Two Really Good Questions:

Thoughts provoked from today's Dallas Morning News Religion Section that have already hit discussion in my own church.

This article references the lack of participation among GenX and 20-somethings amidst the Souther Baptist Convention's leadership, membership and delegation at their convention and in their churches. The question is where are they and why aren't they attending local churches?

This article discusses the trend among some parents, who normally would have to pay for day care, who figure out the weeks different area churches host a "vacation Bible school" and then drop them off. The article focuses on the church's response (some said they'd take them in because they're likely the ones that need to hear the message, and others said they'd turn them away due to lack of ability to supervise these "surprise" additions--who failed top preregister--due to difficulty in getting last-minute volunteers). The question is are we really able to do effective ministry when a kid has seen the same VBS a couple of weeks in a row (there are only so many curriculums out there, and a kid can see the same one 3 or more times in 6 weeks)?