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"Americans have a fear of learning. Just look at how publik skoolz have been dumbed down. Every other institution is bound to follow."
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The point I'm trying to make is that evangelism involves creating an environment where people can feel free to ask questions. The true seeker will want more than pablum pretty quickly. However, if that environment doesn't exist how many seekers end up in churches that don't feed them.

At my church, in a large midwest city, our membership is approx 2,000. However, we have at services 1,000 people who are not members, some coming for 10+ years. 25% of our membership are former Roman Catholics. A great deal of our outreach is focused on letting people feel comfortable to ask questions, all kinds of adult Sunday school classes and in home evangelism.

The message on Sunday is ALWAYS straight from SCRIPTURE.

At my church, in a large midwest city, our membership is approx 2,000. However, we have at services 1,000 people who are not members, some coming for 10+ years. 25% of our membership are former Roman Catholics. A great deal of our outreach is focused on letting people feel comfortable to ask questions, all kinds of adult Sunday school classes and in home evangelism.

The message on Sunday is ALWAYS straight from SCRIPTURE.

You could be describing the same church that I go to! But I would counter by asking whether the message is always "straight from Scripture or if the message is solely scripture. I know lots of "seeker sensitive" churches who refuse to preach the scriptures themselves, instead preaching messages derived from them, with maybe a verse or two thrown in to prove the pastor's still reading the real stuff for himself.

Don't want to make those newbies feel guilty for not bringing a Bible!

25% of our membership are former Roman Catholics.

God is good. 8~)

The message on Sunday is ALWAYS straight from SCRIPTURE.

Amen.