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Calendar Check – October 2014
Oct. 13-16 Montreat, N.C. More Than None: Engaging the Religiously Unaffiliated featuring Eric Weiner, Gabe Lyons, Katharine Henderson, Rodger Nishioka, Allan Boesak,..
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Sept 15-17 Montreat, N.C. Healthy Congregations™ facilitator training. Montreat Conference Center. montreat.org Sept 22-27 Abiquiu, N.M. Change and Conflict in Congregations (Even..
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C. Phillip Buss, 91, Nov. 12, Daytona Beach, Fla. Richard V. Colen, 84, July 2, 2010, Spanish Fort, Ala. Jean Daugherty, 94,..
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Alvin Bridges, from Cornerstone Church, Chicago W. Gail Logan, from chaplain, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville M. Sidney McCollum, from interim pastor, First..
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September 1, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
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Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus
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