Why Young People
Leave the Church
Nigel happily makes
the key points of his Masters degree Dissertation available
to you - completely free of charge. The title is 'Why Young
People Leave the Church' and is summarised in 4 parts
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M.A.
in Evangelism Studies - University of Sheffield
Nigel achieved
a Masters Degree in Evangelism Studies at the University of
Sheffield in the UK through post graduate studies at Cliff
College. His dissertation was entitiled "Why Young
People Leave the Church"
The contents page
is as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Do young people leave the church?
2.1 Past research
2.2 The scale of the problem
2.3 Literature survey
2.3.1 Why
people leave the church
2.3.2 Are there specific issues related to young people
2.3.2.1 Irrelevancy
2.3.2.2 Lack of belonging
2.3.2.3 Growing up
2.3.2.4 Pressure from others
2.3.3 The issue of a caring adult
2.4 Summary
3. Methodology
3.1
Definitions
3.2 Internet Component
3.3 Face to Face interviews
3.4 Group discussion
4. Results
4.1 Internet
Component
4.1.1 Young
people who left
4.1.2 Young people who stayed
4.2 Face to
Face Interviews
4.3 Group discussions
5. Conclusions
5.1 Findings
5.1.1 Past
research
5.1.2 This research
5.1.2.1 Boredom
5.1.2.2 Moving home
5.1.2.3 Caring adult
5.1.2.4 Behavioural issues
5.1.2.5 Friendship groups
5.1.2.6 Gender issues
5.1.2.7 'Church kids'
5.1.2.8 Denomination
5.1.2.9 Belief in God
5.1.2.10 Parental Involvement
5.2 Adolescence
5.2.1 Adolescence
is a journey
5.2.2 Self esteem and peer pressure
5.2.3 Support needed
5.3 Societal
changes
5.3.1 Initiation
and the teenager
5.3.2 Family breakdown
5.3.3 Influence of the media
5.3.4 Post modernism
6. Recommendations
6.1 Relational
Youthwork
6.1.1
Biblical Perspectives
6.1.2 Contemporary Examples
6.1.3 Reasons for its Effectiveness
6.1.4 A Case Study - AusLife
6.1.5 A Suggested Way forward
6.2 Implications
6.2.1
Implications for the Church
6.2.2 Implications for the Youth Leader
6.3 Further
Research
7. Bibliography
8. Appendices
Appendix One Table of internet results - Young people who
left
Appendix Two Table of Internet results - Young people who
stayed
Appendix Three Table of those interviewed in groups
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