Are young people leaving the church in droves? Are we losing the next generation when they graduate from our Youth Ministry because it's only about having fun and eating pizza? What we have believed for so many decades about the high dropout rate of students from the Church and about them leaving the Christian faith altogether after they graduate is false. Yes, false. It is significantly better than we have thought for so long. In today's episode, Geoff and Jayson have a conversation with Liberty University professor Derik Idol, who has done extensive research on this topic and his findings are eye-opening.
Derik's research, An Assessment of Dropout Rates of Former Student Ministry Participants, can be found here: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/3428/
The Future of Thought Factory | Bonus Episode
#1212 | 2/2 | The Church Basement is Burning | Is Youth Ministry Dying? The Solutions
#1211 | 1/2 | The Church Basement is Burning | Is Youth Ministry Dying? The Causes
#1210 | Church Hurt
#1209 | A Deeper Conversation with Your Students about Sexuality
#1208 | School Climate Post Pandemic
#1206 | Reentry Into Youth Ministry in a Different World
#1205 | Students Speak Out About THE BIBLE
#1204 | Students Speak Out About SEXUALITY
#1203 | Students Speak Out About FAITH
#1202 | Students Speak Out About SCHOOL
#1201 | Students Speak Out About COVID
#1107 | Am I Committed To Godly Sexuality? | Six Questions Students Must Answer
#1106 | If God Is So Good, Why Is My World So Bad? | Six Questions Students Must Answer
#1105 | Can I Doubt The Resurrection and Still Be A Christian? | Six Questions Students Must Answer
#1104 | What Do I Believe About Jesus? | Six Questions Students Must Answer
#1103 | Where Does The Truth Come From? | Six Questions Students Must Answer
#1102 | Does Science Disprove God? | Six Questions Students Must Answer
#1101 | One Big Prediction for 2022
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