Funny thing is...one of the reasons that I thought of "young adult ministries" is that some of the really successful "youth groups" here in Warren have kids hanging on into their mid-twenties... THAT can't be healthy...

I'm not talking about "mixer games and cosmic bowling" as young adult ministries. We're more looking at "alternatives to bars" to hang out and offering age level appropriate Bible studies. You gotta understand, too, that here "young adult" is stretched into the late 30s...

You're right in this - we have to target young people with children. But we also have to target young people without children (that was where First UMC was roundly criticized a couple years ago - stuff for kids, middle-aged people, older people, young people WITH kids...but that little group - and here it IS a little group - felt left out...of course, most of the stuff offered for "middle aged" was really for "all ages"...)

Hmmm - that little stream of consciousness bit made me realize that we're dealing with a bit of a "it's all about me" entitlement mentality. That which is offered for "everybody" isn't tailored enough for "me".

So - why have ANY age defined categories?

*boink*