The Friday night group will receive all the resources and wear out the leaders with very few, if any, moving from Friday night to Sunday. You would think that such an approach would sit easily in Sydney Anglican churches. We would never think to empty our church services of biblical content, turning them into entertaining events to attract the un-churched. Among youth leaders, weary of running programs and struggling with discipline for minimal results, Moser s approach is finding many adherents. However among rectors and parents there is opposition.
Christian parents complain their children no longer like youth group.
They fear that if their children are not happy with the program at church they will be on the streets and out of their control. Rectors complain because they prefer to see a large group running around the hall on Friday night rather than a smaller group growing as disciples. When the gospel is an add-on and the group is not characteristically Christian it betrays a lack of faith in the gospel. Ultimately it is an exercise in belief for youth group leaders, parents and rectors.