Interesting factoid

A study from the Barna Research Group of Ventura, shows that millions of twentysomething Americans - many of whom were active in churches during their teens - pass through their most formative adult decade while putting Christianity on the backburner. This group is significantly less likely than any other age group to attend church services, to donate to churches, to be absolutely committed to Christianity, to read the Bible, or to serve as a volunteer or lay leader in churches. The Barna Research Group also reports that many twentysomethings struggle to find their place in churches and feel overlooked as potential leaders. The age group with the greatest number of church leaders are those in their 50s.

Experience does help to shape good leaders, but when will people train up the next generation of leaders? I know from my own experience that fresh ideas are critical to the life of a church. My childhood church virtually went under due to stagnant leadership and "same 'ol" thinking. How has your church integrated twentysomethings in church leadership? Do you all have a formal program to train up the next generation of leaders?

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