Passing the Baton to the Next Generation

   Christianity has always been just one generation from extinction. Think about it. All it takes is for one generation to drop the ball for the next generation to miss the opportunity to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ. They cannot pass along what they do not have. It can happen in just one generation. 

   In Judges 2:10, an entire generation grew up not knowing the Lord and what He had done for nation of Israel, because the previous generation did not pass it along. And it could happen again. According to Barna Research, 61% of young adults (ages 20-30), who have been churched at one point in their teen years, are now spiritually disengaged. They are not actively attending church, reading their Bible, or praying. That’s six out of every ten young adults! 

   Thankfully today, some of those young people eventually return to the church as adults, but we are still losing a percentage who never return. That number grows larger every year. If we, as Christ’s followers, aren’t able or willing to pass the baton to the next generation, it will cease to exist. 

   So what do we do? How can we engage our youth with the Gospel in a way that’s real and personal? One way I believe we can do this is by giving our children and young adults a strong foundation in the Gospel. 

   Proverbs 22:6 advises us to train our children in the fai ...

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