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	<title>Thoughts From One Never Alone &#187; Body of Christ</title>
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	<description>Biblical Issues. Pastoral Concerns.</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>Helpful Books Regarding Church Membership</title>
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		<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>Recovering a Biblical Maintenance of Church Membership</title>
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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[The Missouri Baptist Convention]]></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>Why join a church?</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/07/18/why-join-a-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q.  Why is it important to ‘join’ a church; is membership all that necessary?
A.  Several reasons exist for becoming a member of a local congregation.  Let’s take a look at some of them.  (The following reasons are outlined in Dr. Donald Whitney’s book entitled, &#8216;Spiritual Disciplines Within the Church.&#8217;)
1.	It is Biblical.
2.	You [...]]]></description>
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