• Youth Area-Wide Youth Area-Wide Sunday Sunday night, March 25night, March 25

• Family Retreat Family Retreat March 30- April 1March 30- April 1

• Friends and Family Day Friends and Family Day April 22April 22

• Service Day Service Day Saturday, April 28Saturday, April 28

• Senior Sunday Night Senior Sunday Night May 13May 13

• Middle School Bowling Middle School Bowling Saturday, May 19Saturday, May 19

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Meet the Meet the StudentsStudents 384 high school seniors from different 384 high school seniors from different

regions across the USregions across the US All involved in church youth groupsAll involved in church youth groups 59% female | 41% male59% female | 41% male 82% live with both father and mother82% live with both father and mother Median GPA is 3.5 – 3.99Median GPA is 3.5 – 3.99 83% White/Caucasian | 8% Asian/Asian 83% White/Caucasian | 8% Asian/Asian

American 3% Hispanic/Latino | 2% African-American 3% Hispanic/Latino | 2% African-American 1% Native-American | 3% American 1% Native-American | 3% OtherOther

Average church size: 500-900 membersAverage church size: 500-900 members Average youth group size: 50-75 studentsAverage youth group size: 50-75 students

What is Sticky What is Sticky Faith?Faith?1.1.It is both internal and It is both internal and

external.external.2.2.It is both personal and It is both personal and

communal.communal.3.3.It is both mature and It is both mature and

maturing.maturing.

Mission Statement: Mission Statement: Partnering with families to prepare young Partnering with families to prepare young

people people for a lifetime of loving God, loving others, for a lifetime of loving God, loving others,

and following Jesus.and following Jesus.

Parents, Parents, Parents, Parents, ParentsParents““Let me give you some good news from our Let me give you some good news from our research: your kids are more connected to research: your kids are more connected to you than you might think. We asked you than you might think. We asked graduating seniors to rank five groups in graduating seniors to rank five groups in terms of the quality and quantity of support terms of the quality and quantity of support they received from them. Those five groups they received from them. Those five groups were friends inside of youth group, friends were friends inside of youth group, friends outside of youth group, youth leaders, outside of youth group, youth leaders, parents, and adults in the congregation. parents, and adults in the congregation. Which group did they rank number one? Which group did they rank number one? Parents. More good news: our research Parents. More good news: our research shows a relationship between this parental shows a relationship between this parental support and Sticky Faith.”support and Sticky Faith.”

Parents, Parents, Parents, Parents, ParentsParents• ““It’s who you are that shapes your kid…It’s who you are that shapes your kid…

How you express and live out your faith How you express and live out your faith may have a greater impact on your son may have a greater impact on your son or daughter than anything else.”or daughter than anything else.”

• It’s never too late. It’s never too early.It’s never too late. It’s never too early.

Let’s End with GodLet’s End with God““As we share our research with parents, As we share our research with parents, including parents who are grieving the way including parents who are grieving the way their children have strayed from the Sticky their children have strayed from the Sticky Faith path, we are repeatedly reminded of Faith path, we are repeatedly reminded of the God who transcends all research and all the God who transcends all research and all easy answers. We are struck by how much easy answers. We are struck by how much we need to depend on God for wisdom and we need to depend on God for wisdom and strength for ourselves…Ultimately, the Holy strength for ourselves…Ultimately, the Holy Spirit, not us, develops Sticky Faith in our Spirit, not us, develops Sticky Faith in our kids.”kids.”

““Our top suggestion is this: trust the Lord Our top suggestion is this: trust the Lord with your kids and continue to ask—maybe with your kids and continue to ask—maybe at times beg—the Lord to build in them a at times beg—the Lord to build in them a Sticky Faith.”Sticky Faith.”