Comments for Reaching young adults at http://pres-outlook.net , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://pres-outlook.net Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:51:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://pres-outlook.net/opinion/guest-commentary/5036.html#comment-3355 This is an excellent article. I believe that the lack of really strong collegiate youth programs causes the loss of Young Adults. Youth brought up in the church are given a progression from Sunday School to Confirmation to Youth Group. After high school graduation, many college students leave home and travel to a school far away. If the campus ministry there is not strong or unable to connect with the student, their religious habits are easily lost as their life changes. It is very possible to bring them back to the fold, but the denomination as a whole is not very good at ministering to inactive members of any age. I believe that a concerted effort to speak to inactives and find out why they have left (while not applying any pressure to return) would allow us to learn what we may be doing wrong or not doing for our lost members. A Prodigal son or daughter is a joy to be celebrated. Unfortunately, we need to celebrate this too often, and not often enough at the same time. - Mark Smith Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100