Some have noticed that in many churches of all faiths that from the ages of 18-45 there appear to be gaping holes in the membership.  What are some possible reasons for young people leaving the church?  The following may be some reason or excuses:

  1) No other young people in the church in their age group.

  2) There are not any programs/classes for their age group in the church. 

  3) Their parents MADE them come when they were children and  now they are
      adults and feel tired of it.  (They feel emancipated.)

  4) They attend for one Sunday and they do not see other young people in their age
     group, so they look elsewhere.

  5) They see complacency of leadership.  (Set in their ways and fearing any changes.)

  6) Population decrease of young people in a geographic area due to economic reasons.

  7) Ministers who are out of touch with the young or are unable to counsel them for
     problems their age group is or may be facing.

  8) They observe the church political powers in action.

  9) Leaders fear that the younger people will “take over”, and will not give them a
    chance to exercise their talents.

10) No one seriously seeks to serve as a mentor to them.

   There may be a number of additional reasons for the above topic, but those listed may very well be a start.  What are we doing to reverse this serious trend?  We need to address the reasons to retain our youth.
 

  Plainly, don’t get short changed.  Be ready to meet our Maker.  The Bible teaches that to avoid hell and gain heaven - one must:

 1) Believe In Jesus As Savior (Acts 16:31)  2) Repent Of Sins  (Acts 17:30)   3) Confess Christ Audibly (Acts 8:37)   4) Be Baptized In   Water (Acts 2:38)   5) Live A  Christian Life (Acts 14:22)  6) Be active in the church (Acts 2:47)

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