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		<title>&#8220;Public Restroom Art&#8221; by Jordan Watson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jordan Watson serves as a youth minister, water polo coach, communicator, and blogger. He is the founder of Spreading Stories a website designed to highlight new churches in America. &#8220;I firmly believe that a public restroom is the best art gallery. Recently, I walked into a public bathroom and spent ten minutes admiring the work of many undiscovered and unappreciated artists. I browsed the bathroom and gazed at the art displayed on the mirrors, stall doors, toilet seats, and walls. Then I came across a familiar phrase that everyone has seen in hundreds of public restrooms, “Erika was here,” which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/09/public-restroom-art-by-jordan-watson/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Innovation Cultivation&#8221; by Larry Boatright</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Larry is a follower of Jesus, husband, father, pastor, and friend to all. He loves good coffee and Apple products. He  loves to read and books are his obsession… He loves life and connecting with people… good music, friends, and interesting food. He  serves on the leadership team at The Orchard in Aurora, IL. &#8220;I had an interesting conversation with a young lady in our church a few months ago.  She asked to meet with me to talk about a new ministry initiative that aimed to meet the needs of teenage moms, and to show them the love of Jesus.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/08/innovation-cultivation-by-larry-boatright-2/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Find their place in the Story&#8221; by Sam Mahlstadt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I believe our generation has more opportunity to express their creativity than any other in history. For this reason, I feel that this generation of producers struggles with their creativity, due to narcissism and fame dominating artistic pursuits. If the artists in the Church can lift their eyes and understand that their very existence &#8211; let alone what they, in turn, create &#8211; is a reflection of the Creator, the quality of art and artist will greatly benefit. There could be a movement that places value back onto God, removing damaging pressure from the artist and their art. I studied [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/08/find-their-place-in-the-story-by-sam-mahlstadt/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;The Tao of Woo&#8221; by Tracy B. Dickerson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eric has spoken before of this thing that he calls “the art of woo” and how we need to, as a Christian community, have the talent to win others over.  It’s a beautiful thought and one I heartily second&#8230;in fact, I might go even further and call it the “Tao of Woo,” elevating it from a mere art-form to a sacred pathway- a form of wisdom.  It is a form of wisdom that we as Christians need to discover and cling to. Too often, we appear to others as a group of people who still haven’t gotten it figured out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/08/the-tao-of-woo-by-tracy-b-dickerson/</link>
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		<title>Trade As One by Nathan George</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we talk about money in our churches, we seem to really only ever talk about our giving and how we should be doing more. In an age of unprecedented wealth &#8211; when compared historically or geographically, the current economic woes we face in America are really only ones of wealth deprivation &#8211; there absolutely needs to be more giving. Research consistently shows that only about 2% of people’s income is typically given away. We could multiply this by a factor of five before we reached Old Testament standards, let alone New Testament standards of giving beyond the point of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/08/trade-as-one-by-nathan-george/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Adapting Life Rhythms for Compassionate Justice&#8221; by Charles Lee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Charles Lee serves as an ideation strategist, networker, and compassionary who founded Ideation, Idea Camp, Just One, and NewHope South Bay among other entrepreneurial adventures. Charles writes: Words like “compassion” and “justice” are becoming commonplace in our cultural landscape. Whether you’re an individual, organization, school or business, embedding this kind of language has proven to be beneficial for one’s personal or corporate brand. Many people feel “good” whenever they commit to a cause on Facebook or retweet something on Twitter in regards to compassion or justice. In light of this growing trend towards compassion and justice, I think we must [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/08/adapting-life-rhythms-for-compassionate-justice-by-charles-lee/</link>
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		<title>“Listening” by Marcus Goodloe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe, Campus Pastor, Mosaic South Bay, Redondo Beach, CA writes: When I ran track in high school, my coach told me time and time again, “Goodie, listen for the starter’s voice (Ok, the word “gun” in my inner city school had other implications. A guy holding a gun in the air, prop or otherwise, never went over well in Compton. So we opted for a person’s voice). But I regress. I remember one instance at a state-wide final, my senior year. As a hush came over the stadium, the starter’s voice was the focused attention of everyone on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/08/listening-by-marcus-goodloe/</link>
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		<title>Opportunities for Writers and Bloggers for the Origins Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you would like to contribute to the www.originsproject.org blog submit a 300-700 word article about mobilizing for the mission of Jesus through either unleashing creativity, activism, and/or equipping others, email Belinda at belinda@mosaic.org.]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/08/opportunities-for-writers-and-bloggers-for-the-origins-project/</link>
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		<title>Origins Event Main Sponsors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural Origins Event would not have happened without the generosity of Awaken Humanity and Xealot! Awaken is a collaboration between a team of dreamers and innovators who specialize in the field of developing and unleashing personal and organizational creativity. Awaken is committed to creating environments that expand imagination and unleash creativity. Convinced that the world is changed by dreamers and visionaries, Awaken serves humanity through its commitment to maximize the creative potential in every individual and organization. Awaken emerges out of the unique ministry of Mosaic and reflects Mosaic’s commitment to creativity, uniqueness, innovation and diversity. Xealot’s mission is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/08/origins-event-main-sponsors/</link>
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		<title>Origins Highlights (Jesse Giglio)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Highlights as featured at Jesse Giglio&#8217;s website: &#8220;I walked away from the Origins Event thinking, &#8220;It&#8217;s good to see my friends.&#8221;  But since that doesn&#8217;t help you much, here are a few sounds I heard that I&#8217;m pretty sure were projected : ) Erwin McManus [@erwinmcmanus] &#8211; Intrinsically people are in a search for meaning in the human narrative.  A search that welcomes conversation. Dave Gibbons [@davegibbons] &#8211; The church needs nameless assassins for good, not bringing church numbers up but the number of the hurting down.  Zero is the new metric.  Zero orphans, zero unfamilied foster kids, zero uncared [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://originsproject.org/2010/07/origins-highlights-by-jesse-giglio/</link>
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