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rights reserved.  \nCALLED TO EQUIP  \nCopyright 1993 by Herald Press,Scottdale,Pa.15683  \nPublished simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press,  \nWaterloo,Ont.N2L6H7.All rights reservedLibrary of Congress Catalog Number:93-12085International Standard Book Number:0-8361-3623-3Printed in the United States of AmericaBook design by Gwen M.Stamm/Cover art by Joel Kauffman  \nDedicated to my colleaguesin the pastoral ministry  \nContents  \n…………9  \nAcknowledgments……………………  \n…………………………11  \nIntroduction ……………………………  \n11  \n………………………17  \nPlanting a Vision……………………………………  \n2  \n……………………36  \nRecruiting Leaders……………  \n3  \n………………47  \nTraining Leaders …………………  \n4  \n………………………58  \nCommissioning Leaders…………………  \n5  \n………………………66  \nBeginning Groups…………………………  \n6  \n…………………………79  \nSupervising Leaders …………………  \n7  \n……………102  \nAffirming Leaders………………  \n…………………………………………………106  \nNotes………………………………………………  \nTheAuthor…………………………………  \n………………………………………108  \nResources  \nResource 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