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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi John,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As a session we have been working through the book “Now that You’re an Elder” by Howard D Vanderwell. I have edited some of the chapters but on the whole they have been a good spring board for discussion on the work in office, particularly from a personal attitude and mo5tive perspective, as well as looking forward to what the future holds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards, Reinier<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> mins-bounces@crca.org.au [mailto:mins-bounces@crca.org.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John de Boer<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 11 January 2013 2:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> mins@crca.org.au<br><b>Subject:</b> [Mins] Clarification of my previous request<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello again brothers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My apologies; I feel my previous email wasn’t real clear so let me try again. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m looking for suggestions for a book we can work through which will focus on the church and the work of elders in a practical and reasonably concise format (possibly with study questions), and which will also lend itself to group discussion. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the past we’ve used Berghoef and de Koster’s “The Elder’s Handbook” (CRCNA) but it’s somewhat dated (although still helpful) and we’re hoping to find something else. Has anyone used the updated version (by Tamminga I think)? “Escaping Mediocrity” by Kel Willis has been suggested but is out of print. Looking forward to hearing from you if you have a moment. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again for your consideration. God’s blessings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>