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This is a study of what attracts teenagers to the church and keeps them there. The author interviewd a number of teenagers and their parents from mainline Protestant, evangelical and Roman Catholic congregations. The book builds on the following elements: the story of how three churches are securing teens' commitment to a church-oriented sense of faith rooted in their Christian traditions; the voice of teens who are deeply commited, as well as those who opt out of the ""best case scenario"" churches; and the perceptions of parents in relation to spirituality, the church and religion. The result is a helpful description of the most effective ways that congregations and their parents can build a faith in early teens that is not anti-institutional and that helps them value the church as a place of identity, belonging and growth.

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Carol E. Lytch is Assistant Executive Director of the Association of Theological Schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She coordinated the Lilly Endowment programs for Strengthening Congregational Leadership through the Fund for Theological Education from 1999 to 2006 and has served as adjunct faculty at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. She is an ordained minister in The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

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