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	<title>Alan Stoddard</title>
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		<title>New Blog Address</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>National Conference on Preaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was a busy week for me. I led a seminar entitled, &#8220;Connecting he Sermon to the Small Group.&#8221; This seminar introduced pastors to the concept of reinforcing expository preaching with sermon based small groups. The seminar went well and I&#8217;m looking forward to doing it again at the Small Church Leadership Conference. I&#8217;m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vision419.wordpress.com&blog=4010502&post=363&subd=vision419&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on Sermon Based Small Group Seminar</title>
		<link>http://vision419.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/reflections-on-sermon-based-small-group-seminar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we pulled of my doctoral workshop on sermon based small groups. It went well. I was pleased. I cannot state enough how much I appreciate my good friend Kenneth Priest who serves at the SBTC. He helped me pull this off in a way I could not have done myself. Dr. Richards and his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vision419.wordpress.com&blog=4010502&post=351&subd=vision419&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fire, Life, and Ministry</title>
		<link>http://vision419.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/fire-life-and-ministry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ministry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a fire breaks out, opportunity strikes.
I have been working some in my Sunday School Class through Purpose Driven Life. It&#8217;s amazing how these young adults have come alive in the last 8 weeks. Every day they are sending text messages about the book and what it means in their lives. Fire has broken out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vision419.wordpress.com&blog=4010502&post=349&subd=vision419&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What I Love Most About Being a Pastor?</title>
		<link>http://vision419.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/what-i-love-most-about-being-a-pastor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1992 I was called to ministry. I didn&#8217;t choose it as a profession. God spoke and I moved. I left a career, went to seminary, and have served in 4 churches as a pastor or associate pastor. I love being a pastor. Why?
I love being a pastor because&#8230;..
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		<title>How Can I Pray for You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Small Groups]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of you know I believe the scriptures teach we should prioritize relationships. That&#8217;s what God did. The very nature of the incarnation shows that God left heaven and pursued relationship with you (John 1:14). God pursues relationship with us as lost people. Then if we receive Him (John 1:12) He continues the relationship. Relationships [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vision419.wordpress.com&blog=4010502&post=328&subd=vision419&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2009: A Heavenly Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 should be a year when the church seizes the moment on race relations. The two girls in the picture to the right are twins. They have an Black Dad and White Mom. It&#8217;s an amazing story if you want to read it, go here. The parents had twins recently and AGAIN, they produced twins: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vision419.wordpress.com&blog=4010502&post=324&subd=vision419&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m Stoked About 2009</title>
		<link>http://vision419.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/why-im-stoked-about-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many reasons to be excited about 2009. In my previous post I outlined 10 things I plan to do in 2009. Here are a few reasons why I&#8217;m stoked about 2009. This is a shortened list because any good list is visionary and has been revised. Here&#8217;s the revision.
I&#8217;m stoked about 2009 because:
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		<title>2009 a Breakthrough Year</title>
		<link>http://vision419.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/2009-a-breakthrough-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a good feeling about 2009. I&#8217;m not sure why, but I guess it may be 2008 seemed to be slow and sluggish in the church and country. But now the election is over and it seems we will see which church will show up in the West. I want to do my part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vision419.wordpress.com&blog=4010502&post=316&subd=vision419&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Reflections</title>
		<link>http://vision419.wordpress.com/2008/12/25/christmas-reflections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a great day today and have enjoyed the Christmas buildup this year. 
Today, I had 10 of my young adult small group members serve the poor. We went to an event that feeds them and gives them gifts. I was so pleased to see them show up and serve. Started a great tone for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vision419.wordpress.com&blog=4010502&post=314&subd=vision419&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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