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		<title>Methodist Hashtags</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some twitter hashtags: #emergingumc #methomergent #umclead:&#160; Responses to the Call to Action event]]></description>
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		<title>Unwilling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Hamilton said something that really has caused me to pause and reflect. He said that successful (however you define it) pastors and churches are willing to do what unsuccessful pastors and churches are not willing to do. This seems &#8230; <a href="http://fuzzythinking.davidmullens.com/content/unwilling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Embracing our theology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to Adam Hamilton caused me to realize that as United Methodists we need to embrace our theology. It is one that connects the head and the heart. Hopefully I can post more later. &#8211; Post From My iPhone]]></description>
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		<title>A Methodist Experiment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Watson at http://deeplycommitted.com has started an experiment to see how much social capital Methodist bloggers have. This experiment was prompted by the feeling among some Methodist bloggers that United Methodism does not always do as good of a job &#8230; <a href="http://fuzzythinking.davidmullens.com/content/a-methodist-experiment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pastors and Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[God's wiill]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone once told me that a pastor is the only person who has two hundred bosses. That is&#8230;if you serve a church with two hundred members. The larger the church, the more &#8216;bosses&#8217; you have. Of course I chuckled at &#8230; <a href="http://fuzzythinking.davidmullens.com/content/pastors-and-expectations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Pastoral Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay. I&#8217;ll admit it. I&#8217;m a pastor. It is what I do. It is who I am. I can&#8217;t get away from it. Every Monday morning I get up and I start the week doing the work of a pastor. &#8230; <a href="http://fuzzythinking.davidmullens.com/content/on-pastoral-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cluster Headaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a fan of the new cluster model being introduced in my conference. On the surface it seems a positive move, but I believe in practice it will not be as beneficial &#8230; <a href="http://fuzzythinking.davidmullens.com/content/cluster-headaches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Getting More Done by Doing Less</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a Google Tech Talk by Marc Lesser. Even though he comes from a Zen background, there are still some excellent points, especially for those of us called to lead churches in this culture. One of the things he &#8230; <a href="http://fuzzythinking.davidmullens.com/content/getting-more-done-by-doing-less/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Reason To Sit in the Back Pew (or An Illustration Gone Bad)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; KOKOMO, Ind. &#8212; A pastor trying to demonstrate the concept of unity to his congregation broke his wrist when he accidentally drove a motorcycle off a 5-foot platform inside the church. Kokomo pastor crashes motorcycle in church &#124; IndyStar.com &#8230; <a href="http://fuzzythinking.davidmullens.com/content/a-reason-to-sit-in-the-back-pew-or-an-illustration-gone-bad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sex Scandal Plagues Methodist Founders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday, March 22 [1736] While I was persuading Mr Welch not to concern himself in this disturbance, I heard Mrs Hawkins cry out: Murder! and walked away. Returning out of the woods, I was informed by Mr Welch that poor &#8230; <a href="http://fuzzythinking.davidmullens.com/content/sex-scandal-plagues-methodist-founders/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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