Church? no thanks

Joe Zickafous, a campus ministry missionary from Aberdeen and originally from about 7 states in the US came down with the Missouri team this past week. He's got 20 years of campus ministry experience: Ohio State and Missouri State to name a few. He's currently flagshipping a ministry across Europe called "Radiate", a culturally refined version of Chi Alpha.
Joe and I walked around campus the other day to do some interviews. We ended up getting like 20 people to respond to a basic 2-part question: What do you find most interesting about God and where do you go to find it?

The students were really brave, honestly. We're putting together the video for that, but I did find their responses quite interesting.

Of the 20 people interviewed, not one single person said that they would look to Church for responses to their curiosities about God. Not one. Some said books, family, friends, prayer, library, and conversations at pubs. I thought for sure some would consider Church an option, but to no avail.

In the area of statistical research and valid data collection, asking 20 people doesn't really yield compelling results. However, it remains a fascinating observation that at least alludes to some level of truth.

Church isn't even on young people's radar screens.

Most importantly, however, was the response to the first question. It was filled with curiosity, frustration, angst, excitement, anger. Each response had clearly been thought out at some point. Strong emotional responses certainly suggest the issue remains an important issue in their lives. At least the many questions and doubts that have produced unfruitful results.

People may not go to Church anymore, but it doesn't mean they're not any more curious about God.