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	<title>Jeff ToomerJeff Toomer - Life &amp; Leadership</title>
	
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		<title>Wanna Be Great? Try Humility (A Book Review)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CJ Mahaney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read C. J. Mahaney&#8217;s book Humility: True Greatness. I had heard of his book a couple years ago, immediately downloaded it to my Kindle, and had even scanned the book and used his definition of humility. It wasn&#8217;t until last week, however, that I actually read the entire book. Granted, I had good reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you In Sync?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Formation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discipleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhythms of life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I heard the account of a young girl who tried out for American Idol. She actually believed herself to have a decent voice, but on the day of her audition in front of the Idol judges, after singing her first note she immediately stopped herself, noticing that her voice was grossly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day to Give Thanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jefftoomer.com/?p=906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Thanksgiving holiday ushers in my favorite season of the year. Here in Northern Virginia the beauty of fall is still on display, as nature prepares to hibernate for the winter months to come. I love the slight chill in the air; the opportunities to light a fire in the fireplace; the seasonal beverages that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mPACT Conference, Day 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 2 of my summary notes from the inaugural mPACT Conference are below. The conference was held at Manna Church in Fayetteville, NC. Pastors Breakout: &#8220;The Morphing Church&#8221; Led by Pastor Michael Fletcher There is more info being exchanged today that ever before. Things are changing faster; everything is changing. Example: Even in the poorest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MPACT Conference, Day 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jefftoomer.com/?p=892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[mPACT is a mentoring movement united to: PLANT, ASSESS, COACH, and TRAIN leaders for maximum impact. I was privileged to attend this inaugural gathering of mPACT leaders. Guest speaker was Mark Conklin, Sr. Manager, Organizational Effectiveness at Chick-Fil-A. The conference took place at Manna Church in Fayetteville, NC. My summary notes from Day 1 are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birthday Ramblings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 04:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church planting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jefftoomer.com/?p=871</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, I haven&#8217;t blogged in awhile! Sorry about that for the few of you following me. I blame it on the busyness of my family&#8217;s recent transition. So&#8230;why not get back into the flow on my birthday? Many of you are aware that we recently left staff at our former church (Manna Church) and moved from our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[song writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship leading]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jefftoomer.com/?p=840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was privileged to attend the recent mPact 4:11 this week at Manna Church. The 4:11&#8242;s are quarterly gatherings of church leaders around various subject matters of church leadership, equipping members, and developing an outreach culture. The anticipated guest was Matt Redman. Matt led worship during the Thursday Night Service, preached, and afterwards performed a one-hour concert to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Our Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4th of July]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jefftoomer.com/?p=792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love the 4th of July holiday. Nothing speaks of the freedoms we enjoy in America better than the national observance of our independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which originally took place on July 4, 1776. In a letter to his wife, John Adams, one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Gain Wisdom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discipleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#wisdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book of wisdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devotional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proverbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solomon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was privileged to write an article for the Summer edition of &#8220;Connect Magazine,&#8221; a small group publication of Manna Church. The focus was to encourage people to read God&#8217;s Word. If you&#8217;re searching for wisdom today, maybe this will help in some small way.  How many times in a given week do you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Servolution Revisited</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 20:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discipleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[missional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Servolution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the last couple years, Manna Church has joined hundreds of churches across America in a service project called Servolution. Servolution is not an event; it is a culture. As the slogan says, “It’s a church revolution through serving.” At the heart of Servolution is the sense of purpose that comes in serving others. Putting [...]]]></description>
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