Why Digital Discipleship Matters For Student Ministry

If you have been around Orange for a while, you know we use one statistic pretty frequently. We often say that the church has roughly 40 hours a year with the average student. But if we are really honest, that number is increasingly decreasing. 

 

According to Gallup, in 1999, 70% of Americans identified as church members. In 2021, that number was 47%.

 

Statista’s data shows us that in 2021, 24% of religious people attend church weekly. So, only a quarter of your most regular students are showi...