The numbers aren’t great. Stats show that somewhere around 66% of young people who grow up in the church walk away when given the chance. It’s not uncommon for the older people in church to look at the young adults, youth group, and children’s ministry and proclaim that they are the church of the future! What if part of the reason they’re leaving is because we miss the important fact that they are actually a part of the church NOW? How can we be a part of making this a reality for the young people God has blessed us with? May we move from rhetoric to reality as we seek to pass on our faith TO THE NEXT GENERATION.