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What's New in 2001

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For what was new in other years, see:

What's New in: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

What Was New in 2001

	Online Resources: suggested reading list for AEC 2002 - week of Dec 9 2001
	Online Resources: extensive list of links moved here from Evangelism/Church Growth Resources site - week of Dec 2 2001
	Online Resources: Criticism and A Philosophy of Ministry (People Spots); Reaching Young Adults (NLM Report 12) - week of Nov 25 2001
	Online Resources: Understanding Common Sense (People Spots); Hospitality and Public Relations (NLM Report 11); Public Relations Checklist (self-assessment tool). News: Leonard Sweet to address 2002 Council on young adults and the church - week of Oct 14 2001
	Online Resources: Dysfunctional Architecture (articles) - week of Oct 07 2001
	Online Resources: Make Your Web Site Come Alive! (articles) - week of Sept 30 2001
	Gotta Serve Who? (articles); The Ten Most Important Things I've Learned about Church Planting, What We've Learned/Are Learning about Church Planting, and Reports from the Listening Committee (AEC 2001) - week of Sept 16 2001
	Online Resources: Take Your Church Plant to the Web! and What's the Use? (articles); Merging Isn't a Growth Strategy! (People Spots) - week of Sept 02 2001
	Online Resources: Church Planting Strategies and Anabaptist Values (AEC 2001) - week of Aug 26 2001
	Online Resources: Public Relations (People Spots); several more full descriptions added to Ideas That Work "Inviting and Welcoming" and "Including and Involving" sections (ideas) - week of Aug 19 2001
	Site Update: buttons in top banner changed so as to display properly in Netscape 6.x - week of Aug 12 2001
	Online Resources: The Power of a Personal Coach (articles) - week of July 29 2001
	Online Resources: Thinking of Building? and Promoting a Special Event (People Spots). News: initial announcement about AEC 2002 - week of July 22 2001
	Online Resources: Developing a Financially Strong Congregation (NLM Report 10); Money and Spirituality Quiz (self-assessment tool) - week of July 08 2001
	Online Resources: The Multiple Staff Relationship (People Spots); FaithMaps (links) - week of July 01 2001
	Online Resources: Church Planting in a Postmodern Context (AEC 2001); Reaching Out to Muslims; Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (links) - week of June 17 2001
	Online Resources: 2000 Anabaptist Church Planting Survey: Reflections and Practical Implications (AEC 2001) - week of May 13 2001
	Online Resources: 2000 Anabaptist Church Planting Survey: Survey Results (AEC 2001); a new subcategory listing research project results - week of Apr 29 2001
	Online Resources: Institutional Maintenance (NLM Report 9); link to Network 9:35 added - week of Apr 15 2001
	Online Resources: several new Ideas That Work detailed listings - week of Apr 8 2001
	Online Resources: Understanding Churches of Choice (People Spots); Language That Preserves Community (article); more excerpts from the Anabaptist Evangelism Council 2001, "Church Planting: The Spirit at Work through Our Systems" including presentations by Stuart Murray (AEC presentations); Institutional Maintenance Checklist and Identifying the Forgotten Checklist (self-assessment tools) - week of Apr 1 2001
	Online Resources: Record of the Proceedings and Foreword (AEC 2001) - week of Mar 25 2001
	Online Resources: Beyond "Time, Talent, and Treasure": Discovering Our Gifts and Callings (article); - week of Mar 18 2001
	Training: CEUs offered for one NLM training event; new Other Events added from our partners - week of Mar 11 2001
	Online Resources: Reaching the Forgotten (NLM Report 8); Involving Others in Ministry (People Spots). News: Church of the Brethren Annual Conference Luncheon release updated. Resourcing: congregational advisors list updated - week of Mar 4 2001
	Online Resources: Our Sunday School Is Slipping! (People Spots). Training: new Hospitality: Life without Fear and Churches Have Personalities seminars - week of February 25 2001
	Online Resources: Excerpt from "The 10 Most Important Things I've Learned about Church Planting" by Stuart Murray (AEC presentation). News: Murray Points Church Planters to Their Anabaptist Roots. Training: new Other Training Events added - week of February 18 2001
	Online Resources: Pastors, Love Your People! (People Spots) - week of February 4 2001
	Online Resources: new Lay Ministry Mobilization section added to Ideas That Work (ideas). Networking: List of AEC 2001 Presentation Topics - week of January 28 2001
	Online Resources: New "Ideas That Work" section added; The Welcome Class as a Means of Outreach (article) - week of January 21 2001
	Online Resources: Contrasting Church Renewal and Church Planting, Part 2 - Church Planting (People Spots); Saving Conversations: What a Seeker Looks For (article); Small and Strong: What Makes a Healthy Small Congregation? (NLM Report 7) - week of January 14 2001
	Online Resource: Large Churches (added to People Spots archives). Also, partner list and links updated - week of January 01 2001

What's New in 2001

What's New in: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

What Was New in 2001

Online Resources: suggested reading list for AEC 2002 - week of Dec 9 2001

Online Resources: extensive list of links moved here from Evangelism/Church Growth Resources site - week of Dec 2 2001

Online Resources: Criticism and A Philosophy of Ministry (People Spots); Reaching Young Adults (NLM Report 12) - week of Nov 25 2001

Online Resources: Understanding Common Sense (People Spots); Hospitality and Public Relations (NLM Report 11); Public Relations Checklist (self-assessment tool). News: Leonard Sweet to address 2002 Council on young adults and the church - week of Oct 14 2001

Online Resources: Dysfunctional Architecture (articles) - week of Oct 07 2001

Online Resources: Make Your Web Site Come Alive! (articles) - week of Sept 30 2001

Gotta Serve Who? (articles); The Ten Most Important Things I've Learned about Church Planting, What We've Learned/Are Learning about Church Planting, and Reports from the Listening Committee (AEC 2001) - week of Sept 16 2001

Online Resources: Take Your Church Plant to the Web! and What's the Use? (articles); Merging Isn't a Growth Strategy! (People Spots) - week of Sept 02 2001

Online Resources: Church Planting Strategies and Anabaptist Values (AEC 2001) - week of Aug 26 2001

Online Resources: Public Relations (People Spots); several more full descriptions added to Ideas That Work "Inviting and Welcoming" and "Including and Involving" sections (ideas) - week of Aug 19 2001

Site Update: buttons in top banner changed so as to display properly in Netscape 6.x - week of Aug 12 2001

Online Resources: The Power of a Personal Coach (articles) - week of July 29 2001

Online Resources: Thinking of Building? and Promoting a Special Event (People Spots). News: initial announcement about AEC 2002 - week of July 22 2001

Online Resources: Developing a Financially Strong Congregation (NLM Report 10); Money and Spirituality Quiz (self-assessment tool) - week of July 08 2001

Online Resources: The Multiple Staff Relationship (People Spots); FaithMaps (links) - week of July 01 2001

Online Resources: Church Planting in a Postmodern Context (AEC 2001); Reaching Out to Muslims; Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (links) - week of June 17 2001

Online Resources: 2000 Anabaptist Church Planting Survey: Reflections and Practical Implications (AEC 2001) - week of May 13 2001

Online Resources: 2000 Anabaptist Church Planting Survey: Survey Results (AEC 2001); a new subcategory listing research project results - week of Apr 29 2001

Online Resources: Institutional Maintenance (NLM Report 9); link to Network 9:35 added - week of Apr 15 2001

Online Resources: several new Ideas That Work detailed listings - week of Apr 8 2001

Online Resources: Record of the Proceedings and Foreword (AEC 2001) - week of Mar 25 2001

Online Resources: Beyond "Time, Talent, and Treasure": Discovering Our Gifts and Callings (article); - week of Mar 18 2001

Training: CEUs offered for one NLM training event; new Other Events added from our partners - week of Mar 11 2001

Online Resources: Reaching the Forgotten (NLM Report 8); Involving Others in Ministry (People Spots). News: Church of the Brethren Annual Conference Luncheon release updated. Resourcing: congregational advisors list updated - week of Mar 4 2001

Online Resources: Our Sunday School Is Slipping! (People Spots). Training: new Hospitality: Life without Fear and Churches Have Personalities seminars - week of February 25 2001

Online Resources: Excerpt from "The 10 Most Important Things I've Learned about Church Planting" by Stuart Murray (AEC presentation). News: Murray Points Church Planters to Their Anabaptist Roots. Training: new Other Training Events added - week of February 18 2001

Online Resources: Pastors, Love Your People! (People Spots) - week of February 4 2001

Online Resources: new Lay Ministry Mobilization section added to Ideas That Work (ideas). Networking: List of AEC 2001 Presentation Topics - week of January 28 2001

Online Resources: New "Ideas That Work" section added; The Welcome Class as a Means of Outreach (article) - week of January 21 2001

Online Resources: Contrasting Church Renewal and Church Planting, Part 2 - Church Planting (People Spots); Saving Conversations: What a Seeker Looks For (article); Small and Strong: What Makes a Healthy Small Congregation? (NLM Report 7) - week of January 14 2001

Online Resource: Large Churches (added to People Spots archives). Also, partner list and links updated - week of January 01 2001

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