2. Session #2: Introduction & Overview Brent Bounds, PhD

4. Some Surprising (or not so surprising) Statistics

5. Marriage Marriage rates on the decline – ½ of adults 18 and older are married 51% in 2010 72% in 1960 20% of 18-29 year olds married in 2010 50% of 18-29 year olds in married 1960 Median Age of 1 st Marriage – Males = 28.7 – Females = 26.5 Pew Research Center, 2011

6. Marriage Marriage vs. Parenthood – Millennials (18-29) 52% report parenthood as one of most important things in life 30% report marriage as most important Pew Research Center

7. According to a survey of adults aged 20 to 59, women have an average of four sex partners during their lifetime; men have an average of seven. Source: National Center for Health Statistics

8. Modern Morals Percent reporting behavior as morally wrong Married having affair88% Not reporting income tax79% Drinking alcohol excessively61% Having an abortion52% Smoking marijuana50% Homosexual behavior50% Telling a lie to spare feelings43% Sex between unmarried adults35% Gambling35% Overeating32%

10. Questions So what does this mean for us? What implications of this cultural change have you seen in your own ministry? How does Scripture inform us about this? What are some expectations for our time together?