in church architecture [...]]]></description>
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