Nearly SEVENTY Percent of Young Adults Are Leaving the Church After High School | How Should We Respond?
According to a 2019 study done by Lifeway Research, roughly two-thirds of American young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly as a teenager dropped out of church between the ages of 18 and 22. What are some solutions to this massive exodus from the church? 1). First, provide solid answers to their skeptical questions . Surveys reveal that while a variety of reasons were given for leaving the church, one of the most common ones was, as early as elementary school, young people have doubts and questions about Christianity that are going unanswered, and many of these questions have to do with the book of Genesis and scientific issues like evolution. That’s why we need to start teaching Genesis as relevant and literal history, and showing that our faith can be defended; it’s okay to have questions, but there are answers out there. 2). Secondly, s how them an example of authentic Christian love. So many people are turned off from the church because they have come acro...