[WorldviewDad]

I would agree that the research should be reviewed...part of my concern is that the numbers quoted are close to what I have seen in several research articles. In fact there was a post this weekend on FR that stated that the typical church only grows for the first fifteen years and then plateau's until around 35 years when it cannot replace the members that leave. Doing the math this would be around the time that the “kids leave the nest”. It will be very hard to have a growing church if we cannot hold onto our own children...that is why I pray for a revival with in our churches and our families.

From the parents I have talk to...it does seem to be financial reasons.

God bless

[Quix]

REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER destroys individuals and the church.

IMHO, EVERY Christian parent should read:

ATTACHMENTS: WHY YOU LOVE, FEEL AND ACT THE WAY YOU DO

by Dr.s Tim Clinton and Gary Sibcy.

imho, there’s two basic reasons Christian parents lose their children to satan . . .

1. They do NOT live the Biblical Christian life about relationships before and with their children.

2. They provoke them to wrath contrary to Scripture and usually unnecessarily—usually over pride issues related to the parents’ own ATTACHMENT DISORDER junk.

3. They discipline—usually too harshly, rigidly, sternly WITHOUT SUFFICIENT RELATIONSHIP to support it. That WILL result in rebellion.

God have mercy.

Then when congregations are made up of parents who are dropping so many Biblical balls on relationship and Christian walk stuff in the normal life of the church—kids will normally say to themselves—if THAT’S what Christianity is—no thanks, that stinks.

And it too often does stink, horribly.