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The Alban Institute is an ecumenical, interfaith organization founded in 1974, which supports congregations through consulting services, research, book publishing, and educational seminars.

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Check out today's Friday Perspective on the Congregational Resource Guide By CRG director Martin Davis. He discusses Charles Darwin, Darwin's minister, and the Charter for Compassion. http://www.congregationalresources.org/F P20091113.asp
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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."—Matthew 5:10"there is no reason why the disciples of either school [faith and science] should attack each other with bitterness, though each upholding strictly their beliefs."—Charles Darwin to J.B. ...

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Claiming the Beatitudes by Anne Sutherland Howard reviewed. http://stpaulcathedral.blogspot.com/2009 /11/book-review-claiming-beatitudes-nine .html
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Our dean recently spent a week with some of the great thinkers in contemporary Western Christianity. The Rev. John Philip Newell, who led our congregation in last year's Celtic Spirituality retreat, invited ...

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Louis Weeks has a nice review of his book All for God's Glory: Redeeming Church Scutwork in the Presbyterian Outlook. http://www.pres-outlook.com/reviews/book -reviews/9317-all-for-gods-gloryredeemin g-church-scutwork.html
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By Louis B. Weeks Alban, 2009. Pb.,170 pp. $18.Louis Weeks knows the church, having served as a pastor, missionary, professor, and president of a Presbyterian seminary. This diverse experience taught him much about church administration. ...

The Alban Institute Interesting piece by Bobby Ross Jr. on the Relgion News Service on "fasting from Facebook" and other technology.
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(RNS1-OCT27) Mark Oestreicher had 4,000 Facebook friends, 1,500 Twitter followers, and 2,000 daily readers of his blog before he unplugged to spend more time with his family. From left: Daughter Liesl, 15; wife, Jeanie; and son Max, 11. ...

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If you haven't seen the Congregational Resource Guide (www.congregationalresources.org) lately, it boasts a new blog dedicated to environmental issues. Here's an interesting post on the CRG GREEN blog about the "Green Patriarch." http://green.congregationalresources.org /index.php/2009/10/the-green-patriarch-o n-the-mississippi/
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He may well be the best-kept secret in the United States on the religion and green front. He’s Patriarch Bartholomew – or, more formally, His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, ...

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Newly posted podcast with Alban Senior Consultant Susan Nienaber. In this 14-minute audio interview Susan discusses her two upcoming webinars on conflict. (Exclusive for you Facebook Fans is an "NPR" bonus outtake that will be posted for the next few hours). http://alban.org/conversation.aspx?id=86 04
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The Alban Institute is an ecumenical, interfaith organization founded in 1974, which supports congregations through consulting services, research, book publishing, and educational seminars.

The Alban Institute Howard Friend meets Glenn Beck, then blogs about it. Way to go Howard. http://howardfriend.com/?p=182
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The line snaked in and out of the stacks in a huge Barnes and Noble bookstore, out the door, and around a large shopping mall block. They moved forward in a quiet and orderly way, rapt looks on their ...

The Alban Institute Free live webcast: Sacred Shifts: Towards Balance & Renewal in One's Life & Ministry. Led by Alban Senior Consultant Larry Peers. Thursday Oct. 8 1 PM http://bit.ly/10wPJ6

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