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Comment on Where Are Our Young People? Gone? by Dean H

Dean H — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:12:01 +0000

What Terry Dittmer comments is exceedingly significant, and I believe it could motivate us to revisit the congregation we serve in the Lord’s Name and put ministry to children, family, youth, and young adult as a top priority. I would like to hear from others what they might be doing in revisiting this vision!

Comment on Where Are Our Young People? Gone? by Terry Dittmer

Terry Dittmer — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:46:52 +0000

According to the National Study of Youth and Religion, the LCMS is categorized as a church body that retains 85% of its youth through high school. That’s the good news. The bad news is that we experience the same dramatic drop off and drop out when young adults graduate from high school. Truth also is that there are fewer young people in our churches – largely because we, like most denominations, are an aging institutions. When your average age is in the late 50’s, not a lot of those people are having babies. And having babies has traditionally been the way we do child and youth recruitment. In 2008, LCMS congregations confirmed 21,000 juniors. The frightening reality is, however, that 13 years earlier, about the time those juniors would have been baptized as babies, our congregations reported baptizing 47,000. Somewhere along the way we lost 26,000 children . . . That’s families not taking care of their children’s spiritual needs. That’s grandparents not watching over their grandchildren. And perhaps most disturbing, it is congregations not meeting their pledge to care for and support these children and their families as they promise at the end of the baptismal liturgy. There has never been a time like now, when children, family, youth and young adult ministry should be at the top of every congregation’s vision for their ministry in the coming years.

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Comment on Health and Wellness for Church Workers by Dr. D

Dr. D — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:52:45 +0000

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Comment on A New Blog! by Raymond Van Buskirk

Raymond Van Buskirk — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:25:54 +0000

I am thinking also about Hebrews 10:24-25 regarding the need to meet together to encourage each other in love and good deeds. Circuit Pastors’ meetings can be very uplifting if the brothers make it a safe environment. Also, accountability groups with pastors from other denominations can provide healthy feedback and support.

Comment on A New Blog! by dean

dean — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:38:41 +0000

Tonight I read this on “encouragement.” “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Comment on A New Blog! by dean

dean — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:12:57 +0000

Exactly. I agree that we want companionship and are encouraged by colleagues not quick to judge. Our real connection with colleagues centers on Christ, who He is and what He has done for us.