Culture discipling people better than the church

The church is facing tough competition for the time and attention of young people in an increasingly digital world, warns Jason Gardner.

The theologian and youth worker told the Christian Resources Exhibition in Esher, Surrey, that young people were far likelier to absorb the story of secularism than they were the story of Christianity.

With an estimated 70 per cent drop out rate among young Christians in the Western church, he said there was a challenge to bring young people deeper into their discipleship and move from passive to active faith.

This requires that the church regard youth work as more than a “tag on”. Read more