Amid reports of skyrocketing atheism among Generation Z, an evangelist who mobilizes youth to share the Gospel is urging Christians to redouble their efforts to reach young people. And the current strategies churches are employing are just not working, he says.
Greg Stier, the founder of Dare 2 Share whom was interviewed by The Christian Post in June, said Wednesday that if the latest Barna research is correct — that those born between 1999 and 2015 are “the first truly ‘Post Christian’ generation and that percentage of Gen Z that identifies as atheist is twice that of the American adult population — it is beyond time for some major changes.
“The youth groups trend of fun games and short Bible studies have resulted in frail youth groups and shallow young people. And spiritually immature teenagers will not lead their atheistic friends to Jesus,” Stier said.
“And if young atheists have doubled, we must double down, and the first step is to double our prayers.”
In a massive research project Stier’s group commissioned in 2013, they discovered that the most effective youth groups reaching unreached teenagers for Christ were the ones that prioritized intercessory prayer.
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