SEESHOLTZ: The Wisdom of Youth

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The Wisdom of Youth

February 20 2007
Counterbias.com
MEL SEESHOLTZ


“What Are We Doing Wrong?” That was the question posed by Matt Friedeman in the title of his article for the American Family Association’s Agape Press: “A Youth Exodus From Church – What Are We Doing Wrong? Youth are leaving – do we need to change something?”

AgapePress has reported that Dr. Frank Page, the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is disturbed that many students are leaving the church once they graduate. Indeed, the Convention’s Council on Family Life reports that some 88 percent of children from evangelical homes are leaving the church shortly after they graduate from high school.

Mr. Friedeman offered three possible reasons for the mass exodus. “First, we give students what they want, instead of what they need. Some say this is making the gospel relevant to youth. …” Ah, yes. That must be it. Making ideas relevant to people and their daily lives is a dastardly thing to do.

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