Stats to think about...

Preteen Culture Stats:

- 73% of kids between the ages of 8 to 12 years old have internet as favorite media medium. (Barna, 23)
- Kids between the ages of 8 to 12 years old intake about 48 hours a week of mass media. (Barna, 23)


Preteen Spiritual Stats:

- Barna and sociologists have discovered that the moral and spiritual foundations are generally determined by age 9. (Barna, 47)
- Barna discovered that the probability of someone embracing Jesus as his/her Savior was:
32% between the ages of 5 and 12
4% between the ages of 13 to 18
6% between the ages of 19 or older

In other words, if people do not embrace Jesus Christ as their Savior before their teen years, the chances of doing so at all is slim. (Barna, 34)
(All material taken from George Barna's book "Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions")

Can anyone say "Preteen Ministry!"

Joe