Today, we’re looking at the last reason why three in five young people fifteen and older are leaving the church.1 Do you know many young people “wrestle with the exclusive nature of Christianity”? In fact, “younger Americans have been shaped [...]
Today, we’re looking at the fourth reason why three in five young people fifteen and older are leaving the church (according to Barna research).1 Number four is “young Christians’ church experiences related to sexuality are often simplistic, judgmental.” With sexuality lived [...]
This week we’re taking a peek at why young people are leaving the church.1 Three in five young people older than fifteen do that. Today, we’re looking at reason number three, outlined by Barna research. The most common of the [...]
Yesterday, we started talking about why kids are leaving the church. Today, we take a look at the second reason. Barna research says young people think that “church is boring.”1 Some suggest “faith is not relevant to [their] career or interests,” [...]
Barna Group research says there are five reasons why three in five kids leave the church after they’re fifteen.1 First? They say churches “seem overprotective.” Most young people in the church want “their faith in Christ to connect to the [...]
Are you concerned your son or daughter might not stay in church when they become adults? Today, kids are becoming less and less engaged in our local churches. According to Barna research, three out of five young people fifteen years of [...]
Are you a parent of teenagers? Teenage GIRLS? I’m a Dad to three girls, one still a teenager. Why is there always so much drama with teenage girls? You know the drama I’m talking about—girls in everybody else’s business, like [...]
One of the most difficult things to see is your child grieving the death of somebody close to them—a friend or relative. It’s difficult for us adults, let alone kids. What do we say to them? How do we help [...]
As parents, we all want our teens to have friends who help them grow spiritually. But how do we guide them in choosing godly friends? Proverbs 13:20 tells us, "Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of [...]
When I was a kid we said things like, "you’re so fiction"–meaning, you’re lying. Or, "gag me"–meaning that makes me sick or disgusted. Or, how about, "tubular, man." It seems like there are words in each generation that don’t really [...]