say good bye
sunday will be the last time we see many teenagers who are graduating. i have read that 88% of teenagers will stop attending church after they graduate. josh mcdowells ministry reports that 94% of teens dont attend church withing 2 years. that scares me. we are losing our teenagers. what are we going to do about it?
posted by Life with Brock Gill at 12:59 AM
10 Comments:
i wish i can help you. but now i cant think anything
i think maybe the ceremony on church can shorten to half hour. sing songs, read one thing of the bible, give a message and that‘s it. maybe put some church games. If the ritual dont attract teenagers is because something is wrong or something they dont like. so i think it need some change. something attractive. maybe it will be more useful making a inquest to teenagers about what do they dont like about church and what do they suggest.
if you cannot against the enemy, unite to him
I respect Barbara's opinion; however, I think that is not so much the way that church services are done, but that it is the nature of the age. Many teenagers are on there own for the first time ever and not under their parents rule. College is a time of rebellion and searching.
I think that the biggest problem is that the foundation that they are getting in youth groups is weak and too focused on "games" not faith. Rhonda
I think that another thing is that "big church" many times is not relevant...to anyone, not just teenagers. Faith is great, I agree. I mean faith is the basis of Christianity. But, who wants to just be faithful just to be faithful...out of obligation and duty? Church needs to be relevant and also full of God's truth and presence. This generation will not settle for truthless, watered-down teaching/church. God's presence and truth is irresistible. That's just part of my 2 cents on the matter.
I agree with "michawn." My church has a very very small college program that only consists of a 45 minutes sunday school. I go, but I have no idea why. Mainly it is just obligation. I learn nothing. They don't want to delve into any topic of substance. Everything is still at the 6th grade, story telling level.
However, Breakaway, a Tuesday night college Bible study held at Texas A&M is my real church of the week. The speaker confronts issues relevant to people our age. You can't use the same curriculum for every age like these churches are.
from Sara_ Omgoodness i know!! my brother is graduating this year, and he doesn't even go to church with us because he's eighteen and we can't make him, and he's working so much. so really he only comes on the holidays, and so when he goes to college, he will never ever go! it scares me greatly. i will pray for him though.
he looks juss like me too. and he's a blast! i love my brother! (s)
ok lets face it. the general consensus is that most people think church is boring. there are some churches that are great. my church is great. but most churches have music that stinks and boring programs that everyone sleeps through. if you dont agree its because you wont admit it. i am so bothered by it. i wish the church would change. its not that hard to do. just quit doing the same old stuff that doesnt work. i realize this seems harsh but im sick of it. i hear about it ALL the time from teenagers, college students, and 30 somethings. there has to be something wrong when so many people are saying the same thing. people dont want to simply be entertained, they want to experience God. pastors, take some risks, and lets make some change.
I want to explain well my opinion because maybe it is possible badly interpreted.
is very long hahaha
so i decide to put it in a blog post.
you know how to enter. i dont have to explain it.
I am graduating this year!! and the majority of my friends dont attend church or if they do its a sunday morning (forced) thing. But the biggest way that I have ever been able to reach them is by inviting them to fun things my youth group does. sad to say we dont have enough, and it doesnt affect them when they get in college. I know that some of my friends when they go to college will wind up never going to church again and it saddens me so much. this is my class my friends my people, but how do you reach them?
I think that on campus things will be what will reach kids like them. FREE FOOD!! and fun games! there in college where their new found freedom is.maybe they can include christ in their new self.
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