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		<title>Pastoral Change: Navigating the ‘Transition Zone’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (May 17, 2013) &#8211; D. Darrell Griffin had a daunting task when he started as pastor of Oakdale Covenant Church in 2000. He was following the 30-year pastorate of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/M3gFZLIV5OM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Memorial Service Friday for Doris Derby</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[TURLOCK, CA (May 14, 2013) – A memorial service for Doris (Reymerth) Derby, widow of Evangelical Covenant Church pastor L. Jackson Derby, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Covenant Village of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/dSnebWzipYw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Memorial Service June 8 for Charles E. Nelson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[RIDGEFIELD, WA (May 13, 2013) – A memorial service for retired Evangelical Covenant Church pastor Charles Edward Nelson, 84, will be conducted at 2 p.m. June 8 at the Cascades Camp and Conference...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/Zdb_Mdm8voE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gilbreath Nominated for Executive Minister of Communications</title>
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		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/05/13/gilbreath-nominated-for-executive-minister-of-communications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[CHICAGO, IL (May 13, 2013) &#8211; Ed Gilbreath will be presented to the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) Annual Meeting as the nominee to serve as the next executive minister of the Department of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/FY-MGDzrYtg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boston Marathon Runner: Why Me and Not Others?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/05/10/boston-marathon-runner-why-me-and-not-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Stan Friedman ALEXANDRIA, MN (May 10, 2013) – Investigators into the Boston Marathon bombings continue to seek answers internationally to questions about the crime, but Covenanter Julie Miller,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/f9JWLNPVyDU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Briefs: Virtual Prayer, Battling Bacteria, 50-Year ‘Reunion’</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/BSHoXMkDd90/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/05/09/briefs-virtual-prayer-battling-bacteria-50-year-reunion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Covenanter Designs App for Intercessory Prayer BELLINGHAM, WA (May 9, 2013) – Dusty Gulleson, a member of Bellingham Covenant Church, has designed a free iPhone application call “Ora,” which is Latin...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/BSHoXMkDd90" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Celebration of Life Service Set for Larry Sherman</title>
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		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/05/08/celebration-of-life-service-set-for-larry-sherman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[DETROIT, MI (May 8, 2013) – A Celebration of Life service will be conducted this coming Saturday, May 11, for Larry Sherman, associate superintendent of the Great Lakes Conference of the Evangelical...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/w76DzeIyg0M" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boston, CAR Violence Top Most-Read List</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[CHICAGO, IL (May 7, 2013) – Stories about Covenanters caught up in violent circumstances were among the most-read Covenant News Service articles during the month of April. Dave Cairns, executive...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/tdyvuFq7cWc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>JPUSA Sells Bulk of Cornerstone Property</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/lSv6dOfyDiA/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/05/06/jpusa-sells-bulk-of-cornerstone-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (May 6, 2013) – Jesus People USA Covenant Church (JPUSA) recently sold a majority of the 670 acres of its property in Bushnell, Illinois &#8211; where tens of thousands...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/lSv6dOfyDiA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Conference to Add Two Part-time Staff Positions</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/-N_dDkWZENc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/05/03/conference-to-add-two-part-time-staff-positions-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Stan Friedman MINNEAPOLIS, MN (May 2, 2013) – Two new part-time staff positions will enable the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church to better serve its ministers and live out...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/-N_dDkWZENc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Celebration of Life Service May 10 for Albert Josephson</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/TKKWLSKG59A/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/05/02/celebration-of-life-service-planned-for-albert-josephson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[SURREY, BC (May 2, 2013) – A Celebration of Life memorial service will be conducted Friday, May 10, for Albert Josephson, 88, who died Tuesday. The date and time of the service reflects a change...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/TKKWLSKG59A" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Services Pending for Albert Josephson</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/LpyGf8vssrk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[SURREY, BC (May 1, 2013) &#8211; Albert Josephson is being remembered today as one of the “pillars” of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada, where he served as pastor and superintendent....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/LpyGf8vssrk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Truth, Love Faith: 100 Years of Minnehaha Values</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/PSXtWMS0LJc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/30/truth-love-faith-100-years-of-minnehaha-values/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Stan Friedman MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 30, 2013) – Minnehaha Academy’s uncompromising pursuit of truth, love for students, and the integration of faith have been hallmarks of the school’s first 100...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/PSXtWMS0LJc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yee New Superintendent of the North Pacific Conference</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/zr9QSrFYNvk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/30/yee-new-superintendent-of-the-north-pacific-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[SUMNER, WA (April 30, 2013) – Greg Yee has been elected to serve as the next superintendent of the North Pacific Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). His election came during the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/zr9QSrFYNvk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Wednesday Deadline for ACCW Awards Nominations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[CHICAGO, IL (April 30, 2013) – Wednesday is the last day to submit nominations for candidates to received one of three Advocates for Covenant Clergy Women (ACCW) awards for 2013. This year’s awards...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/FfidM8sJQzA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Annual Meeting Early Registration Ends Tuesday</title>
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		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/29/annual-meeting-early-registration-ends-tuesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Art Series Expresses Faith in Detroit’s Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Stan Friedman DETROIT, MI (April 29, 2013) – One might think that an artist whose major series of mixed-media pieces titled “The 10 Plagues of Detroit” might be pessimistic about the city, but...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/RPdJSmbVDu8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Detroit Art Photo Gallery</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/exdKAM74iu8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Nelson, Ramsey Honored for Ministry in Alaska</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/JtH30mrpicQ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/26/nelson-ramsey-honored-for-ministry-in-alaska/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[ROCKFORD, IL (April 26, 2013) – The Evangelical Covenant Church of Alaska recently honored Dick Nelson and Jim Ramsey with its True North Award for their decades of ministry. “This new award is...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/JtH30mrpicQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pastor Aggressively Pushing Covenant Kids Congo</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/gzjo_Pen8ME/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/25/pastor-aggressively-pushing-covenant-kids-congo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[FORT DODGE, IA (April 25, 2013) – When a newspaper reporter called Allan Redenius, pastor of First Covenant Church, and asked if she could write a story about the congregation for a special newspaper...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/gzjo_Pen8ME" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Funeral Services Pending for Dave Korsen</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/lPU5EyRPAhE/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/24/funeral-services-pending-for-dave-korsen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[MIDDLEVILLE, MI (April 24, 2013) – Services are pending for Dave Korsen, 57, pastor of Morning Star Covenant Church, who died Tuesday night. Korsen was born July 16, 1955, in Lynwood, California. He...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/lPU5EyRPAhE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>African Church Leaders Part of Historic Gathering</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/9zjdGtamcOU/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/24/african-church-leaders-part-of-historic-gathering-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[MOMBASA, KENYA (April 24, 2013 – History was made as 25 church leaders from nine countries gathered recently for the first-ever consultation of the family of African Covenant Churches, a group of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/9zjdGtamcOU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Covenant Companion Receives Nine Top Awards</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/nRTAZigY7IA/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/24/covenant-companion-receives-nine-top-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[CHICAGO, IL (April 24, 2013) &#8211; The Covenant Companion has been honored with nine top awards by the Associated Church Press (ACP) in its annual competition for the best in Christian press. The...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/nRTAZigY7IA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Africa Consultation Photo Gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Teter to Assume Church Planting Leader Role</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/covchurch/news/~3/L8rQ4r5HWI4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.covchurch.org/news/2013/04/23/teter-to-assume-church-planting-leader-role/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[CHICAGO, IL (April 23, 2013) – John Teter has accepted a call to be church planting team leader for the Evangelical Covenant Church beginning August 1. Teter also will continue to serve as senior...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/covchurch/news/~4/L8rQ4r5HWI4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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