88% of Young Adults Drop Out of Church at High School Graduation
Agape Press:
SBC Leader Alarmed Over Young Adults 'Dropping Out' of Churches
By Jim Brown
August 7, 2006
In 2002, the SBC's Council on Family Life reported that roughly 88 percent of evangelical children are leaving the church shortly after they graduate from high school. Dr. Frank Page, the denomination's new president, says SBC churches need to counter that statistic by finding ways to make themselves more relatable, more pertinent and significant to students before they graduate.
"We're seeing a societal trend where a large number of young people are opting out of the church," Page notes. "Estimates of 15 to 20 million people now in America have said they are Christians but they simply don't want to be a part of the church," he says.
Student Ministries can not be just an after thought or icing on the cake....We have to be discipling our teens......Too many churches see youth ministries as just a ministry to entertain kids and keep parents happy.....
SBC Leader Alarmed Over Young Adults 'Dropping Out' of Churches
By Jim Brown
August 7, 2006
In 2002, the SBC's Council on Family Life reported that roughly 88 percent of evangelical children are leaving the church shortly after they graduate from high school. Dr. Frank Page, the denomination's new president, says SBC churches need to counter that statistic by finding ways to make themselves more relatable, more pertinent and significant to students before they graduate.
"We're seeing a societal trend where a large number of young people are opting out of the church," Page notes. "Estimates of 15 to 20 million people now in America have said they are Christians but they simply don't want to be a part of the church," he says.
Student Ministries can not be just an after thought or icing on the cake....We have to be discipling our teens......Too many churches see youth ministries as just a ministry to entertain kids and keep parents happy.....
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