Instead, they will lend their wealth of expertise and mentor Australia's next generation of program producers. The duo hope the young producers will, in turn, be effective in their outreach to Australia's disillusioned and disenchanted youth, who are increasingly giving the church the cold shoulder. The program is projected to begin airing prior to September's start of the Sydney Olympics. Christian, commercial, and community stations throughout Australia and New Zealand are being contacted to broadcast the program. A Disillusioned Audience Australian youth are haunted by a sense of hopelessness and helplessness, experts say, leading to one of the world's highest suicide rates among young people.
Extensive research reveals that religion is diminishing in relevance among Australian youth.
Church youth workers say Australian young people long for spiritual meaning, but don't necessarily express it through traditional means. Enter The Reality Zone . Trans World Radio can assist us in touching the youth of our country. A Bible teaching program in Pidgin is broadcast daily from Guam to Papua New Guinea. In cooperation with Compassion Australia, The Kid's Club is aired from Guam for children 8-12 years old in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.