This document discusses research from the Barna Group on trends among young Christians. It finds that 8% are nomads who have left the church, 1% are prodigals who have left faith, and 3% are exiles who feel lost between culture and church. The top reasons young people leave Christianity are that it does not adequately address complicated issues or questions. The document outlines antidotes like relationships, cultural discernment, and vocational discipleship. It also notes gaps between faith and science and calls for a relational approach to sexuality rather than traditionalist or individualist views.
24. My 10 life goals• 1. grow up two be a nice Christian man
• 2. Get a nice wife
• 3. Get a good job one that I like
• 4. Have two kids ( each boys two years apart)
• 5. Grow as close as I can get to god
• 6. Make more and more friends as I grow
• 7.Work hard in school
• 8. Believe in god where ever I go
• 9. Teach my kids about god and help them live
there lives as best as they can
• 10. Do not give up in life
25. Possible jobs
• Engineer, architect, hockey
player, Lego designer at Lego
land California or at Florida
26. My wife
• A Christian woman, humorous, hard
working, caring, energetic, strong when
hurt, is a leader, likes to help others, and
dus’ent care what others think.
• Warning: will not get all of this out of a
woman
28. Gaps: Faith and Science
• 52% of teens are interested in some
type of science-related career
• <1% of youth leaders said they spoke
about any issues of science, technology
in the last year
33. • Traditionalist
• Sex is about the rules
• Don’t talk about sexuality
• End: procreation
• Individualist
• Sex is about me
• Express yourself, enjoy it
• End: gratification
A Generation of “Torn” Souls
34. Traditionalist
Sex is about the rules
Don’t talk about sexuality
End: procreation
Individualist
Sex is about me
Express yourself, enjoy it
End: gratification
• Relational
• Sex is about us
• Humble, conscious of others
• End: interdependence
✚ Rethinking / Rebuilding
