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            "id": "https://csnorcal.org/?p=734",
            "url": "https://csnorcal.org/2013/10/24/phone-conference-systems-for-services-and-meetings/",
            "title": "Phone conference systems for services and meetings",
            "content_html": "<p>by Jason Marsh, Jon Mattson, and Grace Burke</p>\n<p>In response to several inquiries, I thought it would be good to post what Auburn church uses for our phone conferencing system.</p>\n<p>You can get a good Polycom speakerphone that is usually used by corporate conference rooms for about $150-$200,\u00a0but it may only pick up voices from about 10 feet away.\u00a0 We have a Polycom 2EX with satellite\u00a0wired microphones that we pass around.\u00a0 This Polycom is closer to $400.\u00a0 Voice quality is excellent, but it doesn&#8217;t pick up music very well, but music over the phone always sound poor anyway.\u00a0\u00a0You can also get wireless satellite mics.\u00a0 A good source is Polycom <a title=\"http://factoryoutletstores.com/\" href=\"http://FactoryOutletStores.com\" target=\"_parent\">FactoryOutletStores.com</a>.</p>\n<p>This system works well for the size of our congregation, but wouldn&#8217;t work in a large church building unless everyone sits close together (which has other benefits!). Larger rooms will need to feed the audio from the microphone system into the phone line. We tried to set this up and found that for our size of space, it wasn&#8217;t necessary and was fairly difficult.</p>\n<p>We keep the base station near the first reader. The two satellite microphones are wired directly into the base station, and works in our auditorium which has only about 4 rows of chairs.</p>\n<p>We use a paid conference calling system, so that no one has to incur long distance charges, but there are a variety of free conference calling companies where there is no charges to the church. I would Google &#8220;free conference calling&#8221; or the name of the paid service we use is PGI &#8211; ReadyConference Plus (it comes out to about $3 per hour per caller).</p>\n<p>Hope that helps!</p>\n<p>Feel free to comment below with further questions.</p>The post <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/2013/10/24/phone-conference-systems-for-services-and-meetings/\">Phone conference systems for services and meetings</a> first appeared on <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org\">CSNorcal.org</a>.",
            "content_text": "by Jason Marsh, Jon Mattson, and Grace Burke\nIn response to several inquiries, I thought it would be good to post what Auburn church uses for our phone conferencing system.\nYou can get a good Polycom speakerphone that is usually used by corporate conference rooms for about $150-$200,\u00a0but it may only pick up voices from about 10 feet away.\u00a0 We have a Polycom 2EX with satellite\u00a0wired microphones that we pass around.\u00a0 This Polycom is closer to $400.\u00a0 Voice quality is excellent, but it doesn&#8217;t pick up music very well, but music over the phone always sound poor anyway.\u00a0\u00a0You can also get wireless satellite mics.\u00a0 A good source is Polycom FactoryOutletStores.com.\nThis system works well for the size of our congregation, but wouldn&#8217;t work in a large church building unless everyone sits close together (which has other benefits!). Larger rooms will need to feed the audio from the microphone system into the phone line. We tried to set this up and found that for our size of space, it wasn&#8217;t necessary and was fairly difficult.\nWe keep the base station near the first reader. The two satellite microphones are wired directly into the base station, and works in our auditorium which has only about 4 rows of chairs.\nWe use a paid conference calling system, so that no one has to incur long distance charges, but there are a variety of free conference calling companies where there is no charges to the church. I would Google &#8220;free conference calling&#8221; or the name of the paid service we use is PGI &#8211; ReadyConference Plus (it comes out to about $3 per hour per caller).\nHope that helps!\nFeel free to comment below with further questions.The post Phone conference systems for services and meetings first appeared on CSNorcal.org.",
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            "url": "https://csnorcal.org/2013/09/08/the-ten-commandments-in-contemporary-language/",
            "title": "The Ten Commandments in Contemporary Language",
            "content_html": "<p>A few years ago my Sunday School class and I brainstormed how we could make the Ten Commandments &#8216;relevant&#8217; to our daily experience. We didn&#8217;t feel like we had vital ways to apply the commandments. For example, we felt we could check-off the box for &#8220;not stealing&#8221; and &#8220;not killing&#8221;, so were those still something we should keep active in our daily decisions? So, we re-framed them, and came up with this list.</p>\n<p>As a resource, I&#8217;m providing them in three ways: within the text of this post, as a <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/09/Ten-commandments-in-contemporary-language-JasonMarsh.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PDF document</a>, and as a <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/09/Ten-commandments-in-contemporary-language-JasonMarsh.docx\" target=\"_blank\">Word document</a>\u00a0\u00a0(so you can refine them further for your own Sunday School class).</p>\n<p>Enjoy these, please share, but always please include the original source, in this case Jason Marsh.</p>\n<div>\n<h2>Ten Commandments in contemporary language</h2>\n</div>\n<p>By Jason Marsh, October, 2011</p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accept no \u201cother\u201d outside the Infinite \u2013 only God</p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have no \u201cimage\u201d (thought) but perfection \u2013 for self and others</p>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expect good, expect healing, don\u2019t use God\u2019s name if you don\u2019t mean it \u2013 why pray if you don\u2019t expect results?</p>\n<p>4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Live in the Now &#8211; on the Sabbath and every day, hour, and minute</p>\n<p>5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Love without prejudice (to age or bodily description, including parents )</p>\n<p>6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Encourage others and yourself by not killing ideas -&gt; bring positive energy into all your interactions/activities</p>\n<p>7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Respect the sanctity of identity &amp; body \u2013 for yourself and others (no body manipulation)</p>\n<p>8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acknowledge abundance for yourself</p>\n<p>9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be honest to yourself, and therefore others</p>\n<p>10) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Acknowledge abundance for others, humbly see that their good is included in your good</p>\n<p>Note: first 3 relate to your relationship to God, 4<sup>th</sup> is a transition (both), and last 6 relate to your relationship with others.</p>The post <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/2013/09/08/the-ten-commandments-in-contemporary-language/\">The Ten Commandments in Contemporary Language</a> first appeared on <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org\">CSNorcal.org</a>.",
            "content_text": "A few years ago my Sunday School class and I brainstormed how we could make the Ten Commandments &#8216;relevant&#8217; to our daily experience. We didn&#8217;t feel like we had vital ways to apply the commandments. For example, we felt we could check-off the box for &#8220;not stealing&#8221; and &#8220;not killing&#8221;, so were those still something we should keep active in our daily decisions? So, we re-framed them, and came up with this list.\nAs a resource, I&#8217;m providing them in three ways: within the text of this post, as a PDF document, and as a Word document\u00a0\u00a0(so you can refine them further for your own Sunday School class).\nEnjoy these, please share, but always please include the original source, in this case Jason Marsh.\n\nTen Commandments in contemporary language\n\nBy Jason Marsh, October, 2011\n1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accept no \u201cother\u201d outside the Infinite \u2013 only God\n2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have no \u201cimage\u201d (thought) but perfection \u2013 for self and others\n3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expect good, expect healing, don\u2019t use God\u2019s name if you don\u2019t mean it \u2013 why pray if you don\u2019t expect results?\n4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Live in the Now &#8211; on the Sabbath and every day, hour, and minute\n5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Love without prejudice (to age or bodily description, including parents )\n6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Encourage others and yourself by not killing ideas -&gt; bring positive energy into all your interactions/activities\n7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Respect the sanctity of identity &amp; body \u2013 for yourself and others (no body manipulation)\n8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acknowledge abundance for yourself\n9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be honest to yourself, and therefore others\n10) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Acknowledge abundance for others, humbly see that their good is included in your good\nNote: first 3 relate to your relationship to God, 4th is a transition (both), and last 6 relate to your relationship with others.The post The Ten Commandments in Contemporary Language first appeared on CSNorcal.org.",
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            "id": "https://csnorcal.org/?p=525",
            "url": "https://csnorcal.org/2013/07/29/eddy-letters-shared-by-michael-davis/",
            "title": "Eddy letters shared by Michael Davis",
            "content_html": "<p>At the Summit, Mike Davis shared some wonderfully moving letters written by Mary Baker Eddy from the <a title=\"MBE Library\" href=\"http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/\" target=\"_blank\">MBE Library</a>. There have been some requests for information about how to obtain the letters.</p>\n<p>You can obtain these by calling the MBE Library at (617) 450-7000, and you want the \u2018research\u2019 department. When I requested it, the charge was $6.50 for copying and handling fees.</p>\n<p>The ID numbers for the sympathy letters are:</p>\n<p>L10887 (To Mrs. Grace E Foster: &#8220;I have waited for the first sad hours to pass before writing to you&#8230;.&#8221;)</p>\n<p>L05613 (To Mittie Whitcomb: &#8220;My beloved ones, my soul pleads for your consolations and even peace, pleads that now, in this deep affliction you &#8220;acquaint thyself with God and be at peace&#8221;&#8230;.)</p>\n<p>The number for the one about readmitting the Nickersons into membership is:</p>\n<p>L00075 (&#8220;&#8230;now, as of old, divine compassion reiterates the tender rebuke: &#8216;Go, and sin no more.&#8221;)</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>The post <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/2013/07/29/eddy-letters-shared-by-michael-davis/\">Eddy letters shared by Michael Davis</a> first appeared on <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org\">CSNorcal.org</a>.",
            "content_text": "At the Summit, Mike Davis shared some wonderfully moving letters written by Mary Baker Eddy from the MBE Library. There have been some requests for information about how to obtain the letters.\nYou can obtain these by calling the MBE Library at (617) 450-7000, and you want the \u2018research\u2019 department. When I requested it, the charge was $6.50 for copying and handling fees.\nThe ID numbers for the sympathy letters are:\nL10887 (To Mrs. Grace E Foster: &#8220;I have waited for the first sad hours to pass before writing to you&#8230;.&#8221;)\nL05613 (To Mittie Whitcomb: &#8220;My beloved ones, my soul pleads for your consolations and even peace, pleads that now, in this deep affliction you &#8220;acquaint thyself with God and be at peace&#8221;&#8230;.)\nThe number for the one about readmitting the Nickersons into membership is:\nL00075 (&#8220;&#8230;now, as of old, divine compassion reiterates the tender rebuke: &#8216;Go, and sin no more.&#8221;)\n&nbsp;The post Eddy letters shared by Michael Davis first appeared on CSNorcal.org.",
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                "name": "Jason Marsh",
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            "id": "https://csnorcal.org/?p=362",
            "url": "https://csnorcal.org/2013/06/20/seeing-gods-image-and-likeness-instead-of-people-presentation-slides/",
            "title": "Seeing God\u2019s Image and Likeness Instead of People \u2013 Presentation Slides",
            "content_html": "<p>Presentation given by Jorge Perez of <a href=\"http://awaketohealing.org\">Second Church of Christ, Scientist, San Francisco</a> about reaching out to a diverse audience using radio, television and by seeing everyone as God&#8217;s children.</p>The post <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/2013/06/20/seeing-gods-image-and-likeness-instead-of-people-presentation-slides/\">Seeing God\u2019s Image and Likeness Instead of People \u2013 Presentation Slides</a> first appeared on <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org\">CSNorcal.org</a>.",
            "content_text": "Presentation given by Jorge Perez of Second Church of Christ, Scientist, San Francisco about reaching out to a diverse audience using radio, television and by seeing everyone as God&#8217;s children.The post Seeing God\u2019s Image and Likeness Instead of People \u2013 Presentation Slides first appeared on CSNorcal.org.",
            "date_published": "2013-06-20T17:18:24-07:00",
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            "id": "https://csnorcal.org/?p=354",
            "url": "https://csnorcal.org/2013/06/20/community-embrace-slides-from-2013-northern-california-church-alive-summit/",
            "title": "Community Embrace \u2013 Slides from 2013 Northern California Church Alive Summit",
            "content_html": "<p>Presentation on Community Embrace given by David Fowler and Jorge Perez.</p>The post <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/2013/06/20/community-embrace-slides-from-2013-northern-california-church-alive-summit/\">Community Embrace \u2013 Slides from 2013 Northern California Church Alive Summit</a> first appeared on <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org\">CSNorcal.org</a>.",
            "content_text": "Presentation on Community Embrace given by David Fowler and Jorge Perez.The post Community Embrace \u2013 Slides from 2013 Northern California Church Alive Summit first appeared on CSNorcal.org.",
            "date_published": "2013-06-20T17:10:46-07:00",
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            "authors": [
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                    "name": "Gabriel Serafini",
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                "name": "Gabriel Serafini",
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            "id": "https://csnorcal.org/?p=346",
            "url": "https://csnorcal.org/2013/06/20/for-the-love-of-church-changes-that-work-presentation-slides/",
            "title": "For the Love of Church: Changes that Work \u2013 Presentation slides",
            "content_html": "<p>Slides from the 2013 Northern California Church Alive Summit on the topic of &#8220;For the Love of Church: Changes that Work&#8221;.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>The post <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/2013/06/20/for-the-love-of-church-changes-that-work-presentation-slides/\">For the Love of Church: Changes that Work \u2013 Presentation slides</a> first appeared on <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org\">CSNorcal.org</a>.",
            "content_text": "Slides from the 2013 Northern California Church Alive Summit on the topic of &#8220;For the Love of Church: Changes that Work&#8221;.\n&nbsp;The post For the Love of Church: Changes that Work \u2013 Presentation slides first appeared on CSNorcal.org.",
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            "id": "https://csnorcal.org/?p=208",
            "url": "https://csnorcal.org/2013/05/05/then-now-next-exploring-outreach-in-the-digital-era-slides-and-text-csnorcal/",
            "title": "Then, Now, Next: Exploring Outreach in the Digital Era \u2013 slides and text #csnorcal",
            "content_html": "<p>Here are the slides and text for the &#8220;Then, Now, Next: Exploring Outreach in the Digital Era&#8221; breakout session.</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://sharethepractice.org/blog/2013/05/04/then-now-next-exploring-outreach-in-the-digital-era-slides-and-talk/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-209\" alt=\"Then, Now, Next: Exploring Outreach in the Digital Era\" src=\"https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/05/Then_Now_Next_title-600x371.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/05/Then_Now_Next_title-600x371.jpg 600w, https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/05/Then_Now_Next_title-300x185.jpg 300w, https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/05/Then_Now_Next_title.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" /></a></p>\n<p><a href=\"http://sharethepractice.org/blog/2013/05/04/then-now-next-exploring-outreach-in-the-digital-era-slides-and-talk/\">Click here for full text and slides</a></p>The post <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/2013/05/05/then-now-next-exploring-outreach-in-the-digital-era-slides-and-text-csnorcal/\">Then, Now, Next: Exploring Outreach in the Digital Era \u2013 slides and text #csnorcal</a> first appeared on <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org\">CSNorcal.org</a>.",
            "content_text": "Here are the slides and text for the &#8220;Then, Now, Next: Exploring Outreach in the Digital Era&#8221; breakout session.\n\nClick here for full text and slidesThe post Then, Now, Next: Exploring Outreach in the Digital Era \u2013 slides and text #csnorcal first appeared on CSNorcal.org.",
            "date_published": "2013-05-05T13:12:43-07:00",
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            "author": {
                "name": "Gabriel Serafini",
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            "url": "https://csnorcal.org/2013/01/31/suggested-reading-christianity-after-religion-the-end-of-church-and-the-birth-of-a-new-spiritual-awakening-by-diana-butler-bass/",
            "title": "Suggested Reading: Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening\u201d by Diana Butler Bass",
            "content_html": "<p><a href=\"http://amzn.to/11ilU3S\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-40\" alt=\"Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening\" src=\"https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/01/5149tFOLRZL.jpg\" width=\"342\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/01/5149tFOLRZL.jpg 342w, https://csnorcal.org/files/2013/01/5149tFOLRZL-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" /></a>Looking for an interesting viewpoint about modern-day Christianity and the challenges and opportunities facing not only Christian Science churches but all religions and churches today? You might check out &#8220;Christianity After Religion: The\u00a0End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening&#8221; by Diana Butler Bass.</p>\n<p>Kim Shippey discusses this book in the November 19, 2012 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel (subscription required) here:<a href=\"http://sentinel.christianscience.com/issues/2012/11/114-47/new-spiritual-awakening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\">http://sentinel.christianscience.com/issues/2012/11/114-47/new-spiritual-awakening</a></p>\n<p>Amazon link to the book:\u00a0<a href=\"http://amzn.to/11ilU3S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\">http://amzn.to/11ilU3S</a></p>\n<p>Note the committee does not formally endorse or necessarily agree with all the contents of this book, but hopefully it can serve to further the conversation about where we&#8217;re all headed.</p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve read this book, please leave a comment and share what you thought of it. Also if you have any other books you&#8217;d like others to consider checking out, share that too!</p>The post <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org/2013/01/31/suggested-reading-christianity-after-religion-the-end-of-church-and-the-birth-of-a-new-spiritual-awakening-by-diana-butler-bass/\">Suggested Reading: Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening\u201d by Diana Butler Bass</a> first appeared on <a href=\"https://csnorcal.org\">CSNorcal.org</a>.",
            "content_text": "Looking for an interesting viewpoint about modern-day Christianity and the challenges and opportunities facing not only Christian Science churches but all religions and churches today? You might check out &#8220;Christianity After Religion: The\u00a0End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening&#8221; by Diana Butler Bass.\nKim Shippey discusses this book in the November 19, 2012 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel (subscription required) here:http://sentinel.christianscience.com/issues/2012/11/114-47/new-spiritual-awakening\nAmazon link to the book:\u00a0http://amzn.to/11ilU3S\nNote the committee does not formally endorse or necessarily agree with all the contents of this book, but hopefully it can serve to further the conversation about where we&#8217;re all headed.\nIf you&#8217;ve read this book, please leave a comment and share what you thought of it. Also if you have any other books you&#8217;d like others to consider checking out, share that too!The post Suggested Reading: Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening\u201d by Diana Butler Bass first appeared on CSNorcal.org.",
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