nebula Posted July 7, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Learning From Young Atheists: What Turned Them Off Christianity By Eric Metaxas , Christian Post Contributor July 2, 2013|10:10 am <snip> What drove Phil away wasn't the lure of secular materialism or even Christian moral teaching. And he was specifically upset when his church changed youth pastors. Whereas his old youth pastor "knew the Bible" and made Phil "feel smart" about his faith even when he didn't have all the answers, the new youth pastor taught less and played more. Phil's loss of faith coincided with his church's attempt to ingratiate itself to him instead of challenging him. According to Taunton, Phil's story "was on the whole typical of the stories we would hear from students across the country." These kids had attended church but "the mission and message of their churches was vague," and manifested itself in offering "superficial answers to life's difficult questions." The ministers they respected were those "who took the Bible seriously," not those who sought to entertain them or be their "buddy." Taunton also learned that, for many kids, their journey to unbelief was an emotional, not just an intellectual one. Full report here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyycuuup Posted July 7, 2013 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,384 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 155 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/20/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/22/1996 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Apart of what is said I 100% agree with. . this- - - > "youth pastor taught less and played more." I attended a youth group for some time, but quit going as we did less faith based stuff and leaned more towards "having fun." I think having fun is great and all, but the main purpose is making a connection in the generation today. A godly connection- reaching our world through the hand of our Redeemer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~candice~ Posted July 7, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 955 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 11,318 Content Per Day: 1.89 Reputation: 448 Days Won: 33 Joined: 12/16/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted July 7, 2013 I agree. I have a great church and the youth leader there calls a spade a spade and in the end he gets a lot of respect and admiration from the tweens for it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted July 9, 2013 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,242 Content Per Day: 3.33 Reputation: 16,657 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted July 9, 2013 Looking back, when I first repented and received Christ I left the church my mom attended, for one across the street where I could get something out of the sermon. Their Jr. High group was at least disciplined, friendly and Bible centered. But I kept searching till i found one that taught the basics of Christianity and answered my questions. We now have individual mentoring for that age group for those who desire it, as well as a seperate discipleship class.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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