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Jennifer Garza of The Sacramento Bee: "During his recent whirlwind stop in Sacramento, Jimmer Fredette made a point to speak with some of his biggest supporters: local members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Along with the usual questions about basketball, they asked the Kings draft pick about his plans as a church member. Fredette said he would become active in his ward. He said he'd speak at Sacramento area church youth group meetings. He told them his faith is an important part of his life. His audience liked what they heard. ... Though he has yet to knock on anyone's front door, Fredette, 22, has been called the greatest Mormon missionary in the world. He may some day become the face of the Kings franchise, but he is already one of the most visible faces of his faith. ... Many hope Fredette brings attention to the faith. Fredette was unavailable for comment, but his father, Al Fredette, said he's focusing on basketball, despite the NBA lockout, and being a good church member. 'That's the way he has always been.' " Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: "The sounds of sneakers squeaking, basketballs swishing through nets and dunks rattling rims were supposed to fill Amway Center's practice court this week. Not anymore. The NBA lockout forced the cancelation of the AirTran Airways Pro Summer League, one of Central Florida's signature annual sporting events. Though closed to the public, the week of exhibition games has helped rookies transition to pro ball, has given others a chance to earn training-camp invitations and has provided a relatively small, but welcome, economic boost to local businesses. Ralph Oliver, the chef and managing partner of Kres Chophouse in downtown Orlando, learned Tuesday that the summer league was slated to be relocated from RDV Sportsplex to Amway Center. Oliver obviously would have welcomed any additional business from exhibitions at the arena -- even if it meant just a few more full tables each night." Bob Kravitz of The Indianapolis Star: "This notion that NBA owners should punt the WNBA to cut the losses the NBA's owners continue to claim in support of this lockout, well, it should be dismissed out of hand. Whatever an owner like Herb Simon loses on the Fever, it is an absolute drop in the bucket compared to what he loses on his Pacers. Consider: The current NBA salary cap is $58 million. The current WNBA salary cap is $852,000. That amount won't buy you Josh McRoberts.

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Takes a look: “During his recent whirlwind stop in Sacramento, Jimmer Fredette made a point to speak with some of his biggest supporters: local members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Along with the usual questions about basketball, they asked the Kings draft pick about his plans as a church member. Fredette said he would become active in his ward. He said he’d speak at Sacramento area church youth group meetings. He told them his faith is an important part of his life. His audience liked what they heard. ‘A lot of people who may have gone to a game or two are now buying season tickets,’ said local businessman and active church member John Stone, who attended the gathering at Power Balance Pavilion. Others listened via conference call. ‘You can’t underestimate how popular he is in the church.’ Though he has yet to knock on anyone’s front door, Fredette, 22, has been called the greatest Mormon missionary in the world. He may some day become the face of the Kings franchise, but he is already one of the most visible faces of his faith.

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Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry, A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right

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Four views of youth ministry and the church, inclusive congregational, preparatory, missional, strategic

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