"
Before long, Leadership Network found that senior pastors weren't the only
ministry professionals hungry for this kind of experience."
Another one of Leadership Network's groundbreaking initiatives -- Halftime
-- grew out of Bob Buford's best-selling 1995 book by the same name.477.logos.

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The
company currently employs 100 people at its Bellingham , Washington,
headquarters, with another half dozen in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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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. Today, much of our work is done through 'Leadership
Communities,' in which the participants are all focused on similar ministry
initiatives.800.

"The judges select the honorees based on a
number of factors, including financial growth, risks taken by the individual,
the story behind their success , community involvement and unique
characteristics that set them apart from their competition.

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Brisben's goal is to educate college campuses on safe sex, sexual health,
and relationship maintenance -- along with helping them to discover a
comfortable place to explore their sexuality.leadnet."
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.
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. For more on Leadership
Network, see http://www.

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"Although there is the
potential to generate a significant amount of money, there are also priceless
educational aspects to our Consultants' work as well.

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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.

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Founded in 1993, by renowned sexpert and entrepreneur Patty Brisben, Pure
Romance is the fastest growing woman-to-woman, multi-level marketing company
-- expanding at an annual growth rate of 67% over the past four consecutive
years.

Leadership Network Celebrates 20 Years of Equipping Innovative Church Leaders

org or contact Rick Long at
1. During the past 15 years, Logos has grown from an operation run,
literally, from the basement of the Pritchett home into the largest developer
of software for the Christian market and a worldwide leader in multilingual
electronic publishing.

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Pure Romance is the largest party plan business in its industry,
currently bringing in nearly $50 million in revenue and maintaining a growing
base of around 7,100 Consultants. Brisben is
contributing to the diversity of life in her efforts to eliminate outdated
misconceptions of shame and guilt that often surround sexuality and intimacy. Our experience is that the interaction, dialogue and
sharing among Leadership Community participants inevitably accelerates the
innovation process.
Since its inception , Leadership Network has also shown a strong commitment
to capturing and distributing knowledge to the larger Christian community.

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The program is introducing
Pure Romance to all walks of college-life, including classrooms, social
activities and even the Greek system. DALLAS, Some organizations celebrating a milestone
anniversary host a big party to reflect back on all the good work they have
done.halftime. BELLINGHAM, Wash.

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6698 x 102 or rlong@sourcepub . Day, principal with
Ernst + Young LLP in Seattle. Logos can be found on the web at: http://www .

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Staying true to her commitment to sexual education, Brisben currently
speaks as part of a national college tour comprising several University Sexual
Health Curriculums throughout the United States. 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. Through self-
assessment tools , books, events and other resources, Leadership Network's
Halftime initiative (http://www.com .

Contact: Daniel Foster of Logos Bible Software, +1-360-685-2314, or
daniel@logos.com.

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With customers in 143 countries, Logos has sustained double-digit
sales growth every year since 2002 with sales of $8., a privately held corporation located in
Bellingham, Wash., is the leading publisher of high-end, award-winning,
multilingual Bible software.

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pureromance. Pritchett was selected from 19 finalists by an
independent panel of judges comprised of local business, academic and
community leaders.
Logos has digitized nearly 5,000 Bibles and Bible reference works, selling
them in digital library collections to a market that is 80% pastors or future
pastors.

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"Women are attracted to Pure Romance because we offer more than just the
opportunity to make a quick buck," said Brisben.
For more information regarding Pure Romance, please
visit http://www.
Leadership Network (http://www. The company serves church, academic and lay
markets, striving to bring the best in software innovation to Christians
worldwide.com

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CEO Revolutionizing How Women Perceive Sexuality

CINCINNATI, Revolutionizing the way that women
perceive sexuality is the goal of Patty Brisben, CEO and President of Pure
Romance .
What's ahead in the next 20 years? According to Buford, "Leadership
Network will continue to evolve along with the church itself.prwebdirect.

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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., Bob Pritchett, president and
CEO of Logos Bible Software, was named a winner of the Ernst + Young
Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Pacific Northwest for the category
Realizing Business Potential."
"This award is an acknowledgement of the hard work and smart decisions the
whole company has participated in together," said Pritchett.

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com or contact the corporate office, in Cincinnati,
Ohio, at 866-ROMANCE.halftime.

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Brisben recently created a health education sector within Pure Romance
that regulates the College Tour, a collaborative research initiative with
Indiana University and an outreach program for women affected by breast
cancer.org ) was launched in 1984 by social
entrepreneur Bob Buford, who was then owner of a successful cable television
company in Tyler, Texas. 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.9 million in 2004.

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Pritchett and a partner started writing Logos Bible Software while working
at Microsoft; they left their day jobs in 1992 to co-found Logos Research
Systems.

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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.org ) takes this a step deeper by working
directly with individuals who are looking to repurpose their lives, as well as
churches that want to encourage such transformations in their congregations.

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Specializing in lighthearted and informative in-home parties , Pure
Romance gives women over the age of 18 the opportunity to achieve financial
and emotional independence. Leadership Network became the vehicle
to fill that need."
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.

Bob Pritchett Named Winner of Ernst + Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2005 Award

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What we did was create
a structure to make that possible.

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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. And, as these innovators go back into their own worlds,
their ministries grow farther and faster than they could ever have dreamed. With
over 450,000 copies now in print, Halftime has reoriented many high-achievers
from a life of success to one focused on significance. 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.
"The Ernst + Young Entrepreneur of the Year award honors entrepreneurs
whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and sustained
successful, growing business ventures," said Stephen J.

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"
With the explosive growth and expansion of Pure Romance, women everywhere
are learning how to be more in touch with their sexuality . 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.

About Logos Research Systems, Inc.
Logos Research Systems, Inc.

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