From: "Mark Hessey" 

Well you missed me by 9 years or so, but if we go back 19 years to my age
25 it had already been 12-13 years since I'd been to a church service and
prior to that it was primarily of the "Sunday School" variety. I
can't really think of a single inducement you could have offered me then,
or now, that would result in my becoming "churched."

While I think that a lot of good may come from a group of people with
shared religious beliefs, I don't necessarily think that organized religion
has any dibs on enlightenment. I'm perfectly content in my individual
beliefs and don't require support of others to confirm same. I think you'll
find that most "unchurched" people that have made it to the age
group you're interested in recruiting, are long past any interest in
organizations, though many do explore the longer established world
religions/philosophies on a personal level. If you want to get them in the
fold and keep them there, then you're probably better off starting some
kind of agenda at the grade school level.

Mark

Richard Hong  wrote in message
news:38beb70c{at}w3.nls.net...
| Okay, just looking for hints.  If you were looking to find unchurched 25-35
| year olds and find out if they're interested in exploring (Christian) |
spirituality through a new church or even a coffee house setting ... where
| would you go?  What media would you use?  What are the burning questions
of
| faith people in that age group are asking? |
| Rich
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