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On the cover Forty Ambassadors for Christ participants from five yearly meetings gathered at the Isaiah Wall opposite the United Nations building, New York City, in November, 2001. "He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."—Isaiah 2:4 Photo by Rachel Selleck.

COVER STORIES Query 5: Outreach New England Yearly Meeting Do you welcome inquirers and visitors to your meeting? Do you encourage their continued attendance and participation? Do you seek to share and to interpret the faith of Friends and to cooperate with others in spreading the Christian message? Are you patterns, examples; do your lives preach among all sorts of people, and to them? Do you walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one? 12 Why Did Quakers Stop Quaking? David Yount Challenged by a Pentecostal minister, David began exploring the question, "Why did Quakers stop quaking?" Lack of persecution was one answer; quaking because of the Light shining in sin and shortcomings was another. The challenge for 21st century Friends is the same as early Friends: rekindle the Light that shines through the darkness and apply it to our generation. 14 The Seven Keys of Small Church Growth According to Jesus Patricia Edwards-Konic Church growth programs often lead to false expectations and feelings of failure. Yet there are seven keys to growing a small church that are Quaker friendly and don't rely on programs. Rather, they are rooted in Jesus' words to the churches and a faith-community's relationship with God.   FEATURES 2 Valiant for Truth Trish Edwards-Konic 4 Commitments Retha McCutchen 4 News from Friends United Meeting 8 News 10 Salt and Light Pruning for Fruitfulness Alan Weinacht 16 Bible Study Glad for Today Howard R. Macy 17 Peace Notes 20 Reviews 22 Booknotes 23 Passages 26 Viewpoints 28 Classifieds 30 Meeting Directory 34 The Back Bench The Real Thing Phil Gulley

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