For example, right now we're doing a lot of work with rapidly
growing multi-site churches and other churches with a strong, externally
focused ministry.

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Soon, Leadership
Network was also sponsoring forums for executive pastors, worship leaders,
youth leaders, and other pastoral and lay ministers in need of the same kind
of peer-to-peer experiences.org or contact Rick Long at
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should have that same freedom to follow Dr.

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Through self-
assessment tools, books, events and other resources, Leadership Network 's
Halftime initiative (http://www. But there's
also no question that the core of what we do will remain the same --
identifying, connecting and helping high-capacity Christian leaders multiply
their impact. Family Research
Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement endorsing the
free speech bill:

"Throughout American history, the clergy have served a vital role in
speaking to the moral issues of the day.
"One of the enduring lessons Dr. He spoke as a minister of the Word
and used churches and church communities to change our culture.

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Before long, Leadership Network found that senior pastors weren't the only
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made to muzzle free speech in churches. Every American should have the right
to participate freely in our democracy and electoral process according to his
or her own conscience.

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Our experience is that the interaction, dialogue and
sharing among Leadership Community participants inevitably accelerates the
innovation process. With
over 450,000 copies now in print, Halftime has reoriented many high-achievers
from a life of success to one focused on significance.

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In recognition of its 20th year of service, Leadership Network decided
to look forward -- with an even greater focus on helping innovative church
leaders multiply their reach and impact. Leadership Network became the vehicle
to fill that need. What we did was create
a structure to make that possible.

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directly with individuals who are looking to repurpose their lives, as well as
churches that want to encourage such transformations in their congregations.800 .

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Leadership Network Celebrates 20 Years of Equipping Innovative Church Leaders

Leadership Network (http://www. The pastors so
appreciated the chance to gather together across denominational lines, learn
from each other and step outside their comfort zones.com .

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With the help of Harold Myra and Paul Robbins of
Christianity Today, Buford gathered a group of 25 senior pastors of large
churches around the country to ask a single question, "What can I do to be
useful to you?" The pastors answered unanimously that they wanted a forum for
peer-to-peer interaction and learning.

And, as these innovators go back into their own worlds,
their ministries grow farther and faster than they could ever have dreamed. And Leadership Network is
spreading its innovative research and practical applications even further
through a broadcast initiative with Church Communication Network and book
publishing ventures with Zondervan and Jossey-Bass.

FRC Endorses Bill to Restore Free Speech Protection for Churches

'This Bill is an Important Defense of the Basic Right of Free
Speech and Will Help Restore the Voice of Religious
Leaders in America,' Says FRC's Tony Perkins

WASHINGTON, Today, at a press conference on
Capitol Hill, Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) announced the reintroduction of
the Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act (HR 235).

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org ) was launched in 1984 by social
entrepreneur Bob Buford, who was then owner of a successful cable television
company in Tyler, Texas."
Twenty years later , the Dallas-based organization has helped some of the
biggest and most highly respected churches in the United States, as well as
other innovative leaders who are beginning to build the next generation of
churches.
Current CEO Tom Wilson says, "While Leadership Network's focus has always
been on innovators, our methods have evolved over the years along with the
needs of today's church. For more on Leadership
Network, see http://www. With the threat of using the tax
code, churches and other houses of worship are scared into silence on matters
of public morality because of sensitivity to political restrictions and the
fear that the IRS will revoke their churches' tax exempt status .

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"From the very beginning," says Buford, who still serves as LN's chairman
of the board, "we knew we had caught on to something.

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This bill is an
important defense of the basic right of free speech, and will help restore the
voice of religious leaders in America."

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Today, much of our work is done through 'Leadership
Communities,' in which the participants are all focused on similar ministry
initiatives."
Another one of Leadership Network's groundbreaking initiatives -- Halftime
-- grew out of Bob Buford's best-selling 1995 book by the same name.
Since its inception, Leadership Network has also shown a strong commitment
to capturing and distributing knowledge to the larger Christian community.
Both the Leadership Network and Halftime Web sites offer free e-newsletters
and downloadable concept papers for church leaders, as well as tapes, videos
and other resources available for a nominal charge.
"The Family Research Council considers this a priority and will work
towards the passage of this important legislation.

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And that's something to celebrate!

About Leadership Network: Based in Dallas, Texas, Leadership Network is a
non -profit public charity that fosters church innovation and growth through a
variety of programs, resources and strategies. King's example and exercise their
right to speak out on morality and the vital issues of the day.
"The Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act will restore free
speech protections to our nation's houses of worship.

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What's ahead in the next 20 years? According to Buford, "Leadership
Network will continue to evolve along with the church itself.

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DALLAS, Some organizations celebrating a milestone
anniversary host a big party to reflect back on all the good work they have
done.477. Martin Luther King taught is the power a
religious community can have in society.