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The Millennium Generation Following Right Behind ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The millennium generation following right behind Gen-X is displaying a much greater interest in spirituality than their predecessors. The Navigators have polled college students both in the 80s and now and find striking differences. When asked “Would you like to be in a bible study?” and “Would you ...read more

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New Rules Barna Research Group Has Identified The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

New Rules Barna Research Group has identified the following New Rules for the next generation. Some will encourage you, others will cause alarm. 1. Personal relationships count. Institutions don’t. 2. The process is more important than the product. 3. Aggressively pursue diversity among ...read more

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Why Teens Go To Church The #1 Reason (44%) Say, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Why Teens Go to Church The #1 reason (44%) say, It makes me feel closer to God. 24% go to learn about God, 8% because their parents make them go, 10% because they can be with other Christians, 5% because they like their Sunday School class and 10% for a various other reasons. Youth group is a big ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

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The U.s. Is An Aging Nation. Our Median Age, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The U.S. is an aging nation. Our median age, which today is 33, will be 38 by 2020, aging about 1 to 1.5 years in every 5. ...read more

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26% Of U.s. Teens Not Involved In A Church Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

26% of U.S. teens not involved in a Church youth group says they would like to participate in one. (Foster ...read more

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21% Of Teens That Do Not Attend A Sunday School ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

21% of teens that do not attend a Sunday School class say they would like to become involved in one. (Foster ...read more

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Direct Mail Is Still King: Although Direct Mail ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Direct Mail Is Still King: Although direct mail is still the most effective fund raising media for non profit organizations, it continues to get more expensive. Growing competition has forced lower response rates. Now, NPO’s are conducting analysis and segmentation up front to better identify the ...read more

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Christianity Grows In Asia: Christianity Today ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Christianity Grows in Asia: Christianity Today reports that the number of evangelicals in Asia has grown some 326% since ’70. ...read more

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The World Population Doubled, To 6 Billion, Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The world population doubled, to 6 billion, over the past 40 years, but will increase a much slower rate to about 8.9 billion by 2050. ...read more

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A Responsible Position

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 9, 2006

A RESPONSIBLE POSITION A young man, a skilled mechanic, was driving a visiting pastor from his home town, 50 miles across the country, to another city. En route, they passed a huge factory consisting of perhaps 20 buildings scattered over several hundred acres. "Do you see that red brick ...read more

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Denomination: Independent/Bible

When Asked, "Which Factor Most Influences Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

When asked, “Which factor most influences your decision to try a new product?” college students responded as follows: · 44% Word of mouth (Adweek 6/7/99) · 22% Advertising · 22% Price · 10% Brand name · 2% Packaging · 19% of college students shell out ...read more

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85% Of Believers Gave Their Life To Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

85% of believers gave their life to Christ between ages 4 and 14. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Good Design Helps Good Direct Mail Copy Sell. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Good Design Helps good direct mail copy sell. Here are 7 tips from direct response pro Dean Rieck, President, Direct Creative, Columbus OH. · Assist left-to-right eye movement with serif type. · Avoid stopping readers when there is no benefit. Many common design tricks like widely spaced words ...read more

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America's Immigrant Population Has Gone From 4.7% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

America’s Immigrant Population has gone from 4.7% in ’70 to 10.4% today accounting for 28.3 million people. About 1 of every 10 persons in America was foreign ...read more

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Web Churches 83% Of Churches With Web Sites Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Web Churches 83% of churches with Web sites say their use of the Internet has helped congregational life and 83% report e-mail communication from the church staff has helped ...read more

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46% Of Americans Talk About Their Religious Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

46% of Americans talk about their religious faith in the workplace. (Foster Letter ...read more

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The Racial Makeup Of Believers Globally Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The racial makeup of believers globally has shifted from 81% white in 1900 to 55% nonwhite in 2000. (Foster ...read more

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Cutting Edge Database Marketing Is Giving The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Cutting edge database marketing is giving the Internet leader a highly effective advantage. Jeff Bezos, President, says, "What we’re doing is personalizing the store for every customer. We have something called instant recommendations. If you’re a repeat customer, the store greets you by name and ...read more

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10,000 New Internet Domains Are Registered Every ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

10,000 new Internet domains are registered every day, 7 days a week. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Fcc Backs Down: After Being Hit By A Wave Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

FCC Backs Down: After being hit by a wave of opposition from Capitol Hill and citizens across the country, the FCC reversed itself on its recent directive that 50% of non-commercial programming be “educational.” Programming that could be construed as proselytizing ...read more

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