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		<title>Remembering A Giant In Global Missions</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2010/06/02/remembering-a-giant-in-global-missions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Re-publishing this on the one-year anniversary of his passing. His thought still shapes my own, and the few times we met still leave a lasting impression. If you&#8217;ve had a heart for missionary work overseas you may or may not have heard of the name &#8220;Ralph Winter&#8221;. Hands down, his was THE MOST influential voice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things To Do Before I Die.</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/12/29/10-things-to-do-before-i-die/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I annually re-post this as reminder to fix my eyes on the prize: Ten Things To Do Before I Die: 1. End genocide. 2. Stabilize the Middle East. 3. Master a foreign language. 4. Eradicate one disease, pathogen or virus. 5. Alleviate unnecessary human suffering. 6. Write one well-written and scholarly book. 7. Promote racial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Sexification&#8221; of Missional Church</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/11/10/the-sexification-of-missional-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK &#8211; here we go. Things have been stewing lately, not to mention the whole Deadly Viper controv, but also things I&#8217;ve been observing about the academic / ecclesial establishment. A black man is fired at one place with no attempt to consider racial dimensions behind the act. And then I hear at a recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Alan Hirsch&#8217;s &#8220;Forgotten Ways&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/11/01/book-review-alan-hirschs-forgotten-ways/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another class-required review: Let me begin with an affirmation of Hirsch’s book. He is essentially a mirror to evolving ecclesiology; articulating the trends as he sees them. This statement, however, is followed with a proviso; for while I regard Hirsh himself as a capable author, my beef is essentially with the self-avowed experts, those Hirschites [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does The Church Need Pastors Anymore?</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/10/18/does-the-church-need-pastors-anymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jamie Arpin-Ricci has some good words to say about this subject over @ A Living Alternative. It seems the consensus sways between an undiscriminating dependency on pastors on the one hand and on the other, a sort of anti-hierarchical sentiment. Do we need pastors today? Here were my thoughts: I’ve tasted the sting of some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Churches Need &#8220;Membership&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/09/26/do-churches-need-membership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://waynepark.com/?p=1298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been some trending away from the idea of &#8220;membership&#8221; in the church as an artificial stricture over what some claim ought to be an &#8220;organic&#8221; form. I understand and agree with this sentiment to some degree, but at the same time have qualms against it. Most of these thoughts are summarized in a previous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Should a local church expect commitment to the same degree from everyone who attends?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/09/24/should-a-local-church-expect-commitment-to-the-same-degree-from-everyone-who-attends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Should a local church expect commitment to the same degree from everyone who attends?&#8221; This question was on a seminary forum for a class I&#8217;m taking. Since I posted the below response personally, I think it should be ok to reprint it here. And you don&#8217;t need to be workign on a degree to answer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Your Charity And Shove It</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/09/12/take-your-charity-and-shove-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most unique things I have learned @ Roosevelt Community Church is an asset-based approach to community development. Now I&#8217;m still wrapping my head around this but it&#8217;s all the difference in the world between charity and empowerment. Here are some blurbs that I&#8217;m still working through: As an alternative approach, the appeal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Opposite of Incarnation is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/09/02/the-opposite-of-incarnation-is/</link>
		<comments>http://waynepark.com/2009/09/02/the-opposite-of-incarnation-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My last year @ Regent College is ahead of me. I&#8217;ve been workign at somewhat a frenetic pace, produce, produce, write, write, and every so often you&#8217;ll stumble upon somethign that&#8217;s significant and maybe a contribution. Maybe that happened recently. I was listening to yet another lecture by two older Caucasian gentlemen in the academia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exorcising the Demons of Church Planting</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/07/12/exorcising-the-demons-of-church-planting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it&#8217;s still been only recently that we shut down missio (last December) it is an anniversary of sorts in that the prior summer was when it really started to hit home: This isn&#8217;t going to work. It was the pits. And while it sounds cliche, it&#8217;s true, failure in starting a new church is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1ST WORLD RE-EVANGELIZATION: Chaplaincy</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/06/19/1st-world-re-evangelization-chaplaincy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting a new series titled &#8220;1st World Re-Evangelization&#8221; where I&#8217;d like to muse on some thoughts about ministering in a 1st world context as a 3rd world immigrant (what some might call &#8220;third culture&#8221;). Especially what it&#8217;s like as a minority (Korean-American) ministering in a predominantly Caucasian context. I find it intriguing &#8211; and different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANGRY ASIAN DUDE vs. COY ASIAN MAN: Reviewing &quot;The Next Evangelicalism&quot;</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/06/16/angry-asian-vs-coy-asian-reviewing-the-next-evangelicalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soong-Chan Rah: Another Angry Asian Man? Reading &#8220;Prof Rah&#8217;s&#8221; The Next Evangelicalism is like gargling with salt. It stings in the throat but at the same time clears the sinuses of the stuffiness and congestion of poorly thought-out racial dialogue. Sure, we like to talk about color-blindness, and melting pots, and model minorities, but do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GRAN TORINO speaks about Faith, Place, &amp; Race</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/06/16/gran-torino-speaks-about-faith-place-race-2/</link>
		<comments>http://waynepark.com/2009/06/16/gran-torino-speaks-about-faith-place-race-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I thought some of the acting was kinda kitschy and predictable, (yo holmes, I&#8217;m from the South Side, I represent) I found this movie pregnant with so many important themes. Faith, Place, &#38; Race are three of them (and also happen to be the title of this blog) but it wrestles deeply with issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisdom From Tim Keller On Church Planting</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/06/14/wisdom-from-tim-keller-on-church-planting-2/</link>
		<comments>http://waynepark.com/2009/06/14/wisdom-from-tim-keller-on-church-planting-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this article terribly compelling (thanks to Daniel Eng for the heads up) &#8211; especially the following snippet &#8211; this has everything to do with defining * success * in church, or entrepreneurship, or just plain life: &#8220;The difference between a solid church and a terrible church is pretty much up to you,&#8221; he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Source Theology</title>
		<link>http://waynepark.com/2009/06/09/open-source-theology-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m re-publishing this as a convo about Twitter is jump-started by Time mag&#8217;s recent cover story on the 140 character cultural phenom. A friend dialogues about it (Twitter) here too. But specifically I am interested in Twitter&#8217;s implications for how we do church. I don&#8217;t mean so much using Twitter IN church, but the implications [...]]]></description>
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