Young Adults
Young Adults
Numerous research studies have demonstrated an exodus of emerging adults from churches
throughout Christian denominations. This study examines why millennials in the Seventh-day
Adventist Church connect with or disconnect with both the denomination as a whole
and with local churches. Through a two-phased mixed methodology approach, researchers
conducted interviews with self-selected focus groups of recent Adventist college graduates,
developed an inductively generated survey instrument, and then electronically distributed
the survey to recent Adventist college graduates through email. The results demonstrated
eight themes that require further discussion. Overall, there are more millennials
connected to the Adventist church than previously anticipated, and even many who appear
to have disconnected from the Adventist church remain connected in a variety of nontraditional
ways.