Some stats say more than 70% of children and youth leave the Church by the age of 18.Of those who stay approximately 90% of those leave by the age of 25. If these numbers are true we have lost 97% of all the children, youth, and young adults who have either grown up or attended Church.
Barna states “That young adults between 17 and 35 make up approximately 35% of our population nationally, but within our churches, most are lucky if they average 10%. This is not a foundation upon which to build the future of our ministries! Echo-Boomers are abandoning the institutional churches they were raised in.
Goodbye Generation is not about the study of numbers but rather an attempt to understand people. The truth is we are losing people we have poured our lives into, kids are walking away from the faith of their parents, people have left hurt and disillusioned. We are asking you to be part of turning the tide.
Join us, Wednesday November 4th at Point Grey Community Church with David Sawler for a one day seminar with David for campus ministry/youth ministry/anyone wanting to engage with young adults.
It must be understood that this is not effecting just any one denomination. In the Western World thousands of churches are closing every year, while only a fraction of those numbers are being planted. This is an issue for the Evangelicals, Catholics, Protestant, Pentecostal, Baptists, Charismatic, and every other Church group.
This September is a special focus to all of our BC/Yukon PAOC churches called “Next Gen- Empower the Mission” The District Leadership Team is endorsing this effort and encouraging all of our churches to focus a portion of their service on 
