The Case for HomeBase

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The Church

• More resources dedicated to childrens and youth
  ministry than ever before
• Shouldnt we be seeing unprecedented results?

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The Statistics

• Barna Research Group
• 75 of churched young people leave faith during
  college years
• Southern Baptist Council on Family Life
• Less than 5 under age 30 can even articulate the
  gospel message
• Your Family?
• If you are typical Christian family with 2 kids,
  youll lose one of them to the world

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The Big Picture

• There are many exceptions
• God is still God!
• Yet we have an obligation to consider the
  realities around us

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The Hard Questions

• Has the Church failed?
• Have pastors, staff members and volunteers
  failed?
• Have programs like Awana failed?

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The Clear Answer

• Church hasnt failed, but is struggling
• Think of a bicycle missing a pedal
• Whats the Church missing?

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Where are the Parents?

• Present but unaccounted for
• Busy with other things
• Glad to delegate to specialists

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Why Parents Fail to Lead

• Lack vision
• Lack confidence
• Compare themselves unfavorably to professionals
  at church
• Ultimately a huge spiritual battle

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The Needs

• Parents
• Vision
• Confidence
• Tools
• Churches
• Resources
• Integration
• HomeBase seeks to meet these needs!