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		<title>Key Reasons Youth Leave Church, and What to Do About It</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s probably no surprise to hear that children drop out of church in their teens or early twenties. It might be more surprising to learn that the drop out rate is significantly greater for mainline Protestant and Catholic churches than for ethnicity-based, conservative Protestant, and more liturgical congregations. There are a variety of reasons young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Mainline Churches are in Decline</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Historically, members of mainline Protestant churches were the leaders of American civic culture and institutions. Whether it was as bank president, town manager, local newspaper editor, or as the state senator and governor, mainline Protestant Christian commitments and values were both represented and reflected in the world view of public leaders – with the result [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discipleship is Win-Win</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this blog post, Sr. Minister Terry Rush discusses the way discipleship creates a win-win scenario for the church. Although he&#8217;s talking from the perspective of a large church, it&#8217;s important to remember that every large church started out as a small church. Some church practices guide small churches to become large churches, other practices limit growth and [...]]]></description>
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