A 2007 LifeWay Research study found that 70 percent of young adults who attended church in high school subsequently stopped attending church for at least a year during their college years. LifeWay’s data is not unique. Surveys by Barna and Gallup have found similar dropout rates, leaving youth and teen experts wondering: What can be done? A new longitudinal study of 500 youth group graduates may provide some answers.
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