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		<title>Weekend Unload</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday was a big night for Restore. We did Replenish again this year. We partnered with schools in the districts where are campuses meet. We blanketed the community and gave out nearly 1000 bags with school supply lists. The best thing about Replenish is that we&#8217;re enlisting the community to serve it&#8217;s own. Friday, I [...]]]></description>
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<li>Thursday was a big night for Restore. We did <a href="http://www.replenishkc.org" target="_blank">Replenish</a> again this year. We partnered with schools in the districts where are campuses meet. We blanketed the community and gave out nearly 1000 bags with school supply lists. The best thing about Replenish is that we&#8217;re enlisting the community to serve it&#8217;s own.</li>
<li>Friday, I had a great opportunity to be on a coaching call with <a href="http://www.chrishankins.com/" target="_blank">Chris</a> Hankins. Chris is launching <a href="http://startingpointchurch.com/" target="_blank">Starting</a> Point Church on September 12th, Raleigh, NC.</li>
<li>I wrapped up a song I&#8217;ve been working on called Love Reaction. I&#8217;m playing <a href="http://theglobalorphanproject.org/" target="_blank">Global</a> Orphan Project&#8217;s Big Event and hope to play it there.</li>
<li>Saturday was the first saturday of the month so it was Leadership Community. Awesome energy. New leaders, new apprentices, and the introduction of this year&#8217;s theme: AND</li>
<li>Sunday, we wrapped up The Buts. Great morning. &#8220;The battle belongs to the Lord&#8221; was what stuck the most!</li>
<li>My wife has been having an affair with frozen yogurt, and Sunday night, Tristan and I got in on it with her. <a href="http://www.yogurtini.com/" target="_blank">Yogurtini</a> is new to the area. It&#8217;s basically like a salad bar only it&#8217;s frozen yogurt and toppings. Great idea, cool environment, but it&#8217;s still frozen yogurt&#8230; which is no Sheridan&#8217;s custard. (Sorry, just being honest)</li>
<li>Tonight is the last small group for this term. I can&#8217;t say enough about small groups. We&#8217;ve made a lot of new friends this term and I&#8217;ve got my eye on 2 new apprentices for next term!</li>
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		<title>Keeping influence with your First Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommy Bowman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Church planting teams are small, or they start small. There&#8217;s an all hands on deck sort of feel for quite awhile. While possible, it&#8217;s tough to silo yourself in the beginning. Your influence on each other can be so strong as you strive to maintain a we&#8217;re all in this together attitude. As the church grows, each [...]]]></description>
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<p>Church planting teams are small, or they start small. There&#8217;s an <em>all hands on deck</em> sort of feel for quite awhile. While possible, it&#8217;s tough to silo yourself in the beginning. Your influence on each other can be so strong as you strive to maintain a <em>we&#8217;re all in this together</em> attitude.</p>
<p>As the church grows, each team member builds a team of his or her own. When this happens, how do you maintain influence with your First Team?</p>
<p>There&#8217;s many ways, but one that I reflected on today and wish to pass on is this: <strong>Practice caring more about your teammates ministry than they show interest in yours.</strong></p>
<p>Make it a priority &amp; block out the necessary time, to genuinely care for and serve your teammates and their ministries.</p>
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