Decades Coffee Club Conversation

I'm in Decades coffee club using free internet, sipping a bold and nibbling on a bran cranberry muffin. Ron makes the best muffins outside of 8671.

A random conversation with a person sitting two tables over puts my attention on a topic I think of often. The person is articulate, smart and in her early 20's - she used to be involved in church culture, but no longer. Her parents are still in but their daughter isn't. She is paying off school loans, hanging with friends -- doing life -- but chooses not to step into a church building and would rather do something else with her Sunday. In my conversations with people here in Chilliwack, I find this story repeated over and over. Parents raise kids within the church culture. Kid gets old enough to make own choices, heads off to college or full-time work and church culture looses it's value to them. They don't go, anymore. Most likely never to return.

I had the feeling in this conversation that I had a lot to learn. I wanted to ask more questions, I wanted to listen I wanted to know why she was no longer attending church in a building. I could make assumptions and draw resulting conclusions, but I may be way off. Unfortunately, the conversation ended and all I'm left with is questions and no answers, half a cup of bold and a muffin wrapper.

So, what are your thoughts why so many no longer go to church services?