There are so many things in church that may seem like common sense to you but are so muddy and murky to others. Take the time this week to explain to your youth things that happen in church such as officer elections, board meetings, the budget, whatever they are hazy on. But let’s not stop there. Start to encourage and advocate for them to get involved in ministries and not just as the last volunteer but like you know the head or the head assistant. They will have a new and innovative way to fix things and engage a demographic you can’t reach. Again trust me on this one.

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I’ve shared some stats this season, on the podcast and on our blogs, but this one always sticks out to me. According to the Barna Group, out of those surveyed, 59 percent, who maintained their membership in a congregation, were more likely to have a personal friendship with an adult inside the church versus the 31 percent who are no longer active churchgoers. It’s the relationships, that help young people feel something and want to stay. Your relationship allows them to want to follow you as you follow Jesus. We make it difficult when in reality it’s easy. Love them and show them family.

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In a time where young adults have broken the mold of following orders and going to church because of routine, there is a moment where the opportunity to reach out and help those who have been hurt by the church can be a more impactful testimony than the most powerful series.

Now imagine that.

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We feel that the work of reaching out, contacting those who have stepped out or those who are going through devastating issues is someone else’s work. That was never the plan for the church body as a whole from the advent. It was supposed to be a community that if one hurts, all hurts and if one soars all fly to new heights.

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Visions are also important because it can be a rallying cry for the church and the community at a large. If you say, your church should be the beacon of hope in a community through service. You set out a vision for all to see that you plan to put God’s love in action. We are all familiar with Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish” but there is another one that I want you to dwell on Habakuk 2:2 “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets”. There is something powerful about language and writing down things. It has been scientifically proven if you write something down you will work towards it subconsciously.

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People have this saying, you never forget your first. The first time you stepped into school, the first time you laughed with a childhood friend. The first time your eyes locked with that special someone, who made your heart race and made you forget words. The first time you spoke to that person and tried to get the words out. And of course, the first break up where you felt that things would never get better. Here’s a tip for my young listeners, it does.

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There are young people who are searching for purpose within the walls but to have no opportunity can run them away. This not only stunts their growth spiritually, it stunts the growth of the church and we end up with such vast age gaps. The match is growing long. The wrestler is getting weary…Just tag them in.

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Benjamin Franklin is famously known for saying “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” 

Progress is something that can be slow or it can be fast, but it must happen. All the companies I looked at did two things: The realized that there was a problem and then they ACTED on a plan to fix it. Please don’t look around your church and ask where are all the young worshippers when you are not prepared to do something about it! You can it takes action. Or you may go the way of a company that never pivoted and had to put up that faithful sign “Going out of business”.

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Today’s talk resonated with me because our guest explored how certain admonishments from people within the church really pushed him away. It should make you remember for a moment the vulnerabilities you felt as a young person who were looking for acceptance and guidance and instead got rebuffed. People struggle with how Millennials and youth in general can just up and leave the church but have you ever asked yourself what are they really leaving?

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According to the Barna Group, who is a research group who studies religion and provides the statistics, “The first factor that will engage Millennials at church is as simple as it is integral: relationships. When comparing twentysomethings who remained active in their faith beyond high school and twenty-somethings who dropped out of church, the Barna study uncovered a significant difference between the two. Those who stay were twice as likely to have a close personal friendship with an adult inside the church (59% of those who stayed report such a friendship versus 31% among those who are no longer active).”

 

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