5 reasons why Youth stay in church
Last Thursday I went to a free lecture at Crandall University by Dr. Sam Reimer , on the top 5 reasons why youth don’t go to church. A lot of the books being written and talk around this has come from the hemorrhaging faith research , of which I was a part of the initial data collection in Atlantic Canada. :) It’s neat to sit and listen (or read) about trends that I can put faces to, of young adults I interviewed online and in coffee shops in the Annapolis Valley, and now it’s turned into data. Everyone has a story, but there are certainly similarities between them. For those who couldn’t get to the lecture, here’s a little summary of what Sam spoke about. Even though the lecture was called the top 5 reasons why youth leave, he did his talk describing the converse… 5 reasons why youth stay. 4 & 5) Missions Trips & Camps Experiential faith matters. You can talk about Jesus all you want, but until youth see Him in action, it’s all just talk. Especially since authenticity r