There was a good article in our last denominational magazine called ["Where Did Our Young Adults Go?"](http://thebanner.org/magazine/article.cfm?article_id=1157) In it, they talked about the fact that [the Christian Reformed denomination](http://crcna.org) don’t have many young adults, which is defined as people in their 20′s and 30′s. The article also has some thoughts from people who grew up in a CRC church but have chosen not to attend one now that they are adults.

What the article doesn’t mention is that [Reformed theology is growing in Christians in that age group.](http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/september/42.32.html) The question I have is why is the CRC denomination struggling with getting members in that age group while denominations like the Presbyterian Church in America is growing?

I think the truth can be found in what the former members said in the article. Instead of focusing on reaching out, the CRC seems to be pre-occupied with itself instead of thinking outside of it’s boundaries. It is asking?”Why are we struggling with this?” instead of “How can we reach out?” A similar question, but not quite the same thing.

But what do I know? [My church](http://www.omahacrc.org) is seeing a lot of young adults being attracted to our church. Not because we have a lot of programs for them, but because they are accepted and we find a place for them. If they have musical talents, they sing or play on a Sunday. If they want to work with our youth group, then we let them. I’m not saying that we are perfect at it, but suddenly, without trying, the church has a lot of people in their late 20′s and in their 30′s (and I’m one of them!)

What are we doing that other CRC churches aren’t?