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IS NO "O WAY 6%[ M]CY NOR A S+LE PROGRAM ( DO+ M]CY T FITS E 3GREG,N4 ,9/1D1 EA* 3GREG,N %D "W 64COV] ! NE$S (! -MUN;Y 9 : X EXI/S & !N ASSESS #BG XS ABILITIES = MEET+ ^? NE$S4 ,TAK+ \R CUE F #A ,COR9?IANS #AB1 WE %D "U/& T ! 3GREG,N IS A BODY4 ,:5 WE 3SID] ! %APE (! BODY 7I4E41 XS /R5G?S1 W1K;SES1 CAPABILITIES & RES\RCES17 WE W SEE : NE$S (! -MUN;Y ! ,"L 9T5DS = X 6MEET4 ,GOD DOES N ACT HAPHAZ>DLY4 ,HE %APES & GIFTS 3GREG,NS =! "WS ( M]CY NE$$ 9 _! -MUNITIES 65A# !M 6%>E ,8 LOVE & -PAS.N )! P >.D !M4 ,: ACTS ( M]CY C HELP \R 3GREG,N GR[8 ,NE>LY ANY ACT ( M]CY W HELP A 3GREG,N GR[1 AL? N NECESS>ILY 9 ! WAYS T ! MEMB]S ANTICIPATE4 ,"UTAK+ ACTS ( M]CY Z A WAY 69CR1SE ATT5D.E1 MEMB]%IP OR F9ANCIAL REV5UE IS A RISKY & ILL-ADVIS$ 5D1VOR4 ,LOVE ( \R NEI+ ! ,^W ( ,*RI/ ) P4 ,:5 ! 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RES\RCES T ! 3GREG,N HAS AVAILA# = M]CY "W4 ,! ,(FICE ( ,N,NAL ,MIS.N'S ,3NECT ,6,4CIPLE \TR1* "W%OP ASSI/S 3GREG,NS ) DEVELOP+ AN \TR1* /RATEGY & AN E6ECTIVE \TR1* APPROA* Z WELL Z ID5TIFY+ & IMPLE;T+ \TR1* ACTIVITIES1 9CLUD+ M]CY "W4 ,VISIT #BI _+LCMS.ORG/REVITALIZATION_: OR EMAIL _+REVITALITY@LCMS.ORG_: = M 9=M,N4 ,! ,REV4 ,M>K ,WOOD _+MARK.WOOD@LCMS.ORG_: IS DIRECTOR ( ,,LCMS ,WIT;S @& ,\TR1* ,M9I/RY4 ,:Y ,DOES ,GOD ,ALL[ ,SU6]+8 0,ROSS ,JOHNSON ,X'S IMPORTANT 6R1LIZE T 3TR>Y 6:AT POPUL> CULTURE SAYS1 P >E N _SU,Y GD OR DES]V+ ( ,GOD'S FAVOR 9 &( !MVS4 ,9 FACT1 ! ,BI# 3/ANTLY REM9DS U T WE >E S9N]S EV5 AF 3V].N 7,SEE ,ROM4 #G3AC-BC74 ,! ,BI# SAYS1 8,= ALL H S9N$ & FALL %ORT (! GLORY ( ,GOD0 7,ROM4 #C3BC74 ,! ,BI# AL SAYS1 8,=! WAGES ( S9 IS D1?0 7,ROM4 #F3BC74 ,WE 3FESS 9 ! ,DIV9E ,S]VICE T WE 8JU/LY DES]V$0 ,GOD'S 8TEMPORAL & ET]NAL PUNI%;T0 7,,LSB #AHD74 ,"! 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