Evangelicalism and the Future
JULY 10, 2014 | BY: STEVE CHALKE -- The terms 'evangelical' and 'evangelicalism', alongside the act of 'evangelism', are rooted in two...
4 Reasons Jesus was Millennial
SEPT 24, 2013 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- Christians, especially around the blogosphere, are infatuated with 'Millennial Christianity...
Why I Didn't Leave the Church: Thoughts from a Real, Live Millennial
AUGUST 21, 2013 | BY: NEELY BAUGH -- There seems to be a lot of talk about “millennials leaving the church” these days. And while I ...
The Church’s Doomed Pursuit of the Elusive Young Adult
It seems that everywhere you look today, “the church, ” especially within historic traditions, is talking about reaching that ever-elusive young adult demographic. Sometimes it feels like we are on some Nati...
Young Adults: Forget Church, Follow Jesus
Two recent articles grabbed my attention, partly because they resonate quite a bit with the pieces I’ve written about Why Young Adults Leave Church. It’s also interesting to me that so many people seem to be t...
Worship, Evangelism and “Earning the Right” to Invite
Those of us who are involved in church are well-trained to invite people to worship. We find ways to bring up in conversation how great our music is, how compelling the sermons are and how children are invo...
Four More (BIG) Reasons Young Adults Quit Church
There has been a surprisingly positive response to the article I published earlier in the week called “Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church.” And as I noted, it was hardly a comprehensive list. There we...
Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church
From time to time I revisit the question: why are young adults walking away from religion? Although the answer(s) vary from person to person, there are some general trends that I think apply in most cases.
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