Do Young Adults Fear Long-Term Commitment to a Church?
As a young adult myself, I have heard many of my friends express that they struggle with long-term commitment issues. It seems to be the plague of our generation because we are so afraid of doing it wrong.
These issues are generally about friendships and romantic relationships, but what if this fear also applies to a relationship with God?
A Decline in Church Attendance
An article from the Religion News Service claims that more young adults are leaving religion for a variety of reasons. It is unclear whether COVID-19 is helping or hurting this issue.
Long-Term Commitment to a Church
The authors of this article also bring up long-term commitment to churches. They say that many young adults will try a church if it’s easy for them to try it. This is why most mainstream Christian churches are streaming their services regularly nowadays. The pattern is generally young adults trying out a church for a couple of weeks and then moving on to the next one.
Getting Our Priorities Straight
The young adults participating in the study that pairs with this article ranked family, friends, and work above a relationship with God. Most of the people that I know have a very casual relationship with the higher power whom they worship. After these people went to college, they either completely fell away from religion or leaned into it more deeply. I think that this is because of the pivotal timing in their lives. Many young people abandon religion because they don’t feel obligated once they are out of the house.
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