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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/</link>
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		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<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>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/08/q-a-on-pv-systems-solar-electric-with-steve-domyan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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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. Since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Energy Savings Workshop</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/08/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 of deferred maintenance
Energy audits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I Did Not Know about my Alma Mater</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/what-i-did-not-know-about-my-alma-mater/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/05/what-i-did-not-know-about-my-alma-mater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 18:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s funny, the things that exist right under your nose that you’re unaware of. Knowing that I’m involved with helping churches build facilities, a fellow Temple University alum sent me an e-mail this morning which explains how the original church – The Baptist Temple – and the grounds which became Temple University were paid for. [...]]]></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/</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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		<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>
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		<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>Saving Money by Reducing Energy Demand (What my pond pump made clear to me)</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/04/saving-money-by-reducing-energy-demand-what-my-pond-pump-made-clear-to-me/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2010/04/saving-money-by-reducing-energy-demand-what-my-pond-pump-made-clear-to-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love the expression “one thing that amazes me about common sense is how uncommon it is”. I don’t know who coined that expression first, but I think of it often (especially when dealing with my kids). When I first studied architecture in the 70’s, the oil crisis was fresh in the minds of most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith and Wisdom &#8211; Calvary Baptist Church</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/08/faith-and-wisdom-calvary-baptist-church/</link>
		<comments>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/08/faith-and-wisdom-calvary-baptist-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I noted in my previous post, I wanted to share a bit about one of our partner churches, Calvary Baptist Church in Bethlehem, PA, who recently broke ground on a new campus. (To see photos and news of their recent groundbreaking event go to: http://thecalvaryconnection.org/?cat=4 ) They purchased 27 acres in a prime location [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith versus Wisdom</title>
		<link>http://theministrycafe.com/2009/08/faith-versus-wisdom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are interesting times to live in. Last week at The Leadership Summit hosted by Willow Creek, Bill Hybels entitled his opening address “Leading in a New Reality”. He likened the economic turmoil to a rogue wave that has turned businesses and churches upside. To me, this “rogue wave” also seems like a tsunami that [...]]]></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/</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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“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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