#im paraphrasing here but this was such a refreshing service

[cokakoala]

My church talked about this the other day!

Our speaker shuffled to the podium and began with “I know we’ve talked about diversity at length - race, sexuality, disability… Today we’re going to look at another metric.”

She gestured to our group - most with white hair, “We can’t deny, we have a bit of an age demographic here.”

Our group laughed, because it’s true. That day we discussed how church attendance has been declining for the past 20 years, and young people just don’t come. Why not? We all know our church is great! Every Sunday we have fresh brownies, hot tea, and a great attitude.

The minister said it basically boils down to “Organized religion gets stuffy. Our Rules for Gathering are founded in keeping energy levels low, keeping things, well, organized. Maybe it’s time for an overhaul.”

“The most important thing a church can do today to accommodate young adults is to ease their loneliness. I think that should be our new focus. Our space can also be a space for the things young people like. Maybe we can host a D&D group! Or watch movies!”

As a young adult, I really appreciated that service.

i am so serious when i say we as young adults are so starved and deprived of community