Interesting Article

[Johnnz]

I came across article this recently. As a house church enthusiast it rang some bells for me.

Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church | Christian Piatt

John
NZ

 

[Hillsage]

I came across article this recently. As a house church enthusiast it rang some bells for me.

Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church | Christian Piatt

John
NZ

I didn't find 'my reason' for leaving, in the article...GOD CALLED ME OUT! and

 

[Norah63]

"Tired of being talked at". ( instead of with) And that is not just for youth. It's all ages.

 

[dayhiker]

I can relate do some of them at my age even ... and a can think of a topic that he didn't touch too.
So a good article. Good at observing what isn't working and why. The real challenge is how to change it to be relative. But then one would be accused of changing the gospel!

 

[Norah63]

Anything that threatens the status is generally looked at that way. So the people who are tired just leave, or the youth never enter.

 

[ezeric]

Like brother Hillsage, I was called out too!

GOD is doing a lot of different things to get 'the called out' actually OUT.

What I've heard from people in our house church over the years are things like this (and this is why they come or stay):

- I am not judged but loved
- you talk to me about real life issues
- we have fun together
- you care
- we get real revelation (didn't learn that from the pulpit said many times).

So, although we don't have it perfected yet, (although perfect in HIM), we continue to learn through the challenges as a group.

Excellent article, worth reading ...thank you JohnNZ for sharing that.

-eric

The Exchanged Life

 

[kql314]

Good link; interesting "reasons". It is all about priorities, in life. If attending Church is not a personal priority than you won't go. Those reasons you mention are more excuses than reasons.
"We're too busy/ tired to go". That is crazy. Do you think that you have it easier or harder (physically and mentally) than people in your area 100 years ago? Go talk to your grandparents, etc.
We have it much easier overall, today. So I don't buy this excuse...

Good point about never being "in" the church to begin with. If you're not, there's a good chance you never will elect to be in one. I suppose that is a critique of the parents...

Best,
Ken