As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Church Dropouts and Leaving Church
“In his analysis of data from the General Social Survey of five-year windows in which individuals were born spanning from 1965 to 1984 and published by the Barna Group, Ryan Burge…shows that younger generations raised in the church aren’t typically returning to church when compared with members of the ‘Baby boomer’ generation.” - Christian Post
“In all my time pondering this question, I have come up with what, in my mind, are two primary reasons we are losing the next generation. There are no doubt other factors, and I might be overstating my case, but I want to take a minute and share with you why I think I see why my friends leaving Christianity.” - Pursuing the Pursuer
Reposted from The Cripplegate.
In my fifteen years as a pastor, I’ve seen my fair share of people who have left the church. Some have left the churches where I’ve been on staff for other churches—the sort of greener pasture mentality, you could say—and others have left the church all together. Its that second category that fascinates me the most.
“The five most frequently chosen specific reasons for dropping out were: moving to college and no longer attending (34 percent); church members seeming judgmental or hypocritical (32 percent); no longer feeling connected to people in their church (29 percent); disagreeing with the church’s stance on political or social issues (25 percent); and work responsibilities (24 percent).” -
“Even with 1 in 4 leaving over politics, college kids are more likely to return after a hiatus than leave for good.” - CToday
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