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Data-Informed Approach to Ecclesial Leadership and Organization.]]></description><link>https://ecclesiacybernetica.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PYOD!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f75a355-78b3-43eb-ae3d-5aa442f1e5d5_400x400.png</url><title>Ecclesia Cybernetica</title><link>https://ecclesiacybernetica.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:16:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecclesiacybernetica.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[EcclesiaCybernetica]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[ecclesiacybernetica@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[ecclesiacybernetica@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Ecclesia Cybernetica]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Ecclesia 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Exposed to factions and conspiracies: to fire, and sword, and wild beasts? Did not war beset them from every quarter, in ten thousand forms? </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ecclesiacybernetica.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ecclesiacybernetica.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Go to <a href="https://ecclesiacybernetica.org/Articles/2025-08-20-Peter-greater-than-Plato/">EcclesiaCybernetica.org</a> to read more or subscribe for free to read it here.</p><h2></h2>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>