Shown at the 2008 Surrender Retreat put on by I.M.P.A.C.T Ministries.

1. Parenthood
THE Parent’s Priority

2.  This Generation

3. 1 out of 3 of all teens have
been drunk in the last month

4. 1 out of 4 teens uses illegal
drugs

5. 8,000 contract an STD every
day

6. 1 million teens are pregnant

7. 340,000 teens have an
abortion every year

8. 1 out of 10 teens have been
raped

9. Teens will see 14,000 sexual
references on T.V. this year

10. 9 out of 10 teens have seen
porn on the internet

11. One half of all teens are no
longer virgins

12. 40% of all teens have inflicted
self injury (cutting, ect.)

13. 1 out of 5 teens has
contemplated suicide.

14. Over 15,000 teens kill them
self each year.

15. 53% of all teens believe Jesus
sinned

16. 83% of all teens believe truth
is relative

17. 65% of all teens believe
there’s no way to tell which
religion is true

18. About 90% of all that come to
Christ do so before the age
of 20

19. Within 5 years most of this
generation will be in their
20’s

20. What we do in the next 5 years
will lay the course for the
next 50 years of American
history

21.  The Seven Passions of a
Surrendered Heart

22. 1.Intimate Worship

23. 2. Faith- Based
Conversation

24. 3. Intentional Spiritual
Growth

25. 4. Servanthood

26. 5. Resource Investment

27. 6. Spiritual Friendships

28. 7. Family Faith

29. The State of Churched
Christians
(18 years of age and up)

30. Regarding Worship
• The biweekly a,endance at worship
services is, by believers’ own admission,
generally the only :me they worship
God.
• Eight out of every ten believers do not
feel they have entered into the presence
of God , or experienced a connec:on
with Him, during the worship service.

31. Regarding Worship
• Half of all believers say they do not feel they
have entered into the presence of God or
experienced a genuine connec:on with Him
during the past year.
• Only one out of every four churched
believers says that when they worship God,
they expect Him to be the primary
beneficiary of their worship. (Most people
say they expect to get the most from the
experience.)

32. Regarding Faith-Based Conversations
• The typical churched believer will
die without leading a single
person to a lifesaving knowledge
of and rela:onship with Jesus
Christ.

33. Regarding Faith-Based Conversations
• At any given :me, a majority of
believers do not have a specific
person in mind for whom they
are praying in the hope that the
person will be saved.

34. Regarding Faith-Based Conversations
• Most churched Chris:ans believe
that since they are not giKed in
evangelism, such outreach in not
a significant responsibility of
theirs.

35. Regarding Intentional Spiritual Growth
• Only 9 percent of all born – again adults have a biblical
worldview – meaning that less than one out of every ten
Chris:ans age eighteen or older believes that absolute
moral truth exists, believes that such truth is contained
in the Bible, and possesses a handful of core beliefs that
reflect such truth. Those beliefs include a certainty that
the Bible is accurate in its teachings; Jesus lived a sinless
life on earth; Satan is real, not symbolic; all believers are
responsible for sharing their faith in Christ with others;
the only means to salva:on is through God’s grace; and
God is the all – knowing and all‐powerful creator of the
universe who s:ll rules it today. The other 91 percent of
born – again adults possess a patchwork of theological
views and rarely rely upon those perspec:ves to inform
their daily decisions.

36. Regarding Intentional Spiritual Growth
• Although the typical believer
contends that the Bible is accurate
in what it teaches, he or she spends
less :me reading the Bible in a year
than watching television, listening
to music, reading other books and
publica:ons, or conversing about
personal hobbies and leisure
interests.

37. Regarding Intentional Spiritual Growth
• When asked what cons:tutes
success in life, few believers define
success in spiritual term. Most
describe outcomes related to
professional achievement, family
solidarity, physical
accomplishments, or resource
acquisi:on.

38. Regarding Intentional Spiritual Growth
• When given the opportunity to
state how they want to be known
by others, fewer than one out of
ten believers men:oned
descrip:ons that reflect their
rela:onship with God.

39. Regarding Resource Investment
• Churched Chris:ans give away an
average of about 3 percent of
their income in a typical year –
and feel pleased at their
“sacrificial” generosity.

40. Regarding Resource Investment
• Less than one out of every ten
churched Chris:ans donates at
least 10 percent of their income
to churches and other nonprofit
organiza:ons. (More than one‐
third claim to do so.)

41. Regarding Resource Investment
• When asked to explain their
understanding of biblical
stewardship, less than one out of
every twenty includes resources
such as :me, rela:onships, ideas,
or skills in their assessment.

42. Regarding Resource Investment
• Most believers are unable to
iden:fy anything specific they
have ever donated money to that
they would describe as producing
life‐ changing outcomes.

43. Regarding Servanthood
• In a typical week, only one out of
every four believers will allocate
some :me to serving other
people. Most of that :me is
dedicated to volunteering in
church programs that serve
congregants; li,le effort is
invested in serving needy people
outside the congrega:on.

44. Regarding Servanthood
• Most churched Chris:ans admit
to having seen homeless or
hur:ng people in their
community or travels during the
past year; a very small percentage
says they interacted with any of
those disadvantaged individuals.

45. Regarding Servanthood
• The typical believer would rather
give money to an organiza:on to
allow it to do good deeds in
society than personally assist in
allevia:ng the needs of
disadvantaged people.

46. Regarding Spiritual Friendships
• Fewer than one out of every six
churched believers has a
rela:onship with another
believer through which spiritual
accountability is provided.

47. Regarding Spiritual Friendships
• The most significant influence on
the choices of churched believers
is neither teachings from the
pulpit nor advice gleaned from
fellow congregants; it is messages
absorbed from the media, the
law, and family members.

48. Regarding Family Faith
• A large majority of churched
believers rely upon their church,
rather than their family, to train
their children to become
spiritually mature.

49. Regarding Family Faith
• In an average month, fewer than one
out of every ten churched families
worships together outside of a church
service; Just as few pray together, other
than at meal:mes; and the same
minimal numbers study the Bible
together at home or work together to
address the needs of disadvantaged
people in their community.

50. Regarding Family Faith
• The likelihood of a married couple
who are born‐again churchgoers
ge_ng divorced is the same as
couples who are not disciples of
Jesus.

51. Regarding Family Faith
• Apart from church‐based programs,
the typical Chris:an family spends
less than three hours per month in
endeavors designed to jointly
develop or apply their faith.

52. Regarding Family Faith
• Most Chris:an parents do not
believe they are doing a good job at
facilita:ng the spiritual development
of their children.

53. Train a child in the way
he should go, and
when he is old he will
not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6

54. TRAIN :
chanak (khaw-nak’);
to initiate, dedicate, or
train.

55.  Train them to manage
God’s money.
(proverbs 3:9-10)

56.  Train them to carefully
select Friends.
(proverbs 13:20)

57.  Train them to watch their
words.
(proverbs 4:24)

58.  Train them to be
responsible.
(proverbs 6:6-8)

59.  Train them to guard their
minds.
(proverbs 23:7)

60.  Train them to be
generous.
(proverbs 11:25)

61.  Train them to fear God.
(proverbs 1:7)

62.  Are we leading our
children or are our
children leading us?