Meeting young adults’ needs
I see a need for some kind of program for college graduates as they move on from college campuses and start out on their own in a new city. It is a very lonely time for them. They do not have "built-in" friends as they have their whole life. Now they are out on their own, starting a new career, and need Christian contacts and a way to feel they fit in at church. In your 20's you don't want to go to church alone. People at church don't seem to connect with a single 20-something. Once or twice at church having this experience and they write it off. How can we connect with these young adults and get them involved with others their age and interested in continuing their lives with God as a major part of it? I have 5 children, and I think they all have gone through this or are still struggling with it.
I agree wholeheartedly with your concerns. Young Christians need connections to Christian peers. Those connections can lead to important friendships, Bible studies and meaningful service projects.
As you probably know from congregational life, new programs can get started when people see needs and then seek to meet them. Perhaps it is speaking to your pastor or other congregational leaders. Maybe it is contacting synodical leadership. Needs like this could possibly be met by neighboring congregations coordinating their efforts and combining their resources. When we understand that the people you are talking about are the future of our church, then the need you identified becomes all the more important.
WELS Commission on Discipleship has resources for men’s and women’s ministries. Contacting personnel there could help your children and many others. God bless your efforts!