Getting off a negative spiral

A young couple visited our church a few weeks back. They were Christians and had moved into the area and were looking for a church to be part of. They are exactly the kind of people it would be great to have as part of our new Night Church. One of the first things they asked is "where are all the people their age?". My answer: "they are are not with us yet".

As people look at finding a church they want to find people like them, people who they think they can be friends with. There is almost a critical mass of people that enables others to feel as though they can join. That's not us. At least for most groups of people. Our church has been on a negative spiral for a number of decades when it comes to young people. We want to get of that spiral.

We really want to be able to reach people in their 20s who live in our area, but we need to have a few mission minded people in their 20s who can be the first to join us. As our Night Church seed group meets we are looking for people to take up this challenge. It won't be for everyone but we need some!

"faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ." Romans 10:17