Why They Stay Quotes

“Bottom line: young adults are leaving the church and may not be coming back.”
― Steve R. Parr, Why They Stay: Helping Parents and Church Leaders Make Investments That Keep Children and Teens Connected to the Church for a Lifetime

“In America today, only about 16% of all churches across every denomination have a significant young adult population.”
― Steve R. Parr, Why They Stay: Helping Parents and Church Leaders Make Investments That Keep Children and Teens Connected to the Church for a Lifetime

“Unfortunately, in most churches young adults feel the way I feel at a Starbucks–out of place.”
― Steve R. Parr, Why They Stay: Helping Parents and Church Leaders Make Investments That Keep Children and Teens Connected to the Church for a Lifetime

“No generation should be ignored. However, any congregation that fails to reach out to younger groups will eventually die.”
― Steve R. Parr, Why They Stay: Helping Parents and Church Leaders Make Investments That Keep Children and Teens Connected to the Church for a Lifetime

“The reality is that the fewer children a congregation has, the more important an outreach ministry for children and families like Vacation Bible School is.”
― Steve R. Parr, Why They Stay: Helping Parents and Church Leaders Make Investments That Keep Children and Teens Connected to the Church for a Lifetime