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	<title>Douglas Young &#187; Evangelism</title>
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	<description>Converging with Christ through a Cross</description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Fine the Way We Are</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/12/07/were-fine-the-way-we-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Now we are getting at something for sure. While not always explicitly expressed, I contend that the “We’re fine the way we are” mentality is at the root of a number of church growth problems. This is simply my opinion, and I’ll own it, but there has been very little to disprove it over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Don&#8217;t Have the Resources</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/11/30/we-dont-have-the-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Are you kidding me? How much money does it cost to share the gospel with someone? It takes no money. Zero. Zilch. Not a dime. Gimmicks cost cash; conversation is free. Of course, it takes being relational to sustain a conversation with anyone. Hmmmm. Could this be part of the problem?
The 1st Century church didn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Might Offend Someone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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I believe it&#8217;s important that followers of Christ be concerned with not being offensive to people as they live out their faith. Unnecessary barriers simply do not help. But I also believe Christians can profess the gospel in a &#8220;non-offensive&#8221; way, yet people still get offended. More often than not, though, those who refuse to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Never Worked Before</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/11/16/it-never-worked-before/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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In an effort to foster growth, the church has found itself resorting to various approaches and sundry tactics. These often generate sparks of interest and increased numbers, but the sparks seem short-lived. Too, authentic discipleship in Jesus is rarely a result. In a sense, I agree with those who cry, &#8220;It Never Worked Before,&#8221; especially, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Preacher Do It!</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/11/09/let-the-preacher-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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An inherent danger in having a located minister is that it can create a culture where the church believes the preacher is “hired” to do all the work.  Given our love for and adherence to scripture, I believe we know this isn’t correct. But people will say and do irrational things under the weight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stunting Church Growth</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/10/27/stunting-church-growth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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I&#8217;m going to be upfront here. I think if we are pursuing church growth, we&#8217;re pursuing the wrong thing. It&#8217;s the trap of the business model to which we&#8217;ve succumbed. Church growth stems from the need to grow an organization, which has a budget that must be met. The more members a church has, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Forward</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/07/14/moving-forward/</link>
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It&#8217;s time to move forward. As God told Moses and the Israelites at Horeb, &#8220;You have stayed at this mountain long enough. Resume your journey&#8230;&#8221; (Deuteronomy 1:6-7, HCSB), so also is it time to move on and away from what&#8217;s gone on here for the last several days.
This morning I was reading through Acts 6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good News</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/04/07/good-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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You can tell whether people are serious or not by how they respond to things. James was put to death; Peter was imprisoned by Herod, but the Lord would rescue Peter (Acts 12:1-11). Peter would venture to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. At her house many had gathered to pray (v. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evangelism</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/02/27/evangelism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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In my files are stored away a number of different quotes that I have collected over the years concerning different subjects. Several months ago I discovered one that I used in a lesson on evangelism. I  know nothing of the one who said it, nor do I remember exactly how I got it, but it [...]]]></description>
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