LEAVING THE CHURCH?

"This place has a good spiritual vibe." This comment was made to me by a person the first time they attended a gathering at Denver Community Church. He went on to tell me that he had not been in a church building in a "long, long time." He actually could not remember.

There has been a lot of discussion in the last years around the trend of young people no longer attending church gatherings. All kinds of questions come up from within local churches about how they can continue to attract, connect of engage young people.

No matter how diligent the attempts, most seem to be failing. A recent article from David Kinnaman and Eric Reed reflected a few reasons young people leave the church.

One observation is that the term "leave the church" is ambiguous. Some feel that this means young people are giving up faith in Jesus. Yet for many, it simply means they do not feel compelled to attend a  church gathering on a Sunday morning.

How does this strike you? Have you or a friend "left the church?" If so, why? Have you "left" Christianity or just stopped attending Sundays? What has caused you to stay?

Read the brief article by Kinnaman and Reed here: Six Reasons Why Young People Leave the Church.