Charles+
We have just begun to attract younger people to our 'Grey Congregation'
When we attreacted same in the past, we immediately lost them due to
no facility/program for small children.  With our new church and being
able to use the old building for church school, etc. we are into a new era.

I would like some specifics on your email correspondence and web site.
We have done nothing in these areas (NOTE: our priest, namely me, is a
computer illiterate and some days I cannot type without multiple typos.)

Ads in the local paper produced NADA.  A small announcement box on
the San Antonio paper church page is producing at least one phone call
per week and/or one new visit every other week.  (All we give is our
name, address, phone and service times.)  There are now as many Anglican
as ECUSA Churches on that page!

Will+
St. Joseph Anglican Church
New Braunfels, TX
frwillg@...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charles scott" <crscottblu@...>
To: "faith life" <faithandlife@...>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 7:09 PM
Subject: [FaithandLife] GOOD QUESTIONS FROM YOUNG ADULTS


>
> 10/31/2005
> Good Morning Padres!
>
> Yesterday marked a new beginning for Good Shepherd
> Indianapolis.  Church school and inquirers classes
> were launched for the first time in many years.
>
> I had the pleasure of leading a confirmation/inquirers
> class specifically for adults ages 20-30.  The class,
> for the most part, is composed of persons who had
> never visited Good Shepherd nor had been members of
> ECUSA.  Most came to us as a result of our Website and
> email correspondence over a period of several months.
> We have mostly Presbyterians,  a couple of Baptists
> and 2 from independent churches.
>
> These young people are well educated and are
> interested, of all things, in theology.  Six of these
> young people may or may not decide to join our
> mission, but they have come with honest questions and
> are apparently willing to put their minds to work.
>
> Needless to say, I am very pleased, for until very
> recently, we had few members under retirement age, and
> none under 50.  To have young marrieds with children
> in a Church school was a real treat.
>
> My main mission in this first session was to make
> acquaintances and find out what questions these
> searchers had and what they expected to gain from the
> time spent.
>
> Here are 5 of their questions.
>
> 1. Do we (the APA/REC) understand a unity of covenant,
> of Testaments?
> 2.  What is the nature of sacraments?
> 3.  Is it possible for a baptized infant to be
> unregenerate?
> 4. May children take Holy Communion?
> 5.  Do we pray for Saints who have "gone on before
> us?"
>
> The interest in covenant theology, creeds, confessions
> and sacraments came as a pleasant surprise.  Thirty
> years ago I found few people at any age who showed
> much interest in these things.
>
> Observations, experiences and comments welcomed.
>
> Charles+
>
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