I recently read David Kinnaman's new book You Lost Me. The subtitle is How Young People are Leaving the Church and Rethinking Faith. It's a great book and I would highly recommend it. One particular quote has stayed with me. The author credits Jack Hayford with the observation.
"The younger generation needs the older generation to help them identify the voice of God, just as Samuel needed Eli to help him know that God was calling him."
Today's teens and young adults have grown up in a culture that sends many messages that run contrary to biblical principals. For those young people within the church that creates mixed signals. We cannot ignore those signals. As Christians we should be compelled to identify them and respond to them. In the process we should help young people discern the voice of God.
Don't be afraid of contemporary culture. Embrace it! If you are a mature Christian you too should be able to identify God's desire for His people. That is the voice we need to help young people hear and obey.
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