Why Are We Losing Young People?

[scotty]

Well my answer is not as spiritually or doctrinally deep as all the rest of you.

And I do believe there are situations where problems are way over analyzed.

So here is what I have seen both growing up in youth group

Watching the youth groups today.

And hearing my daughters talk about our current youth group.

It is as simple as a division between what we call "Lifers" and "Newbies"

The divide between those who have been in since birth and those who come in during their preteen and teen years.

You can see them in our church.

They talk, socialize.

Once things settle for service.

They sit in groups, two to three pews apart.

It was that way when I got in at about 11 years old.

Oh yeah, everyone talked and fellowshipped with me.

But that was it. Even after I was 17 and had been there 6 years.

The same is true at churches today.

I see my daughters struggle with it.

but I am not silent about it

I don't keep it from them.

I know your not supposed to talk about people in the church.

But if my daughters know the truth, they can, and have, deal with it better.

It is sad. Of the "Newbies" I grew up with, I am the only one of 6 who is in the church today.

And I was gone for a long time.