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Equipping Teenagers to Find a Church When They Leave

A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy Equipping Teenagers to Find a Church When They Leave One of the most

A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy What Rural Brain Drain Means for Your Youth Ministry The young people are

A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy The Springboard Church: A New Way to Think About Rural Youth Ministry What

A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy How to Talk About Jesus Without Being Weird Let’s be honest. Most Christians

By the Numbers 65 , median weekly attendance of a U.S. congregation (National Congregations Study, 2025) 70% of U.S. congregations

A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy Youth Ministry The School Is Your Mission Field Quick Answer The school is

Context: 46 million Americans live in rural communities, and 60% of rural residents are unchurched or de-churched (Barna Group, 2024;

Context: The median U.S. congregation has 65 people in weekly attendance, and 70% of all congregations have 100 or fewer

Most teenagers who do not share their faith are not rebellious. They are scared. By Brent Lacy Teaching Teenagers That

Youth and Children’s Ministry: The Data 85% of adults who follow Jesus made that decision before age 18 (Barna Group,