Ministering to the Missing Generation
When I began as a twenty-seven-year-old pastor of a small rural church, ministering to young adults seemed like an impossible task. Newspapers and magazines often…
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When I began as a twenty-seven-year-old pastor of a small rural church, ministering to young adults seemed like an impossible task. Newspapers and magazines often…
“What we really need is more young families with children.” How many times have we heard those familiar words spoken in churches? The image of…
Susan Cox-Johnson encourages church members to seek out and listen to young adults in their communities to learn about their life and faith. As a…
Lovett Weems reviews a study of participation in church by adults who had dropped out of church as youth. Of all the variables studied, only…
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