McNeil: Far More Serious than Youthful Rebellion
Jordan Cooper has been summarizing a new book by Reggie McNeil called "The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church." There are some interesting observations about Gen-Xers. I'd say that the only thing more worrisome than young believers being ignored is young believers suddently being noticed (more on this--much more--soon).
Here's Jordan's quoted summaries:
The further down you go in the generational food chain, the lower the percentage each succeeding generation reports going to church. The drop is from 52 percent of builders and seniors to only 36 percent of gen Xers. What does this spell for the church in the future? Armed with this information, of course, churches are launching an all out effort to reach gen Xers. I wish! Most churches have actually written them off, waiting for them to grow up and learn to like what the church has to offer.
Dwanson McAllister, national youth ministry specialist, says that 90 percent of kids active in high school youth groups do no go to church by the time they are sophomores in college. One-third of these will never return. This rate of disconnection indicates a dilemma far more serious than mere youthful rebellion.
Jordan also quotes an interesting passage from McNeil on the institutional church.
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Notify me when you have your review of this book complete. Good statement on the worrisomeness of "...young believers suddenly being noticed."