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		<copyright>&#xA9; 2026 Partnering in Care for Ministers | The Committee of Ministerial Care</copyright>
		<itunes:subtitle>We help ministers and churches in the areas of soul care, financial wellbeing, rest/sabbatical, and pastoral compensation.</itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Webinar 20: D.A. Carson on the Ordinary Pastor (audio)</title>
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	<title>Webinar 19:  Prayer and the Pastor &#8211; Insights for Ministry (audio)</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Common challenges for pastors and their prayer life.]]></description>
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	<title>Crazy Busy Pastoral Ministry with Kevin De Young (audio)</title>
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	<title>How much should we pay our pastor? (audio)</title>
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	<title>Retirement: Is it Biblical? (audio McNeill)</title>
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	<title>Investment and Retirment Update With Wipfli/Creative Planning (audio)</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this podcast, we will address questions from OPC ministers regarding investment results and whether different strategies should be considered. Our host is OPC ruling elder and financial advisor Matt Miner. His guests are two advisors from Creative Planning, Benjamin Hayes and Derec Mieden. ]]></description>
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	<title>Caring For A Pastor’s Heart (audio)</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[How does a pastor care for his own heart?]]></description>
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	<title>My Sabbatical: A Pastor’s Experience (audio)</title>
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