CRC Median Age - 52!
A lot of churches are experiencing a drain of youth from their pews. The median age is 52, and that has gone up by about four years, a reflection of the loss of younger members.
MC at Community, Tacoma. Live in Kent, WA
A lot of churches are experiencing a drain of youth from their pews. The median age is 52, and that has gone up by about four years, a reflection of the loss of younger members.
We have already been discussing some of the matters, including overtures, before Synod over at the CRC-Voices group at Yahoo! Groups, a free, easy-to-use email group service. Click here to join the conversation.
The Banner has an article on-line about this already
http://thebanner.org/news/article/?id=3912
Richard Mouw also mentions a similar concern as JKA Smith with this three streams (and Kuyper) approach
http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2839/
Thanks for this article. I think Peacemaker Ministries has good materials to help with such conflicts too
http://www.peacemaker.net/site/c.aqKFLTOBIpH/b.958123/k.CB70/Home.htm
Got another idea for you - try something like the RCA does with Synod blogs - help facilitate this
http://heraldblog.squarespace.com/general-synod-blogs/
Hi Tim
I appreciated the improvements. I would like you to keep the daily Synod Notebook on line - so I can look at Wednesday's when it is Thursday, for example.
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Dear Hope,
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