Stop Calling Them Students

The renowned sociologist begged us to stop throwing “student” in front of ministries. He explained that the dropout rate is high, and such a nomenclature eliminates many from finding a place in the church. But almost everyone read his remarks either with the shrugged shoulders of, I don’t get it or the rolling eyes of, Come on, loosen up, I think you’re drunk on statistical tables, feeling his comments as some kind of exhausting academic version of political correctness.