Its fall finals for a lot of our seniors. As I look at those in my youth ministry I often wonder what will happen to them when they leave this town, this church, and their high school. Will they also leave their faith. Most studies seem to indicate that truth.
As a youth director in college I remember thinking, "These kids have no idea what they are going to be up against when they head to college." My college faith experience was spectacular, but it didn't start out that way. The first year and a half were a real rough time in my spiritual journey. I did everything I could to try and help them find a new faith community, but I couldn't shake the sense that I was sending them out as sheep among wolves. I remember those exact thoughts passing through my head as they graduated and we said our goodbyes.
Below is an interesting article from Fuller Theological Seminary's Center for Youth and Family Ministry. It is a series of surveys and some interpretation on what is happening with those seniors as they head out the door to college. You can read it here.
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