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entrepreneur Bob Buford, who was then owner of a successful cable television
company in Tyler, Texas. For more on Leadership
Network, see http://www.

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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.6698 x 102 or rlong@sourcepub.

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Leadership Network Celebrates 20 Years of Equipping Innovative Church Leaders

Since its inception, Leadership Network has also shown a strong commitment
to capturing and distributing knowledge to the larger Christian community. He married his high school sweetheart, Kay, whom
he first met when he was sixteen .A.

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Warren graduated president of his
class from Ukiah High School, his passion for evangelizing already evident to
his classmates and teachers. Criswell, who is widely considered the most revered American
pastor of the 20th century. Donald McGavran, Gilbert Bilezikian, and Robert Schuller.

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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.
Jimmy Warren, Sr.

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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. He also studied the works of three men who laid the groundwork
for the Church Growth Movement, which promoted the creation of "mega
churches": C.

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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. Through self-
assessment tools, books, events and other resources, Leadership Network's
Halftime initiative (http://www.800.

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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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Today, much of our work is done through 'Leadership
Communities,' in which the participants are all focused on similar ministry
initiatives. And, as these innovators go back into their own worlds,
their ministries grow farther and faster than they could ever have dreamed.
At Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Warren became a disciple of
Billie Hanks, Jr.

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Before long, Leadership Network found that senior pastors weren't the only
ministry professionals hungry for this kind of experience."
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. NEW YORK, Ashley Smith reminded the nation last
Sunday, March 13th just how significantly Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven
Life(R) has affected a nation.

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Warren 's parents drew him into the world of evangelism at an early age."

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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.org or contact Rick Long at
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Leadership Network became the vehicle
to fill that need.com .

Several leading religious figures helped form Warren's ideas and works ,
particularly W. Warren
has taken McGavran's philosophy to heart in his life's work: evangelists must
lead the "unchurched" into the arms of faith through inclusive language and
programs catered to people's everyday concerns. Understanding Reverend Rick Warren's life -- who inspired him
and what he has overcome -- brings his followers closer to his appeal in A
Purpose-Driven Life(R): "It 's not about you.

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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.

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Leadership Network (http://www. 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. But what about the mysterious man behind this
revolutionary bestseller? A LIFE WITH PURPOSE (Berkley Hardcover; On sale
March 2005), by George Mair, is the first biography about Reverend Rick
Warren, revealing who and what influenced the man who has, in turn, influenced
the hearts of millions of Americans .

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Our experience is that the interaction, dialogue and
sharing among Leadership Community participants inevitably accelerates the
innovation process.

First Biography Published About Author of A LIFE WITH PURPOSE

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Another one of Leadership Network's groundbreaking initiatives -- Halftime
- - grew out of Bob Buford's best-selling 1995 book by the same name. While at California Baptist University , Warren
traveled over 300 miles to hear a sermon by Criswell. Yet even when faced with both
marital and financial challenges, he has adhered to his own three-part formula
for success: simplify your message, rely on your friends, and stay true to
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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.

With
over 450,000 copies now in print, Halftime has reoriented many high-achievers
from a life of success to one focused on significance.halftime., Rick's father, helped start at least three churches in the
Medocino, California area, and his entrepreneurial spirit for church building
left a legacy that his son has continued. As Criswell shook
people's hands after the sermon, he must have sensed something special about
Warren. Criswell's comments to Warren, as described in A LIFE WITH PURPOSE ,
were a turning point for Warren's career.
Warren's path to success has not been easy.

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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., founder of the International Evangelism Association of Fort
Worth, Texas.

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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 .

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The pastors so
appreciated the chance to gather together across denominational lines, learn
from each other and step outside their comfort zones. What we did was create
a structure to make that possible.

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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.

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