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From: "Stephen Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 9:57 PM
Subject: compass abc Corryong


> did anyone see this on the weekend?
>
> i thought it was really depressing
>

Yes Stephen, I watched it and was rather interested having passed through
Corryong a week or so ago. I found it to be realistic rather than
depressing. The reallity is that the Churches are in decline and that is
more noticeable in rural communities where there is not the volume of young
people to draw on. This is very noticeable in the Catholic/Anglican/UCA
churches and although some Baptists are faring a little better, they too are
seeing their members getting older and having trouble supporting ordained
ministry. Pentecostal and Charismatic churches tend to rise and fall but are
not having much success either overall.

Allan







> but searching for the transcript i found this uniting church taize
> reference; do you reckon john gets a congregation like this?
>

He might dream about it.



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