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		<title>Focus on Ministry &#8211; Fabre Street Pentecostal Church &#8211; Montreal, Quebec, Canada</title>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Creative Ideas for Challenging Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult enough for a church to face the challenges of growth and change in times of economic prosperity, but when the economy as a whole suffers, those challenges become even greater. There are, however, many opportunities to be found for a church that is willing to think creatively. In this article I would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Solutions in Action&#8230; Grace Community Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grace Community Church New Britain, PA Original Building: Holograph Manufacturing Company For many years Grace met as a church plant in a local middle school in search of a permanent home. It was difficult to find inexpensive available land in their area, and a typical land development approval process takes many years. The church found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Solutions in Action&#8230; Bethel Fellowship at the Mall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bethel Fellowship at the Mall Philadelphia, PA Original Building: 10 Theater, Multi-plex Cinema Bethel Fellowship found an existing, multi-plex movie theater adjacent to the Franklin Mills mall in north-east Philadelphia, and converted the building into their new home. A dividing wall between two of the theaters was removed to create a large worship center, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Solutions in Action&#8230; Salvation Army Community Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salvation Army Community Center North Philadelphia, PA Original Building: Tasty Cake Bakery When the Salvation Army chose to build a community center in North Philadelphia they specifically wanted to renovate an existing abandoned building rather than purchase an empty, open lot in order to demonstrate their commitment to revitalize North Philadelphia. The building they chose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Solutions in Action&#8230; Grace Fellowship Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Â  Â Grace Fellowship Church Â Albany, NY Â Original Building: Strip Mall Â  Grace Fellowship Church purchased an entire shopping center strip mall and converted a majority of it into their church facility. The anchor grocery store was converted into their worship center, and the stores along the strip were used for classrooms, offices, childrenâ€™s and youth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Five Worst Reasons for Choosing an Architect</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Because the architect is the cheapest: A bad architect will cost the church their difference in fee many times over in the design and construction process. The best architect is always the least expensive by the end of the construction process. 2. Because the architect is a member of the church: We have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zoning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When considering a new location for a church, it is essential to consider municipal zoning and planning restrictions that are likely to exist for a particular site. Zoning regulations typically dictate what can be built in any given location, or to what uses it can be put &#8216;by right&#8217;. The first thing to consider in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visibility</title>
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		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2007/06/visibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The buzz word in real estate is â€œlocation, location, location.â€ Does this rule also apply to churches? Is it important that churches have a highly visible location in order to be successful and grow? While visibility may help, often the cost of prime real estate is prohibitive. It has been our experience that as long [...]]]></description>
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