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In an interview with Christianity Today in 2012, Ed Stetzer shared that according to Lifeway research among young adults who had attended church regularly for at least a year in high school, 70% stop attending regularly for at least a year between ages 18-22. However, 35% of these had returned to attending twice a month or more by the time they were surveyed for the study. This means that about 4 out of 10 kids leave the church and NEVER RETURN. Here is how leading experts describe our church kids today: They are unarmed and incapable of defending their faith. They possess a faith that cannot withstand the scrutiny of trials or intellectual questions. They have a shallow belief system. They lack a robust faith. They haven't learned how to think. They are embarrassingly ignorant of our faith.
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Dr. Andreas Kostenberger is Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology and Director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Midwestern Seminary. He is also the founder of Biblical Foundations™. Order his new book, Signs of the Messiah, check out his website www.biblicalfoundations.org, and follow him on twitter @akostenberger.
