| YOu have a good point. Looking back, my dad seemed to stay current with that days youth and ideas. Of course dad was a SS man and standing by what he declared was the Catholic church said: Give us a child until he is 8-10 and he will always be Catholic. He scoured the mill hills for unchruched kids and found a way to get and keep them in church.That seems to be gone by the way side, but pastors need to look around to see what 'draws' kids and the youth.In the same vein, the COG NEEDS men in leadership who can pastor the pastors. Find the view point of the youth and take advantage of that.What will work today?? As my grandson is prone to say if I ask him a question: I HAVEN'T A CLUE! Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/ |