Already Home

Last week our family attended Family Camp at IRBC. We had a good time but the weather was hot! We were so thankful that this year we had taken a camper with air conditioning. Up until the week before we left we had planned on staying in one of their cabins without A/C. What a blessing it was that we changed our plans. With the high heat and humidity we had last week I doubt that I would have gotten much sleep if it weren't for the A/C. As always, the week flew by and we're already home.
In fact, due to the heat, I spent more time in the camper than I typically would have spent in a cabin. This allowed me to get more study and reading done than in previous years. I tell you this because one of the books that I read caused me to re-think some of my ideas about teaching and preaching in church. The book that I am referring to is called "Already Gone" by Ken Ham. The following is borrowed from the web address at the bottom of this page...



Statistics reveal a huge disconnect taking place between our children and their church experience


Nationwide polls and denominational reports are showing that the next generation is calling it quits on the traditional church. And it’s not just happening on the nominal fringe; it’s happening at the core of the faith.


In the first scientific study of its kind, the “Beemer Report” reveals startling facts discovered through 20,000 phone calls and detailed surveys of a thousand 20–29 year olds who used to attend evangelical churches on a regular basis, but have since left it behind.


The results are shocking:






■Those who faithfully attend Sunday School are more likely to leave the church than those who do not.


■Those who regularly attend Sunday School are more likely to believe that the Bible is less true.


■Those who regularly attend Sunday School are actually more likely to defend that abortion and gay marriage should be legal.


■Those who regularly attend Sunday School are actually more likely to defend premarital sex.


In this powerful book, popular author Ken Ham and consumer behavior research/analyst C. Britt Beemer combine to reveal trends that must be dealt with now . . . before we lose another generation!


The trends are frightening, but Already Gone shows how to win back our families, our churches, and our world!


I don't do this very often, however, if you are looking for something to read that will challenge you to reconsider how and what you are teaching, this book may give you pause.
 
http://www.answersingenesis.org/PublicStore/product/Already-Gone-Book,6131,224.aspx