American Family Association (AFA) President Tim Wildmon finds it ironic that there are more Christian churches and attractions now than any other time in history and yet the number of true Christian Americans is on the decline.
"I am speaking about the largest generation of our time — the Millennials," he writes on his association's website. "These are our future leaders, and unless we reach out in a very strategic way, the church in America will continue to decline."
Wildmon is concerned about that generation, saying they lack spiritual guidance. He quotes Ephesians 4:14 to describe today's youth who are being "tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes."
Because of this, the AFA is doing everything they can to convince the Millennials — or those born between 1982 and sometime in the early 2000s — that they still need God.
Wildmon talked to his 27-year-old son Wesley about his concern, so they came up with the new initiative called Engage.
"I hope what I've just shared with you is an encouragement that while AFA is standing for biblical values every day, part of our efforts are aimed at building up the next generation of Christians and getting them involved in the critical issues of our time," says Wildmon. "America desperately needs a voice of biblical reason."
Through Engage, the AFA will host a weekly radio programme on the American Family Radio network in hopes of counselling the youth. They will also have an annual print magazine featuring some of their website's best articles.
There will also be constant social media posts that will challenge Millennials to live a life with a biblical worldview. Lastly, they will host the Engage Worldview Conference sometime in Spring 2017.
"We want to take this conference on the road across America to reach thousands of young Christian people," says Wildmon.
