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The Youth Ministry Problem, Part 2
In the first part of this limited series examining why the modern youth ministry model fails to reach and hold young people, we looked at the basis for youth ministry and why its founding principle no longer applies. What began as a response to rural youth in mid-19th century England leaving family farms to work [...]
Also posted in Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Community, Counterculture, Discernment, Homeschooling, Simplicity, Youth
Tagged Church Marketing, Discipleship, Evangelism, Industrial Revolution, Media, Parachurch, Postmillennialism, Social Media, YMCA, Youth, Youth for Christ, Youth Ministry, Youth Specialties
The Youth Ministry Problem, Part 1
Yesterday, I mentioned an article in USA Today that lamented the loss of teenagers in church youth ministries, especially in large churches that run on an attractional model. Kids today are too savvy to fall fall for simple marketing techniques, so the number of ex-youth-group-members is growing. What then does this mean for youth ministry? [...]
Also posted in Christianity in North America, Church Issues, In the News, Maturity, Youth
Tagged Church Marketing, Discipleship, Evangelism, Industrial Revolution, YMCA, Youth, Youth for Christ, Youth Ministry, Youth Specialties


The Youth Ministry Problem, Part 3
by Dan Edelen • Comments (3)
Also posted in Boldness, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Community, Counterculture, Discernment, Dying to Self, Homeschooling, Hospitality, Leadership, Love, Maturity, Men, Oddities, Relevance, Simplicity, Youth
Tagged Church Marketing, Discipleship, Evangelism, Gospel, Industrial Revolution, Jobs, Mammon, Media, Parachurch, Postmillennialism, Preaching, Self-Centeredness, Self-Denial, Social Media, Sports, The Cost of Discipleship, Work, YMCA, Youth, Youth for Christ, Youth Ministry, Youth Specialties