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	<title>Thoughts From One Never Alone &#187; Church Membership Quesions &amp; Implications</title>
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		<title>Do we really need preaching?</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2012/04/16/do-we-really-need-preaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do I really have to?  This question is often heard when kids try to get out of having to do something.  It’s not enjoyable.  It’s not convenient.  There’s no immediate pay-off.  So, therefore the question, ‘Do I really have to?’  This doesn’t only happen with kids though.
We hear the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practical Implications of Our Corporate Experience in Christ</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our corporate experience motivates, informs, and holds accountable our . . .
•	Shared identity.  We are not saved as individuals to then be left as individuals walking with Jesus one on one.  Therefore, we are not free to think of our faith as only a personal or private matter (we are a: flock – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Reasons Why Virtual Church is No Church</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/08/14/15-reasons-why-virtual-church-is-no-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I heard a news story on a Christian radio station regarding the ministry efforts of a Florida church.  The story related their efforts at providing people in their area with the option of doing church via the internet.  Unfortunately, they are not the only group attempting this kind of ‘church.’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Helpful Index of Articles &amp; Resources Re: Faithfulness in Church Membership</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/06/08/a-helpful-index-of-articles-resources-re-faithfulness-in-church-membership/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/06/08/a-helpful-index-of-articles-resources-re-faithfulness-in-church-membership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more difficult challenges facing pastors and churches when considering church discipline and responsible church membership is the fear of the unknown.  These biblical responsibilities have been neglected for so long that few understand them or have seen them in practice.  Add to this the desire to keep &#8216;the peace&#8217; by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helpful Books Regarding Church Membership</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/06/02/helpful-books-regarding-church-membership/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/06/02/helpful-books-regarding-church-membership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following books have proven to be very helpful in explaining the importance of church membership and its many implications.







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		<title>What is gained by removing members from church rolls?</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/05/27/what-is-gained-by-removing-members-from-church-rolls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we reached an important milestone for our congregation.  Since my arrival as Pastor of Pisgah Baptist Church nearly five years ago, I’ve formally and informally preached toward a proper understanding of what it means to be the Body of Christ.  So much of the Bible relates directly to our shared experience, identity, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering a Biblical Maintenance of Church Membership</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/07/26/recovering-a-biblical-maintenance-of-church-membership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recovering a Biblical Maintenance of Church Membership
Submitted by Doug Richey
Messenger from Pisgah Baptist, Excelsior Springs, MO
October 30, 2006
Approved by the Messengers of the MBC w/o dissent October 2006
      WHEREAS, our 2005 Annual Church Profile reveals that though we have a total of 592,902
members, we run an average of 187,654 people [...]]]></description>
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