Yet Church Youth Groups Rarely

In Every Historical Period, The Religious Groups That Grow Most Rapidly Are Those That Set Believers At Odds With The Surrounding Culture.

America Is A Knowledge-based Society, Where Information Counts As Much As Material Resources. Therefore Those With The Power To Define What Qualifies As Knowledge - To Determine What Are The Accepted Facts - Wield The Greatest Social And Political Power.

In Studies Asking Why Young People Left Their Family Religion, Their Most Frequent Response Was Unanswered Doubts And Questions. The Researchers Were Surprised: They Expected To Hear Stories Of Broken Relationships And Wounded Feelings. But The Top Reason Given By Young Adults Was That They Did Not Get Answers To Their Questions.

When We Encounter The World Of Ideas For The First Time, We Easily Get Overwhelmed. Scripture Is Telling Us, 'don't Be Distracted By The Details. Cut To The Core By Asking, What Is Its Idol?' Whatever Functions As Its God Substitute Will Shape Everything Else.

'biblical Worldview'. The Term Means Literally A 'view Of The World', A Biblically Informed Perspective On All Of Reality. A Worldview Is Like A Mental Map That Tells You How To Navigate The World Effectively. It Is The Imprint Of God's Objective Truth On Our Inner Life.