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                  <title>Church Highlight: St. Giles Presbyterian Church - April 18, 2008</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=838</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[The Tulsa racer who mentors beginning runners also pastors friends who cannot walk. When Rev. Bill Webb founded St. Giles Presbyterian Church, he did so with the intent of following the example of this patron saint who cared for people with disabilities.

As a pastor and runner, Webb looks out for...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>ORU Takes Next Step in Presidential Search - April 17, 2008</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=836</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Oral Roberts University took the next step today in the search for the university's third president. The Board of Trustees has authorized a consultant to assist in the process and approved the committee members.

The ORU Board of Trustees also received the Institutional Audit and Presidential Profile Report. This document was...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Licensing and Ordination - April 16, 2008</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=839</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Looking for a way to connect with the right organization or denomination to get licensed and/or ordained? The ORU Ministers Alliance is here to help! 

Although ORU does not license or ordain, the Ministers Alliance networks with many ministries, denominations and organizations that do. With over 1,100 ministries and churches...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Change Is in the Air at ORU - February 19, 2008</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=771</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[As many of you have already heard, there have been many changes within ORU in the past several months. Most recently, the university accepted a $62 million gift from the Green family and the new Board of Trustees met with faculty, staff and students. The purpose of these meetings was...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Church Highlight: Broken Arrow Assembly of God &amp; Valley Fellowship Church - February 19, 2008</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=772</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Broken Arrow Assembly of God; Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 
Valley Fellowship Church; Huntsville, Alabama
Barry, Greg, and Carol Simon

By Jadell Forman 

As a three-year-old child of Southern Baptist missionaries, Barry Simon saw Ugandan militia hold an AK-47 to the back of his father's head. But years and miles beyond supernatural protection in...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Church Highlight: Asbury United Methodist - November 29, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=685</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[By Jadell Forman

When Dick Read was 8 years old, his grandfather died. He remembers asking, &quot;Is Grandpa in heaven?&quot; and his mom answering, &quot;I don't know.&quot; 

Five years later in Lincoln, Nebraska, Dick attended a youth rally and heard a Cornhusker football player say, &quot;I know that when I die,...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Dr. Dominic Halsmer: Quintessential Whole Man - September 6, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=581</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[If you imagine a university dean at a faculty retreat, you might not picture someone attempting to catch two Frisbees while jumping off a diving board. But at ORU, we're used to such displays of athletic, joyous vigor from Dr. Dominic Halsmer, dean of the School of Science and Engineering....]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 6 Sep 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Wheeler Finds Pleasant Pastures - August 10, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=567</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Cherie Wheeler, a 1987 ORU graduate, was seeking God. When she and husband Keith, a 1988 master of divinity graduate, went to speak at a church in Arkansas, they seated themselves in the front row. During worship, the pastor looked at Cherie, she says, and told her he had a...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Pilgrim's Progress - August 10, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=570</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Long before Survivor hit the airwaves, Keith Wheeler, a 1988 ORU master of divinity graduate, was already winning the game. Surviving extreme climates, eating strange food, and dealing with wildlife are just a few things Wheeler has done during his 21-year journey carrying a twelve-foot wooden cross and proclaiming God's...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Church Highlight: World Harvest in Enid, Oklahoma - August 10, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=571</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[by Jadell Forman 90

In addition to preaching and teaching God's Word every Sunday, pastors Brad and Tamy Mendenhall lead the people of World Harvest church in Enid in holding regular outreach events. 

For example, last June they hosted &quot;Serving the Servants,&quot; which, in a fair-like atmosphere of games and giveaways,...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>At Home and Away - August 10, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=574</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[ORU alumni have found unusual and often-overlooked ways to carry out the Great Commission. Take Keith Wheeler, a 1988 master of divinity graduate from the School of Theology and Missions. He is carrying a cross off beaten paths around the world, attracting crowds and preaching the Gospel. And his wife,...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Mark Your Calendar - August 9, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=562</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Here's a quick reference to upcoming events that may be of interest to you or to members of your congregation or ministry.
2008 February 8 &amp; 9ORU Homecoming Weekend
http://alumni.oru.edu March 13 &amp; 14ORU Ministers Alliance Continuing Education Seminar
&quot;For Ministers Only.&quot;
More info... March 27-29ORU College Weekend
Click here for details For more information,...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>Fall 2007 Continuing Education - August 9, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=568</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[We designed this two-day course to help church leaders and ministers develop a strategy for mission efforts within their ministry. The sessions, taught by world-class, experienced instructors, include topics such as short-term missions, caregiving, and partnerships. 

We have 42 people signed up, and it's not too late to register. This...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>An Official Notice - August 9, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=569</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[Every ten years, Oral Roberts University undergoes a review by an accreditation agency known as the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. A division of NCA, the Higher Learning Commission, will be sending a site team to campus November 4-7 to take a close look at ORU, interview faculty,...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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                  <title>International Charismatic Bible Ministries (ICBM) Recap - May 7, 2007</title> 
                  <link>http://www.oru.edu/news/news_stories.php?intNav=news&amp;id=545</link>
	              <description><![CDATA[We had a great time at the 2007 ICBM conference, whose theme was &quot;IN THE LEAD.&quot;  Moving the conference from June to March seemed to work out well. President Roberts talked about the reason behind the move, which was to hold it at a time when the students would...]]></description><author>info@oru.edu</author>
				  <pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2007 08:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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