This book surveyed 1,000 people between the ages of 20 and 30 who attended conservative, Bible-believing churches while growing up but no longer attend church today. The book seeks to get at the root of this mass exodus of young people from our churches after they reach adulthood. Along the journey, the survey unearthed some interesting findings.
A surprising finding in the study was the answers from children (now adults) who attended Sunday school regularly while growing up. Here's an excerpt from the book (with statistics) for your consideration:
Three out of five individuals in our survey said they "often attended Sunday school." Of those who attended Sunday school, over seven in ten said Sunday school lessons were "helpful." Our results, however, disproved that perception.
Here's the answers to some of the questions posed to this group during the survey:
Do you believe that God used evolution to create human beings?
- Yes. 24.6% of those who attended Sunday school.
- Yes. 18.5% of those who did not attend Sunday school.
Do you believe that God used evolution to change one kind of animal into another?
- Yes. 27.2% of those who attended Sunday school.
- Yes. 18.8% of those who did not attend Sunday school.
Do you believe that premarital sex is wrong?
- Yes. 40.8% of those who attended Sunday school.
- Yes. 47.7% of those who did not attend Sunday school.
Do you feel the Church is relevant to your needs today?
- No. 46.4% of those who attended Sunday school.
- No. 39.6% of those who did not attend Sunday school.
Do you believe that you have become anti-church through the years?
- Yes. 39.1% of those who attended Sunday school.
- Yes. 26.9% of those who did not attend Sunday school.
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At the very least, these results are very interesting and certainly thought provoking, worth consideration.
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