Did you know 2 out of 3 Christian teens will, according to George Barna, participate in a "graduation evacuation" from the body of Christ once they graduate high school?

The problem of teenagers fleeing the church upon graduation has spiraled into a crisis.

Dare 2 Share is convinced that the answer to this crisis in Christianity lies in an aggressive initiative to transform youth ministry from reactive and entertainment based to great commission driven and Scripture based. From studying the Biblical book of Acts, as well as the explosive growth of the Mormon religion, which has grown primarily through an army of 60,000+ student missionaries, Dare 2 Share has crafted a powerful strategy that could turn the tide of youth ministry in America and capture the hearts of a large percentage of the millennial generation.

Mormons generally do not see a lot of fall out among their youth after graduation. While there are a variety of reasons for this, one of the most obvious is that Mormon teens\' entire adolescence is focused on preparing for a two-year mission after high school. In addition, their minds and souls are immersed with Mormon theology five days a week through \"seminary\" classes every day of the school year. The mission gives them something to do and the seminary gives them something to believe.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of events and curriculum for Christian teens centers around \"felt needs\" and how God's Word meets those needs. According to Mark Senter III in The Coming Revolution in Youth Ministry,

"There is no way in which the tactics currently being used will stem the tidal wave of spiritual, moral, and psychosocial problems faced by the current and coming generations of adolescents."

Youth ministry needs to become increasingly purposeful and call students to something more.

Dare 2 Share's Answer:

We at Dare 2 Share Ministries are fully convinced that the answer lies in raising the bar spiritually for teenagers, calling them to make a difference by taking Jesus Christ and the Great Commission seriously.

The result? According to Philemon 6 when we are actively sharing our faith, we know by personal experience every good thing we have in Christ Jesus. In other words, when students begin to share their faith they begin to own their faith, instead of borrowing it from their parents and their pastors.

The driving concept behind this movement is a calling, much like the calling Jesus gave to his disciples...a dare to share.

Teens who accept the call at our events are committed to transforming their youth ministries through an aggressive and relational evangelistic thrust. These core teens become the initiators of an invitational strategy of evangelism. These students pray for their unreached friends, pursue their friends on a deeper spiritual level by bringing up God conversations with them, and persuade their friends to attend youth group consistently, believe in Jesus, connect to a tribe/clique, develop spiritually and evangelize others. We call this Deep and Wide Youth Ministry.

Dare 2 Share Ministries
PO Box 745323
Arvada, CO, 80006