Dispelling Myths about Young Church Dropouts

Deetie2009 »

Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:57 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Sadly, a little persecution in America is going to turn this all around. Either the church has power or it doesn't. Those who don't understand the power of Christ or who have never experienced will drown or run away when things get bad.

But those who know the power of God are going to shine. God is real. He's alive. He delivers. He doesn't play church with most Americans. But he still exists and He still remains true to his word.

I think he's quick sick of American Christianity and it's faithlessness.

Survey: Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church

Deetie2009 »

Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:52 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

Here's something to think about. In 1968 and into the 70's, God did a huge revival among youth and families in America. I got saved in that revival. God came, He made himself real, he talked to people, He performed miracles, He answered prayer. He took my small town of 2,000 and raised up a body of believers to preach the word.

God is able. God is very able. Young people are searching. But we have to stop playing Churchianity. And much of American Christianity is Churchianity. I personally have no use for it and I've taught my kids to have no use for it. Either God has power or he doesn't. Either he stands by his word or he doesn't. Powerless churches where people are not set free offer nothing to young people and it makes sense that they flee them.

Wake up church. You're mostly powerless and the kids know it.

Survey: Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church

Deetie2009 »

Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:48 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

It starts with the parents. The parents have to have a relationship with God and show the kids how to have a real, live, breathing relationship with God. I hear so much about head knowledge. Scrap that, it's worthless until God pulls it down into the heart.

Stop turning your kids over to youth pastors to teach them about Christ. Do it in your home. Use every opportunity, every moment, every incident. Use prayer, use answered prayer, use it all! The kids don't easily walk away from relationship.

But in America we're so concerned about whether or not they know the word. Heck, they could know 4 Bible promises and stand on them and be in better shape than someone who knows all the doctine. It's about relationship. It's about prayer. It's about commitment by parents who are willing to teach their kids.

Survey: Churches Losing Youths Long Before College

Deetie2009 »

Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:53 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

I think it is more likely that kids are leaving because they haven't been taught how to have a personal relationship with Jesus. You can read them the Bible all you want and you can quote scripture at them for days on end. Where is the power of the spirit in that? Where is the power of God for their lives? The church fails kids because it doesn't teach them how to have a relationship with God and it doesn't get into the trenches with them when they suffer or have problems. This whooptie-do of reading the Bible has its place, but without relationship, without a real love for God, and without these kids seeing for themselves how God can move and the miracles He can do in a life, I doubt that they'll stick with the church.

I didn't let me kids go to youth group. I taught them myself, prayed with them, shared with them, made God a member of our family, shared answers to prayers, miracles, and everything else that God was doing --along with teaching them the scriptures. The church seems to think that teaching them the scriptures is enough. It's not.