Gleaner — March/April 2020

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IT DOESN’T HAVE TO END THIS WAY OUR VANISHING YOUTH AND WHAT CAN BE

HE BAD NEWS

You’ve seen it. You may have even watched it happen around you. Many of our churches are shrinking and aging. Walk into almost any Adventist church, and one can easily see the absence of young people. There is no denying this reality. In most churches, this slow death is rarely an overnight process. They fade slowly as the years go by, often quietly losing momentum and vitality. Until one day they are completely empty. A light goes out. A ministry dies.


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