Thom Rainer did a study a number of years ago asking formerly unchurched people the open-ended question, “What factors led you to choose this church?” A lot of surveys had been done asking the unchurched what they would like in a church. But this study asked the formerly unchurched why they actually were now in a church. The results were surprising: 11 percent said worship style led them to their church, 25 percent said children’s/youth ministry, and 37 percent said they sensed God’s presence at their church. For 41 percent, someone from the church had witnessed to them, and 49 percent mentioned friendliness as the reason for choosing their church. Can you guess the top two responses? Doctrine and preaching – 88 percent said the doctrine led them to their church, and 90 percent said the preaching led them there, in particular, a pastor who preached with certitude and conviction… When it comes to reaching outsiders, bold, deep, biblical preaching is not the problem. It’s part of the solution.

Kevin DeYoung

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains		Cake	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2	c	Flour
3	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Salt
1	c	Butter or margarine
1	c	Sugar
3		Eggs
1	c	Sour cream
2	ts	Vanilla
1	c	Chopped nuts (we always used walnuts)
1	c	Chocolate chips
1/2	c	Brown sugar
2	ts	Cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

From: marcia@netcom.com (Marcia)
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1993 07:26:43 GMT
This is another recipe from one of my grandmother's dear friends, Mrs.
Monica Barcas. I believe that Mrs. Barcas has passed on, but like all the
other ladies in the group, they will live on in the marvelous recipes that
they shared.
Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, and salt. Cream together
butter and sugar; beat the eggs in one at a time. Add sour cream and
vanilla to the creamed mixture. Add flour mixture to creamed butter mixture
and mix together. Mix together the remaining ingredients in a separate
bowl. Grease a tube pan (angel food cake pan). Pour 1/2 the batter in the
pan then sprinkle on 1/2 the chocolate chip mixture. Add the remainder of
the batter, then sprinkle the remainder of the chocolate chip nut mix on
top. Bake 1 hour at 350F.
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