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No Wonder Two Thirds of Young People Are Leaving the Church

In 2009, the book (which Britt Beemer from America's Research Group and I co-authored) Already Gone, was published.

2/3 of young people are leaving the church - Radical Living

More than two-thirds of young adults between the ages of 18-22 leave the church. In a new book, Essential Church, authors Thom & Sam Rainer give us the stats.

Statistics on Youth Leaving the Church and Why - nickblevins.com

Two studies, Barna Group and US Today “found that nearly 75 percent of Christian young people fall away from the faith and leave the church ...

Study: 1 Million Young People Leave The Church Every Year

Let that sink in if you are a parent, guardian, sibling, or friend of young people. One million people leave the church and give Jesus their ...

LifeWay Research survey says young adults are dropping out of ...

Two-thirds of young people say they stopped regularly going to church for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22, a new LifeWay Research survey shows.

Young Women Are Leaving Church in Unprecedented Numbers

A new PRRI poll found that 60 percent of young people who left their childhood religion said that “negative treatment of gay and lesbian people” ...

Church Attendance Dropped Among Young People, Singles, Liberals

Young adults (ages 18–29) reported the greatest change in religious attendance following the pandemic. Forty-two percent registered different ...

Most Teenagers Drop Out of Church When They Become Young ...

Two-thirds (66 percent) of American young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly for at least a year as a teenager say they also dropped out for at ...

Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church - Barna Group

Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church · Reason #1 – Churches seem overprotective. · Reason #2 – Teens' and twentysomethings' experience of ...

10 Common Reasons Why Are Young Adults Leaving the Church

Personal growth influences young adults' decision to step away from traditional church participation. They find that the church no longer supports their growth ...

Why are Young People Leaving the Church - Chosen Gen Ministry

According to Barna, over 60% of young people raised in the church leave it before adulthood. In May 2015, a poll was released that shows that Millennials are ...

New Stats on Why Young People Leave the Church - Brandon Vogt

People are leaving because they don't want to stand by the pedophiles instead of standing by Jesus, but Catholics are still trying to drag them away from Jesus.

The State of Church Attendance: Trends and Statistics [2024]

How Many People Leave the Church Each Day. Pre-pandemic, approximately 3500 people left the religious congregations every day. That's a rate of 1.2 million ...

UPDATED: Are Young People Really Leaving Christianity?

Book Findings: Nearly three out of every five young Christians disconnect from their churches after the age of 15. Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging ...

Church Attendance Has Declined in Most U.S. Religious Groups

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Americans observe Ramadan and prepare to celebrate Easter and Passover, the percentage of adults who report regularly ...

Why Youth Leave the Church: 10 Surprising Reasons Teens ...

70% of youth stop attending church and start leaving when they graduate from high school. Nearly a decade later, about half return to church.

Why Young Adults are Leaving the Church - Ezra Institute

The other reason youth are leaving the church is because there is a lack of relevance in the teachings and sermons that they're listening to. How many times ...

Church Dropouts Have Risen to 64%—But What About Those Who ...

In fact, the percentage of young-adult dropouts has increased from 59 to 64 percent. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. 18–29-year-olds who grew up in ...

Three Reasons Why Young People Leave the Church | Jason K. Allen

Three Reasons Why Young People Leave the Church · Many Young Adults Leave the Church because They Never Joined it Spiritually · Many Young Adults ...

Young People are Leaving the Church… Is Apologetics the Answer?

Recent studies done on this topic indicate that a majority of young people who grew up in the church leave it for at least a year upon entering ...