I have been wondering for the past few years, what defines a Christian. How do you know if you are right with God? And do you think it is the business of others to question where you are with your Faith? Do you ever feel uneasy? unsure? Do you know if you and God are on the same page?
I ask these questions because I have been to so many different churches over the past ten years due to my fathers position as regional minister, and there are many ways you see things. You see the elders complain about how ungrateful the youth are, you see the youth complain about how they are being treated like babies, you see the pastor trying to prevent another shooting in his community, you see a small church with so much power, try to keep youth out of trouble, you see a growing church with lots of people that want to succeed, and grow to love God, you see youth do different events, youth leaders trying to keep youth on track, and you wonder, why do youth decide to leave the church? What is it about church that has our youth saying, "See ya later?" Have churches lost sight of what the real issue may be?
I know the church I go to is a very old fashioned church and the member are mostly between the ages of 4-16, and than 40+. it's a huge concern because the older folk are dying off, while the young people have no respect yet they act like they are bored. It's great to see them in church, but how do we get them to be excited? It's not easy at all, requires a lot of work, patience, prayer, and hope because without either, nothing really gets done on its own. I just want to know if churches are setting youth up to fail, without really giving them a chance, if churches these days are just faking it to make it? Or if churches really do want a stronger generation? I have a lot of reading to do, research, and praying, but I am interested in feedback from anyone religious, non religious, regardless of your back ground, faith, I want to know.
Signed:
GyftedArtyst
