Ed Stetzer and others have done some interesting research on why 70% of 18-22 years old drop out of church. If you want to go to the article here it is (click here). I highly suggest that you read it, if your interested.
Here are the 10 top reasons why these individuals leave the church:
1. 27% simply wanted a break from church.
2. 26% felt that church members seemed judgmental or hypocritical.
3. 25% moved to college and stopped attending any church.
4. 23% had work responsibilities that prevented them from participating/attending.
5. 22% moved too far away from their church to continue attending.
6. 22% were too busy, but still wanted to attend.
7. 20% did feel connected to their church.
8. 18% disagreed with the political or social stances of the church.
9. 17% chose to spend more time with friends outside the church.
10. 17% originally went to church to please others, but had no interest in attending themselves.
As the church we must wrestle with how we keep these individuals involved in a local body and then use them to reach their generation. What do you think?
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