i've really been wrestling a lot lately with this book called Emerging Worship along with it's companion book The Emerging Church. Basically these two books try to answer the question, "Where are all the twenty-somethings going for church if they are going at all?" these books suggest ways to possibly bridge the gap between the modern and postmodern church. i wrestle with this because i can't help but feel that the church i currently attend is just dripping with modernity. These books surprisingly solidified many observations i had made previous to reading them and that scares me. i recently attended a real men's Bible conference last weekend, an event my church does every year. we had two really dynamic speakers along with a wild game cook-out at the end of the conference. this conference is open to all men in the church and it's encouraged that dads bring their children but as i observed the men in attendance i think it's safe to say that me and one other guy were the only ones under twenty five. i don't think that's ok and that's why i wrestle. some could toss the lack of attendance up to a bad schedule (friday night and saturday morning) but the crazy thing is is that there is a church down the street with a saturday night service loaded with young people. with a town of more than three thousand high school kids i'm not sure we have made them a priority.
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