We did a survey of the Seminary students (and a current survey is up at our Spanish youth worker site) about the problems that the young people in their churches are going through.
I’m not sure what to make of this information. I just thought it was interesting to see the answers. It’s not a very scientific survey, but it helps me know what the Seminary students (not the YM students) are dealing with in their churches.
Also, the responses that are coming into the forum on our Spanish youth ministry site are a little different than those that the Seminary students gave. I’ll post those responses later.
Here’s how it went:
What problems exist today in the youth of your church?
They gave more than one answer on a sheet, so the percentages are per seminary student, not per total answers.
30 surveys given – 59 answers
- Rebellion – 21 (70%)
- Dating Problems – 14 (47%)
- Sexuality – 8 (27%)
- Alcoholism – 5 (17%)
- Apathy – 4 (13%)
- Drug Addiction – 1 (.03%)
- They go with whatever teaching – 1 (.03%)
- Commitment to discipleship – 1 (.03%)
- Self-esteem – 1 (.03%)
- Loneliness – 1 (.03%)
- Youth leadership – 1 (.03%)
- Nothing – 1 (.03%)
What are you doing about it?
- Talking with them and their parents, counseling, Involving the family, Talking to them personally
- I haven’t done anything yet, I don’t know, It’s not being dealt with, Nothing
- Studies, Sermons, Learning activities, Organizing conferences, Teaching doctrine classes
- Camps and activities to talk about the problems they have
- Trying to involve them in the work of the church, Programs to involve them
- Individual Discipleship
- Evangelism
- Gaining their trust so that I can later counsel them and their parents, Building relationships, Spending time with them and their parents
- Praying for them
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