In the 9 metro Cincinnati counties, according to the 2006 U S Census estimate, there are 554,940 Baby Boomers. According to Dr. Thom Rainer, in an article entitled The Church In 2011: Catching The Age Wave, estimates that two thirds of the Boomers remain unchurched.
I do agree with him about the 2/3 figure (373,880), but I do not agree that all of them are unchurched. Many of this group are what would be more accurately defined as "church alumni".
In these same 9 counties, according to the US Census estimates(2006) , there are approximately 647,743 members of the “Silent Generation”. Many of these folks are still able to take an active part in the life of the Body. In many churches, they are recognized once a month when an announcement in the bulletin alerts them to the monthly potluck luncheon and a monthly or quarterly bus trip to either Gatlinburg or Branson.
In this era where we are constantly encouraged to recycle and conserve energy etc, I am concerned that we are wasting some of the most significant resources God has given us.
The next blog entry will address a legitimate solution to which I referred in Part I.
Ron
THE BOOMER BLOGGER
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