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  <title><![CDATA[Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church (The Leadership Network Innovation)]]></title>
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  <default-description>An inside snapshot view of the innovative Seattle church called Mars Hill and its Acts 29 network, providing--with a touch of sarcasm and humor--both principles and practices shared from the people actually doing missional church ministry with people often untouched by today&amp;#8217;s traditional and contemporary churches.</default-description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark Driscoll]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Mar 12 21:55:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book would make alot of Christians angry...therefore its a good book. It makes you think and challenge everything you've ever know about running a successful Church.<br/>   It didn't give me the answers I was hoping for, but it wasn't supposed to. It was supposed to show you the answers Mark wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49118284">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those trying to understand the Emerging movement.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 22 08:37:52 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 22 08:41:10 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mark Driscoll presents his vision for the Emerging Church. While this the Emerging movement is far better than the Emergent, the problem remains that this is basically a SaddleBack ecclesiology geared toward twenty-something-urbanites rather than Mercedes driving baby-boomer-suburbanites. The goal i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16082340">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42736294">
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    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 11 18:37:27 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 11 18:37:54 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was turned on to Mark Driscoll in the last six months and have an an awesome time reading his books and listening to his teachings. I determined about the same time that Vintage Jesus came out, that rather than jumping into that book, I wanted to &quot;catch up&quot; and read his other works. That...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42736294">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 20:20:33 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 08 20:29:09 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book, refreshing to see a pastor being real even if some people may notlike it. Itresting isights on the missional church, and being fluid, not getting stuck for traditions sake.<br/>Most people that have problems with this book, I feel are just looking for somthing to get up in a huff about,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39656114">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12974561">
    <user id="804163">
    <name><![CDATA[Gordon]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 20 12:53:35 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 15 04:13:46 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I heard Mark Driscoll speak about four months ago, and I found him to be an incredibly engaging and entertaining.  When he says that he preaches b/n an hour and a hour and a half each Sunday, I believe it.  BTW, I listened to one of his sermons the other day.  It was incredibly informative and thoug...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12974561">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6853070">
    <user id="257014">
    <name><![CDATA[James]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ann Arbor, MI]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[leaders]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 26 16:00:27 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 26 16:09:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A quick read (I finished the whole book during my flights to Portland this week) but a good read. I regularly listen to Driscoll's podcasted sermons, and his voice was very clear as I read this book. Here he traces the development of Mars Hill Church in Seattle from the very beginnings through early...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6853070">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40983823">
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  <date_added>Fri Dec 26 21:54:15 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 26 21:56:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An amazingly honest book about the birth of a church through its first years. Driscoll is refreshingly honest in his candidness of making mistakes. He is often brash and unapologetic but this book offers a different side of him.]]></body>
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    <review id="4543496">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jason]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tavares, FL]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Church Leaders, (paid or unpaid), looking to learn from a very gifted and passionate leader.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 14 12:22:52 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 17 06:53:59 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mark Driscoll and I share some very similar feelings about what the church should look like and how it should function.  My favorite thing about this book is his point that churches should both be attractional and incarnational.  Meaning that we should be bringing people in, but also representing Go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4543496">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11477632">
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    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who's been in church a while]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 02 15:08:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 02 15:17:22 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is geared at church planters, but I think it's an interesting and important read for all Christians. I trust Mark Driscoll's theology and church model so much I have entertained the thought of moving to Seattle just to attend his church. He is brilliant! Full of refreshing, surprising idea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11477632">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72445587">
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    <name><![CDATA[Janthomas]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 25 08:11:37 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 25 08:13:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Honest, funny and inspiring story of the planting and growth of Mars Hill Church, Seattle.]]></body>
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    <review id="23698841">
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    <name><![CDATA[Marc]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 04 12:22:56 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 06 17:48:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had mixed feelings about 'Confessions.'  The book reads with the arrogance and cynicism for which Driscoll is widely known.  I always have a hard time stomaching the understones (or explicit remarks) that seem so contradictory to the essential message of the Gospel.  At the same time, this flows f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23698841">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70083642">
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  <date_added>Fri Sep 04 16:00:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 04 16:00:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sort of recommended by the Olps; heard it was good for those at urban churches.]]></body>
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    <review id="39918813">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 11 20:11:00 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 11 20:11:30 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love Mark Driscoll's humor and Love any kind of biography]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 28 14:16:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the rare times, I don't finish a book. ]]></body>
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    <review id="2907093">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Someone looking to understand Christian Church today and what it is like to be a church planter]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 10 10:52:24 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 10 10:55:49 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a church planter, I absolutely loved this book. The best part might just be the first few chapters where Driscoll really takes the time to help the reader understand the current state of the American Church and breaks down the many different types of church cultures.<br/><br/>Driscoll writes wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2907093">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13612076">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 26 07:46:28 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 26 19:08:35 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was there near the beginning of the church and Got to truly see what happens when people plant a church with God's intentions in mind following His lead from Scripture rather than doing what they think is popular or a good target group. This book sheds great insight into church planting and church...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13612076">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6870331">
    <user id="126628">
    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 26 22:28:09 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 29 08:28:22 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[    An intriguing look at one of the nations fastest growing churches, as told by the founding pastor, Mark Driscoll.  Driscoll's writing is similar to his speaking, improvisational, humorous, witty, sarcastic and sometimes thought provoking.  The book walks through each step of Mars Hill Church's g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6870331">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36742687">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dennes]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[It's an interesting book, liked it a lot. Pretty much the story of how Mars Hill, got to where it is now, the obstacles and the blessings. Mark is very funny and has some great stories, but most importantly he's applying the principles of what Jesus taught to our generation and to the church. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36742687">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good book. It's honest and in your face, very practical and compelling. I think his message to young men is excellent and meeting a desperate need in our culture. This book is not for kids, and some church-goers would be scandalized by his frank discussions about sex, etc., but I highly recomme...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26225074">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Having recently listened to Mark at a nearby conference, I felt obliged to learn more about him and his perspectives.  It was easy, in some ways, to dismiss him - yet, he leads a fast growing church among a typically disenfrancised group of people.  Why does 'what he says' work with this people grou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6987436">more...</a>]]></body>
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