The elephant in the playground
Ben Alltimes discusses peer pressure and the reasons why so many children from Christian families do not go on to become believers
Sadly, many children from Christian families end up ‘falling away’ from the church and rejecting the faith of their parents. The reasons for this may be many, but why are we so reluctant to talk about – much less face up to – one of the seemingly most common ones; the effects of non-church friendships on church children?