According to a major survey by a Christian research firm it shows that most young people don't have a personal relationship with Christ. COME ON! As a growing Christians I am not surprise at these finding. At least the ones they survey are honest about it. This article in no way surprises me. When you look at most youth ministry all you see is entertainment. What did Jesus say " If I am lifted up I will draw all men to myself". I believe the church need to preach Jesus and Jesus alone. Lifting up the name of Jesus. Regardless of their ages. The church is for believers and to spread the Gospel of Jesus! I don't care for Youth Ministries! There's too much focus on entertaining in Youth Ministries. The church need to stop placing all hope in once a year conferences for youth groups. Jesus instructions to Peter was to feed my lambs, tend my sheep and feed my sheep. In other words teach , feed and shepherd. Does not the Lord say that he knows his sheep and they know his voice? Any way the article states if the trends continue, "the Millennial generation will see churches closing as quickly as GM dealerships," says Thom Rainer, president of Life Way Christian Resources. In the group's survey of 1,200 18- to 29-year-old, 72% say they're "really more spiritual than religious."Among the 65% who call themselves Christian, "many are either mushy Christians or Christians in name only," Rainer says. "Most are just indifferent. The more precisely you try to measure their Christianity, the fewer you find committed to the faith."
