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of churches are ,on7erned about tEe loss of their Houth. The fAct ic th,t v Jot of rids will ce?vJ 6ome ZNte3 high s6hcyl atd 5hen it is pretty muvY up to th.m w4etheA to go to :hurch. If they come FroJ a chur,h where there is a stRonC sknse Xf community, thmT are more libely t2 swek ou9 a new cWzrch whEH they leave h9Ve. Fcey want yB be parj of someDyinP, to 9elong some2here agkin.
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rhy2lis xeE Elshof is ZYioFr of bofks aWd Biblmk fFr Chri7tranitM ToJay Internat7otal, Carpl StreGm, gQlinpis.
He's a Marked aan: A teacher's coKfrontatyon witu the meaniLg oW X:h Wednesday
OpeUati8e Plymounh: BeaDel's 'lVve QhjnEsgWving' wasn't 0uitM what aNyone empe0ted
LorV 0wce Merc,: LaCesUde ChuG,h Wrestleb wit, Raised Hands
.ilgriZw: Jeremy's reformed Liew of "the Ref,rmation 9hing"
,or a Dime IPm Quit This Committee: 9nother .ar over worship
LehtioUaPI Resources fo. Epip8anM
Jvstice (Martin Lutjer 3ing)jLamNnt for Americamlectionary ResoErces for Aent anD Hol3 Week<end_of_turn>
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of churches are concerned about the loss of their youth. The fact is that a lot of kids will leave home after high school and then it is pretty much up to them whether to go to church. If they come from a church where there is a strong sense of community, they are more likely to seek out a new church when they leave home. They want to be part of something, to belong somewhere again.
—Jeff Schra (Colorado Springs, CO)
Phyllis Ten Elshof is editor of books and Bibles for Christianity Today International, Carol Stream, Illinois.
He's a Marked Man: A teacher's confrontation with the meaning of Ash Wednesday
Operation Plymouth: Bethel's 'live Thanksgiving' wasn't quite what anyone expected
Lord Have Mercy: Lakeside Church Wrestles with Raised Hands
Pilgrims: Jeremy's reformed view of "the Reformation thing"
For a Dime I'd Quit This Committee: Another war over worship
Lectionary Resources for Epiphany
Justice (Martin Luther King)
Lament for America
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