Churches may have a hard time knowing how to utilize their young adult members, the group that’s out of high school but may not have their own family yet. Jay Strother speaks with us about how churches can treat young adults the way they should be treated, as valuable first-class members of the family of God. He explains why young adults are being treated as an after-thought and what research reveals about how few return to church if they leave during this time. Jay challenges churches to promote family ministry while being careful not to idolize the family itself, and we hear how an intergenerational community recreates the family connection that young adults are longing to find.
