Young People Vs Church

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Have you ever wonder where the young adults are, or how to attract them to services? Why do young adults quit going to church American teens think about all of the culture. Because the language that they speak, music that they listen to. In different generation many people lives are different. Margaret Taylor writes, “Many young adults tend to think that the older generations tend to make judgments and assumptions about teenagers.” For example, Margaret Taylor said, “Typically based on the manner in which teenagers speak, dress, and present themselves”. Rod Edmondson once wrote, “If a church is more interested in protecting traditions, for example, than it is in creating a future, then it will most likely fail to attract young people.” Most of the young people in this day of age think that church is made up of the senior citizens of the town gossip Churches needs to meet young adults where they are. Why do most young adults leave a church? Exclusivity is defined as a state of …show more content…
Social climbing is simply how I would describe the cliques of people. As a result, the popular folks at church amass followers, and power. Such a system requires you to play the “game” with people of influence if you want to be a fully included member of the cliques. Have the people in church ever hurt you because you were not part of his or her clique in church. For example, Chris Surratt write, Small groups are vital to the spiritual health of your church, but what if they are falling flat or considered spiritually ineffective. Small group has its own advantage. Small groups do not know that he or she is excluding them from the group. For example, the New Testament often commands saints in the church to show hospitality (Roman 12:13 and 1 Peter 4:9). Church should have an open door to speak freely not a clique. Another key point, cliques could be sour or childish with drama and jealous to rear his or her ugly

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