When I graduated from college, I got a job in San Diego (where I was from) and moved back home. I would guess that only 30-40% of my friends moved back home after college.

Times are changing.

According to a recent survey, 85% of college graduates are moving back home with their parent(s). That’s a lot. (Note the technical research language I used in my last sentence.)

There are all sorts of questions that emerge for those of us who serve teenagers and emerging adults.

-How can we help kids and parents deal with the complexities of moving back home, ranging from re-establishing communication patterns to knowing how to handle “curfew” (or whatever that looks like)?

-How can we help these folks who feel transient take root in our communities?

-How can this be not just a holding pattern for these young adults but a time of deep formation? (this question is certainly related to the question right above it)

I think this dynamic brings new ministry and community opportunities for us. Now we just have to figure out what those are, and determine how to move forward toward them.