Deseret News best of 2012: Faith in the community
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Nearly 59 percent of young adults ages 18 to 29 with a Christian background disconnect, either permanently or for an extended time, from church life after age 15, according to a recent study by the Barna Group, a nonpartisan group in Ventura, Calif., that studies the intersection of faith and culture.
Religious leaders are desperately trying to reverse such statistics through a variety of approaches.
Read the full report here: Wandering from worship: What churches are doing to hold on to the next generation
Religious leaders are desperately trying to reverse such statistics through a variety of approaches.
Read the full report here: Wandering from worship: What churches are doing to hold on to the next generation

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