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		<title>Demonstrate Godly Character</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="99" height="99" src="http://blog.compassion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/godly-character-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="godly-character" title="godly-character" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />Many companies have a dress code for their employees. Compassion does too, but it&#8217;s not what you&#8217;d typically think of as a dress code. &#8220;Therefore, as God&#8217;s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.&#8221; &#8211; Colossians 3:12 (NIV) &#8211; And in this light, we commit to you:&#8230;<p><a href="https://www.compassion.com/Account/login.htm">My Account</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm?referer=96738">Sponsor a Child</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/contribution/csp/default.htm?referer=96738">Help Babies and Moms</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/where-we-work/crisis-updates.htm">Crisis Updates</a></p>
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<blockquote><p>&#8220;Therefore, as God&#8217;s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.&#8221; &#8211; Colossians 3:12 (NIV) &#8211; </p></blockquote>
<p>And in this light, we commit to you:</p>
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<li>to honor Jesus Christ in all that we do</li>
<li>to submit to the Word of God</li>
<li>to NOT compromise the centrality of Christ in our messages and programs</li>
<li>to treat children and their families with dignity and respect</li>
<li>to tell the truth and communicate honestly and openly</li>
<li>to align our thoughts, motivations, attitudes and actions with the ethical principles found in God’s word</li>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.compassion.com/downloads/01GodlyCharacter.mp3">Listen to Wess talk</a> about the importance of demonstrating Godly character.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.compassion.com/Account/login.htm">My Account</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm?referer=96738">Sponsor a Child</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/contribution/csp/default.htm?referer=96738">Help Babies and Moms</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/where-we-work/crisis-updates.htm">Crisis Updates</a></p>
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		<title>Commit This</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Giovagnoni</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children in Poverty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Strengthen the Core]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More &#8216;fo from the FO-rum Commit this to memory. It&#8217;s what we commit to, for you. We commit to: teach and live out the Way of Christ, developing children into lifelong disciples of Jesus mobilize and equip the Church to be effective in ministry to children commit to continuous improvement in our program design and&#8230;<p><a href="https://www.compassion.com/Account/login.htm">My Account</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm?referer=96738">Sponsor a Child</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/contribution/csp/default.htm?referer=96738">Help Babies and Moms</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/where-we-work/crisis-updates.htm">Crisis Updates</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More &#8216;fo from the <a href="http://blog.compassion.com/tag/global-leadership-forum/" title="Posts tagged Global Leadership Forum">FO-rum</a></p>
<p>Commit this to memory. <img src='http://blog.compassion.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  It&#8217;s what we commit to, for you. </p>
<p>We commit to:
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<li>teach and live out the Way of Christ, developing children into lifelong disciples of Jesus</li>
<li>mobilize and equip the Church to be effective in ministry to children</li>
<li>commit to continuous improvement in our program design and delivery</li>
<li>engage with each child as active participants in their own development</li>
<li>treat children and their families with dignity and respect</li>
<li>design programs that support the family&#8217;s central role in raising children</li>
<li>submit to the Word of God</li>
<li>NOT compromise the centrality of Christ in our messages and programs</li>
<li>create opportunities for you to live out your faith by ministering to children in poverty</li>
<li>financial integrity</li>
<li>use donations only for the purposes for which you gave them</li>
<li>align our thoughts, motivations, attitudes and actions with the ethical principles found in God&#8217;s word</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/who-writes-the-compassion-blog-a-bunch-of-marketing-cheerleaders/" title="Who Writes This Blog?">tell the truth and communicate honestly</a> and openly, with no intent to deceive or mislead</li>
<li>protect, develop and deploy all of our resources (people, time, money, knowledge, reputation and materials) as if they were &#8220;the widow&#8217;s mite&#8221;</li>
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<p>There! They&#8217;re out.</p>
<p>Although they&#8217;re numbered, they&#8217;re not prioritized.</p>
<p>Help us rank &#8216;em. We want to know what you feel is most important.</p>
<p>Give us your top one, two or three and we&#8217;ll calculate the product of your priorities.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.compassion.com/Account/login.htm">My Account</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm?referer=96738">Sponsor a Child</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/contribution/csp/default.htm?referer=96738">Help Babies and Moms</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/where-we-work/crisis-updates.htm">Crisis Updates</a></p>
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