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1 Joining and Remaining: A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist JOINING & REMAINING A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist John Wesley Taylor V taylorjw@gc.adventist.org All-important matter Conversion of the students. Fundamentals of Christian, p. 436 Conversion Joining ACCESSION TO THE CHURCH The Role of Adventist Adventist LONGEST and LARGEST EVANGELISTIC EVENT held by the Adventist Church Duration 5-9 hours/day days/year years Size Level Sites Evangelists Attendees Elementary 5,915 54,282 1,200,880 Secondary 2,435 39, ,251 Training ,765 Schools Colleges & , ,024 Universities Totals 8, ,656 1,954,920 December 31, 2016 Adventist Baptisms in Adventist Children from Adventist families LONGEST and LARGEST EVANGELISTIC EVENT Effective? Year Baptized , , , , , , , , , , % 61.7% No Adventist 4.6% 0.0% 95.4% 100.0% Some Adventist 12 Grades Adventist Never joined the church Joined the church W. E. Minder Lake Union N=807 John Wesley Taylor V (taylorjw@gc.adventist.org) 1
2 Joining and Remaining: A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist Children from Adventist families Children from Adventist families Adventist Is Mission 13x more likely 15.4% 3.1% 2.42 Never Baptized 8.06 Baptized W. E. Minder Lake Union N= % 59.9% No Adventist 84.6% 1+ years Adventist 96.9% 11+ years Adventist Never baptized Baptized Jim Epperson Southern Union N=844 The work of and the work of redemption are one., p. 30 Adventist Is Mission Reaffirm the central role of Adventist in the evangelistic mission of the church RETENTION IN THE CHURCH The Role of Adventist who leave -15M -10M -5M 0 5M 10M 15M 20M 13,737,025 who left who stayed 20,647,979 Since 1965: 34,385,004 accessions Net loss rate: 39.95% Of 10 members, 4 have slipped away. who leave -6M -4M M 4M 6M 8M 5,918,483 7,729,798 Youth who leave Landmark Youth Retention study Over 1,500 baptized 15- and 16-year-olds Representative of Adventist youth: Large & small churches, small towns & big cities, public schools & Adventist schools, all ethnic groups Interviewed each year for the next 10 years Youth who leave Not just ONE lost coin But HALF of the coins! who left who stayed In , there were 13,648,281 accessions Net loss rate: 43.36% How many left the church by age 25-26? John Wesley Taylor V (taylorjw@gc.adventist.org) 2
3 Joining and Remaining: A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, your beautiful flock? Jeremiah 13:20 Seven Studies Retention and Adventist : 1. Valuegenesis Study (multi-year) 2. Youth Retention Study (longitudinal) 3. Epperson Study (dissertation) 4. Rice Study (dissertation, longitudinal) 5. Minder Study (dissertation) 6. Center Creative Ministry Study (global, qual) 7. ASTR Leaving the Church Study (global) Span 3 decades 3 studies since 2010 Valuegenesis Study Data from 2, th -grade Adventist students in Adventist schools showed that the more years of Adventist schooling, the greater the person s Denomination loyalty Adventist orthodoxy Intention to remain an Adventist at age 40 Dudley, R. (1992). Valuegenesis: Faith in the balance. La Sierra University Press, Riverside, CA. Thayer, J. (2008). Valuegenesis reanalysis. Unpublished manuscript. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. 1 Factors that Develop Religious Faith 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Attending an Adventist School Family I grew up in Mother's faith School weeks of prayer Father's faith Grandparents' faith Adventist summer camps Student weeks of prayer Pathfinders My Bible teacher Very much Bible classes in school Not at all Valuegenesis3 Study (2010) 81% of all students said Attending an Adventist school is the most important thing that has helped me develop my religious faith. Valuegenesis3 Study (2010) Youth Retention Study A 10-year study of youth (N=1523), beginning at ages Key finding: Number of years in an Adventist school was positively related to: Commitment to Jesus Christ My relationship with Christ is stronger now Religion is important in my life Personal Bible study 2 Dudley, 2000; Thayer, 2008 Epperson Study 4.5x more likely Inactive Leaving 3 Rice Study 4 Rice Study 42.0% 58.0% 20.8% 79.2% 9.3% Infrequent or no church attendance 90.7% Regular church attendance 63% 18% 38% 7% 37% 6% 13% 5% 77% 23% Never Baptized No Longer a Member Member not Attending Baptized and Attending 74% 26% 50% 50% Similar findings in Valuegenesis study and Youth Retention Study. Do not pay tithe Pay tithe No Adventist 1+ years Adventist 11+ years Adventist Jim Epperson Children of Southern Union Adventist families. N=844 Public high school Adventist academy Robert Rice Southern California 13-year longitudinal. N=264 Public high school Adventist academy Robert Rice Southern California 13-year longitudinal. N=264 John Wesley Taylor V (taylorjw@gc.adventist.org) 3
4 Joining and Remaining: A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist Rice Study 63% 27% Public high school 22% 78% Adventist academy Married a non- Adventist Married an Adventist Robert Rice Southern California 13-year longitudinal. N=264 Minder Study 38.3% 10.9% 50.8% No Adventist 4.6% 16.4% 78.9% Some Adventist 0.0% 98.2% 12 Grades Adventist 1.8% Never joined Joined but then left Joined and remained W. E. Minder Children of Lake Union Adventist families. N=807 5 Center for Creative Ministry Study SDA Other 83% 17% 3x Lapsed & Ex- 44% 56% Current 6 P. Richardson, Qualitative. Global. N=925. ASTR Leaving the Church Study Stayed: Only SDA Other 3x 2.5x 2x 100% 90% 80% 53.9% 70% 85.7% 64.9% 60% 84.5% 93.1% 87.0% 50% 40% 30% 46.1% 20% 35.1% 10% 15.5% 14.3% 6.9% 13.0% 0% Ex- Current Ex- Current Ex- Current ASTR Elementary/Primary Secondary/High Tertiary: College/ 9 divisions. School Attendance School Attendance University Attendance 7 Are the accession and the retention of children and youth in the Church associated with their participation in Adventist? Consistent Persuasive Train up a child in the way he should go Proverbs 22:6, NKJV BARRIERS TO THE REDEMPTIVE PURPOSE of Adventist John Wesley Taylor V (taylorjw@gc.adventist.org) 4
5 Joining and Remaining: A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist Barrier #1 Many children and youth from Seventh-day Adventist homes are not attending Adventist schools. Adventists and Adventist Over half of global church members report no experience of Adventist 52.58% 17.13% 17.54% 12.75% Percentages: Highest level of Adventist experienced Proportion with No SDA by Division 80.0% 76.0% 70.0% 66.0% 65.5% 60.3% 60.0% 55.9% 52.2% 48.4% 47.5% 50.0% 40.0% 29.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% Elementary/Primary School Tertiary/Higher Seconday/High School No Adventist 2014 data. 9 divisions. 0.0% ECD IAD NAD SAD SID SPD SSD TED WAD Proportion with No SDA by Division 80.0% 76.0% 70.0% 66.0% 65.5% 60.3% 60.0% 55.9% 52.2% 48.4% 47.5% 50.0% 40.0% 29.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% ECD IAD NAD SAD SID SPD SSD TED WAD All our youth should be permitted to have the blessings and privileges of an at our schools, that they may be inspired to become laborers together with God. E. G. White. Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. 44. Dismantling Barrier #1 Pastors and educators proactively share with parents the positive and consistent relationship between Adventist and the proportion of children and youth joining and remaining in the Church Dismantling Barrier #1 Church leaders intentionally establish initiatives, in partnership with local fields and congregations, to boost the availability of Adventist to Seventh-day Adventist children and youth Dismantling Barrier #1 al institutions create viable avenues by which Adventist students of limited means may obtain a Seventh-day Adventist Barrier #2 Many teachers in Adventist schools are not members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. John Wesley Taylor V (taylorjw@gc.adventist.org) 5
6 Joining and Remaining: A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist Teachers in Adventist Schools Teachers in Adventist Schools Proportion of Adventist Teachers 80% Adventist 71.4% Non-Adventist 28.6% December 31, % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 26.5% 30.5% 32.9% 30.9% 73.5% 69.5% 67.1% 69.1% Elementary Secondary Wkr Train Tertiary Adventist Non-Adventist December 31, % 76% 74% 72% 70% 68% 66% 64% 62% 60% The mission of the Church is evangelistic Adventist fulfill the mission To be effective In all our churches there should be schools, and teachers in these schools who are missionaries. Fulfill the mission Evangelists If the instructors have a religious experience themselves, they will be able to communicate to their students the knowledge of the love of God that they have received. These lessons can be given only by those who are themselves truly converted. E. G. White, Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. 168 Dismantling Barrier #2 Church leaders at all levels establish and regularly assess specific objectives (with corresponding KPIs) for al systems and schools within their territory to progressively increase the proportion of Seventhday Adventist teachers in Adventist schools John Wesley Taylor V (taylorjw@gc.adventist.org) 6
7 Joining and Remaining: A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist Dismantling Barrier #2 Church leaders in collaboration with Adventist IHEs establish and strengthen teacher training programs, potentially to include special subsidies for those training as elementary and secondary teachers Dismantling Barrier #2 Leaders of Adventist IHEs develop and implement strategic plans in order to acquire or prepare qualified Adventist educators in each academic area offered Barrier #3 Many pastors are not aware of the evangelistic role of Adventist, nor perhaps convinced of its efficacy. Pastors Believe More likely 60% No difference 40% Random sample from world divisions. N= Pastors Years of Adventist 1-4 years 26% None 8% 13+ years 14% 9-12 years 16% 5-8 years 36% Random sample from world divisions. N= Dismantling Barrier #3 Adventist Seminaries and Schools of Religion incorporate required courses in the Ministry of Christian in the programs of study for all students specializing in pastoral ministry, religion, or theology who have not experienced Adventist and their likelihood of leaving the church. One in three pastors have had fewer than five years exposure to Adventist. Only ~14% of pastors have completed all of their in Adventist institutions. Dismantling Barrier #3 Adventist Seminaries and Schools of Religion require an internship in an Adventist school of all ministerial students who have not completed at least one year of study in an Adventist primary or secondary school Dismantling Barrier #3 Ministerial and al leaders emphasize through publications and at meetings of Adventist pastors the evangelistic effectiveness of Seventh-day Adventist, especially in terms of accession and retention CONCLUSION John Wesley Taylor V (taylorjw@gc.adventist.org) 7
8 Joining and Remaining: A Look at the Data on the Role of Adventist In Adventist Children and youth experience Accession Retention Redemption In the highest sense, the work of and the work of redemption are one., p. 30 All your children shall be taught by God. And great shall be the peace of your children. Isaiah 54:13 TAUGHT BY GOD Seventh-day Adventist John Wesley Taylor V (taylorjw@gc.adventist.org) 8
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