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		<title>Book Giveaways and Interviews</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to those who won Worship across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Church by Dr. Gerardo Marti! The winners included: Kindra C., Tim H., Vivian J., Jon P., Nick P., Ed C., Dana T., Billie K., Jennifer C., and Samatha N.. Also, congratulations to those who won Dave Gibbons&#8217; new book Xealots: Defying the Gravity of Normal. The winners included: Larry B., Chris T., Stefanie B., Chip A., Joe L., Heidi S., Daniel S., Jon V., and Scott S.. Want to join us for one or both of these interviews Wed., 1/11? Here is how you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Dr. Gerardo Marti (1/11 4pm CST)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us Wednesday, January 11th from 4-4:30pm CST with Dr. Gerardo Marti! Rather than a conference call as in years past, we are shifting to a video conference call for the new year. To sign up, email eric.bryant@gatewaychurch.com with &#8220;Gerardo Interview&#8221; in the subject or simply visit us here at 4pm Wed., 1/11. Dr. Gerado Marti teaches sociology at Davidson College in North Carolina, and he is the author of the following books: A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic Church Hollywood Faith: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church Worship across the Racial Divide: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2012/01/interview-with-dr-gerardo-marti-111-4pm-cst/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Dave Gibbons (1/11 4:30pm CST)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us Wednesday, January 11th from 4:30-5pm CST with Dave Gibbons! Rather than a teleseminar as in years past, we are shifting to a video conference call for this interview. To sign up, email me at eric.bryant@gatewaychurch.com with &#8220;Dave Gibbons Interview&#8221; in the subject or join us here on Wed., 1/11 at 4:30pm CST. Dave Gibbons loves to invest his life in atypical leaders throughout the world: the fringe and the misfits, the outsiders and the under-resourced. Dave is an activist for cultural innovation. He incorporates entrepreneurial mindsets, creative ethos and ancient wisdom from spiritual frameworks to socially active endeavors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2012/01/interview-with-dave-gibbons-111-430pm-cst/</link>
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		<title>14 Principles for Missional Living by John Burke</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At a training event sponsored by In the City For the City, a group of Austin area pastors and ministry leaders, John Burke, our lead pastor at Gateway Church shared on the topic of &#8220;Missional Living: Grow Your Church Out of the Culture.&#8221; Here are some of his insights he shared: The church in the Western world is in decline. The U.S. is becoming more and more post-Christian. We need to see ourselves as missionaries in our culture. 2 overarching questions to consider: How do we remove barriers between the message of Jesus and those who want and need to hear [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2011/11/14-principles-for-missional-living-by-john-burke/</link>
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		<title>5 Lessons Learned From A Church Trying to Exist on Mission &#8211; Dan Kimball</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan Kimball is on staff at Vintage Faith Church, a church in Santa Cruz, CA planted in 2004. He is the author of books including They Like Jesus, But Not The Church and the forthcoming Adventures in Churchland. He has joined George Fox University in a part-time capacity as professor of missional leadership and as leader of a new center focused on the future faith of young Americans. Here are some excerpts from the message he shared at the Organic Outreach Conference: When Dan first walked into a Christian gathering he noticed lots of pastel colors and the music sounded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2011/11/5-lessons-learned-from-a-church-trying-to-exist-on-mission-dan-kimball/</link>
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		<title>Organic Outreach by Kevin Harney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the Organic Outreach Conference in Monterey, CA, Kevin Harney shared the following thoughts: &#8220;Organic outreach isn&#8217;t a program or method or something you memorize. Organic outreach is a natural way of connecting with others spiritually and helping others connect with God. There are specific attitudes we need to become organic in our outreach to others: 1. Reckless Generosity &#8211; We get so excited about the new band or the new restaurant that we find so we tell everyone we know about it. Why is it that we are so quiet about talking about things that really matter? We need [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2011/11/organic-outreach-by-kevin-harney/</link>
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		<title>7 Ways To Catalyze Community by Eric Bryant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eric Bryant shared some of the principles from Not Like Me at the Organic Outreach Conference. Here are seven principles for Catalyzing Community whether you are trying to start a small group, ministry, a non-profit organization, or a church: Principle #1: Cause creates community. Our cause = moving people to become the person God created them to be. Principle #2: Meet the needs of those around us. We need to seek to meet the physical, emotional, economic, and spiritual needs of those around us. We should be pursue helping change the environment and change the individual who is looking for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2011/11/7-ways-to-catalyze-community/</link>
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		<title>The Catalytic Leader (Apostle Paul) by Eric Bryant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This fall I am going through the stories and letters of Paul in chronological order with some our network leaders at Gateway Church in Austin. We are trying to determine the characteristics that made him so catalytic so that we might grow in this as well. Here is the order we are reading through and discussing: Week One:  Acts 7-16 Week Two: Galatians and Acts 17 Week Three: 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, Acts 18-19 Week Four: 1 Corinthians Week Five: 2 Corinthians Week Six: Romans Week Seven: Acts 20-28 &#38; Colossians Week Eight: Philemon, Ephesians, Philippians Week Nine: 1 Timothy, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2011/09/the-catalytic-leader-apostle-paul-by-eric-bryant/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;I Hate Church As Usual&#8221; by Randy Elrod</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Randy Elrod, author and founder of the re:create Conference and Thinktank,wrote an article on his experience with Just Love! our Gateway Central experiment in downtown Austin. Here is what he wrote: “I hate church as usual. There, I said it. I’ll admit I’m cynical, burned out and hurt deeply…by a church that prepares her followers to engage a world that no longer exists. Even the word “church” conjurs up visions of my tongue licking a razors edge. Most of my therapy dollars (and there have been thousands) are spent uncovering and attempting to heal the deep wounds caused by this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2011/08/i-hate-church-as-usual-by-randy-elrod/</link>
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		<title>Dan Kimball hired to lead new center focused on &#8216;future faith&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this news release from George Fox University: &#8220;Dan Kimball, author of They Like Jesus But Not the Church and the forthcoming Adventures in Churchland, will join George Fox University in a part-time capacity this fall as professor of missional leadership and as leader of a new center focused on the future faith of young Americans. He also will teach at the university’s seminary. As Oregon’s nationally recognized Christian university, George Fox is deeply interested in seeing the gospel of Jesus impact future generations, especially in light of recent trends showing the decline of Christianity among younger generations. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2011/08/dan-kimball-hired-to-lead-new-center-focused-on-future-faith/</link>
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