{"id":2929,"date":"2008-01-10T04:06:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2008\/01\/24th-most-read-post-interview-with-rob-rufus\/"},"modified":"2017-09-16T17:37:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T16:37:17","slug":"24th-most-read-post-interview-with-rob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2008\/01\/24th-most-read-post-interview-with-rob\/","title":{"rendered":"24th Most Read Post &#8211; Interview With Rob Rufus"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2008\/01\/Rob-Rufus2-701183.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rob Rufus\" hspace=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2008\/01\/Rob-Rufus2-701178.jpg\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"15\" border=\"0\"><\/a><strong><em>No. 24<\/em><\/strong> on the list of <a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2008\/01\/introducing-my-most-widely-read-blog.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the most widely read posts among readers of my blog<\/a> appeared on July 13, 2007, and <a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/07\/toam-interview-with-rob-rufus.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">provided an audio link<\/a> to my interview with Rob Rufus.<\/p>\n<p>Interviewing Rob at the end of the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/07\/toam07-final-thoughts-around.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Together on a Mission 2007 Conference<\/a><\/em> was memorable, and those who listened to the mp3 will know just how much laughter was a part of that conversation. In December 2007, <a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/12\/interview-preacher-rob-rufus.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the <em>written<\/em> transcript of this interview<\/a> with Rob Rufus was published as a series on my blog. Any one of those segments can be read by clicking on the links here: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/12\/interview-preacher-rob-rufus.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Preacher Rob Rufus<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/12\/interview-rob-rufus-on-word-and-spirit.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rob Rufus on Word and Spirit<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/12\/interview-rob-rufus-how-to-explore.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rob Rufus: How to Explore the Charismatic<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/12\/interview-rob-rufus-on-apostles-today.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rob Rufus on <em>a<\/em>postles Today<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2007\/12\/interview-rob-rufus-how-apostles-work.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">How <em>a<\/em>postles Work Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was a real delight to sit with Rob Rufus and Tope Koleoso at the end of the conference for the following wide-ranging interview. I would strongly encourage you to listen to this, especially if you want to get more insight into what these apostolic families of churches look like in practice, or if you are just intrigued to learn more about the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/files\/2008\/01\/InRobRufus.mp3\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">download the mp3<\/a> or listen to it right here on the blog:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. 24 on the list of the most widely read posts among readers of my blog appeared on July 13, 2007, and provided an audio link to my interview with Rob Rufus. 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