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CHANGE REVOLUTION

HOW        NINOTNO-BYEOLIEUVRERCSHURCH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     BY PHIL COOKE
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       heart. He’s

654216%%%–––aaacmsopemoermttisnugonriatebyxoseuertrcvnisieceeigpehrvobegonrutarmhood safety                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Another said: “I’m coming back one Sunday.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Tony  reported to  me that the  sstcahteedSuelendataorluwnacnhtmedeteotinfogllwowithutphe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  with  him, and he  had already

45%  –  a  concert        get  together                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           local Imam.
45%  –  a  neighbourhood
35% – a worship service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The event accomplished multiple results:

Notice that only 35% of nonbelievers responded with a worship                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     • It helped move forward the conversation about racial unity in the
service.
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 local court judge and others.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    •

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •  the church.               “first”  experience for hundreds                                                                        of  people
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     It created a comfortable  in the   door of a church.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  community.

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