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	<title>Thoughts From One Never Alone &#187; The Missouri Baptist Convention</title>
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	<description>Biblical Issues. Pastoral Concerns.</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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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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>After All is Caught Up: Reflecting upon the MBC annual meeting&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been two weeks now since the annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention.  The dust is settled and I&#8217;ve caught up (it&#8217;s always a ministerial sprint when returning from convention activities).  In the midst of catching up, I&#8217;ve given the proceedings a lot of thought.  I&#8217;ll be praying about the following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 MBC Pastors&#8217; Conference&#8230;Look to Christ!</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/10/12/2009-mbc-pastors-conference-look-to-christ/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/10/12/2009-mbc-pastors-conference-look-to-christ/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Conference&#8230;
Conference Date:  October 26th, 2009
Conference Location:  FBC Raytown, Raytown, MO
Conference Time:  8:45 AM to 4:45 PM
Conference Speakers:  Dr.&#8217;s Russell Moore, Alan Tomlinson, Gordon Dutile, &#038; Joe Braden
What comes to mind when you consider the words, &#8220;Look to Christ?&#8221; For most, these words produce images of lost souls being urged [...]]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[inflated church membership numbers]]></category>
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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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		<title>MBC Pastors&#8217; Conference Press Release (June 2009)</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/07/19/mbc-pastors-conference-press-release-june-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference officers have completed their initial efforts for this year’s conference being held October 26th at FBC Raytown.   The theme, LOOK TO CHRIST!, will deal with a number of pertinent topics facing today’s pastors.  The scheduled speakers are:  Russell Moore, Alan Tomlinson, Gordon Dutile, and Joe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cooperation &amp; the MBC</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/07/19/cooperation-the-mbc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern Baptist cooperation is phenomenal.  Thousands of local autonomous congregations work together accomplishing great ministry.  Thankfully, we are often reminded why we cooperate at our conventions and conferences.  Most participating Southern Baptists will tell you that we cooperate primarily for the purpose of missions.  We work together to provide for education, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>C.S. Lewis and the Missouri Baptist Convention</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/07/19/c-s-lewis-and-the-missouri-baptist-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/07/19/c-s-lewis-and-the-missouri-baptist-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Considering our (Missouri Baptist Convention’s) current struggles, I thought a little &#8216;Lewis&#8217; (C.S. Lewis) would be helpful.  Dealing with the value of reading old books, in his book entitled God in the Dock, Lewis points out, &#8216;We are all rightly distressed, and ashamed also, at the divisions of Christendom.  But those who have [...]]]></description>
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