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- ↑ Jacqueline Salmon and Hamil Harris, “Reaching Out with the Word – and Technology”, The Washington Post, February 4, 2007.
- ↑ “Churches with an Internet Campus” Digital @ Leadership Network
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- ↑ Frontline Small Groups
- ↑ Kristi Tousignant, "Gathering Followers" Archived 2008-03-09 at the Wayback Machine , The Diamondback, February 1, 2008.