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		By: chutney		</title>
		<link>http://www.makingchutney.com/2004/04/20/will-the-circle-be-unbroken/comment-page-1/#comment-716</link>

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					<description><![CDATA[Children&#039;s RE is an obvious place to start, but adult RE is sometimes neglected.  And then it&#039;s not age-based (which helps with &quot;absent&quot; age-groups).  We&#039;ve been using an RE class for 20 and 30somethings this year, and we look to get a half dozen new members out of it by the end of the summer.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Children&#8217;s RE is an obvious place to start, but adult RE is sometimes neglected.  And then it&#8217;s not age-based (which helps with &#8220;absent&#8221; age-groups).  We&#8217;ve been using an RE class for 20 and 30somethings this year, and we look to get a half dozen new members out of it by the end of the summer.</p>
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		By: David Dodd		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good point. One of our most successful adult RE classes was a highly informal and permeable (join whenever...) group that read through A Chosen Faith. And our little choir could be thought of as adult RE, though it&#039;s more daunting to join, for some.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good point. One of our most successful adult RE classes was a highly informal and permeable (join whenever&#8230;) group that read through A Chosen Faith. And our little choir could be thought of as adult RE, though it&#8217;s more daunting to join, for some.</p>
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		By: David Dodd		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good topic. Making people feel welcome, integrating them into the life of the congregation, signing them up as members--all much more difficult than just getting someone to come by and check us out. There are a lot of techniques, but I&#039;ve heard that what people really pay attention to is: the Sunday service itself (quality of the worship); the music (is it bearable?); and the RE. Those, in turn, require having people involved and responsible, which means needing more people to come and get involved--at times, the equilibrium can get skewed, as the groups grows and evolves. All thoughts on this topic most welcome!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good topic. Making people feel welcome, integrating them into the life of the congregation, signing them up as members&#8211;all much more difficult than just getting someone to come by and check us out. There are a lot of techniques, but I&#8217;ve heard that what people really pay attention to is: the Sunday service itself (quality of the worship); the music (is it bearable?); and the RE. Those, in turn, require having people involved and responsible, which means needing more people to come and get involved&#8211;at times, the equilibrium can get skewed, as the groups grows and evolves. All thoughts on this topic most welcome!</p>
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