At 72 years of age I have observed one major change that is not being addressed. When I was in my teens the church had a very active youth group. Today the herding cat syndrome rears it's ugly head. The kids have so many competing activities it is very difficult to get them engaged. If this continues church membership declines as they leave home and don't feel any reason to attend church in their new community. As the chairman of our congregation board of youth I don't see any support from the district or synod to address any of these concerns.