Are Millennials more influenced by advertising than previous generations, or less influenced? Depends on the data we love the most. by David Kinnaman Millennials (or Gen Y, or Mosaics) have caused a lot of new study and discussion. I was…
Part 12 in series How Millennials Who Gave up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community Two articles in national media today picked up on some of the same themes as this week’s THW theme, albeit from rather different perspectives.…
Part 11 in series How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Todd W. Hall, PhD I work a lot with graduate students and some clients who are in the “emerging adult” stage (defined as…
Part 9 in series How Millennials Who Gave up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Mike Friesen Our identities are ultimately dictated by our relationships. We are the byproduct of whom we commune with. When we look at…
Part 8 in series How Millennials Gave Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Christian Piatt I’ve written a couple of pieces lately that have gotten a lot of attention about why younger people tend to walk away…
Part 7 in series A Place of Our Own: How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Rachel Held Evans So yesterday’s post, 15 Reasons I Left Church, generated a massive response, which I was not expecting.…
Part 6 in series How Millennials Who Gave Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. “We aren’t looking for a faith that provides all the answers; we’re looking for one in which we are free to ask the questions.” –…
Part 5 in series A Place of Our Own: How Millennials Who Have Given Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community by Christian Piatt There has been a surprisingly positive response to the article I published yesterday: “Seven Reasons Why…
Part 4 in series How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Christian Piatt From time to time I revisit the question: why are young adults walking away from religion? Although the answer(s) vary from…
Part 3 in series A Place of Our Own: How Millennials Who Have Given Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. The conclusion from the research is that most young people with a Christian background are dropping out of…
Part 2 in series How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. Millennial Christians desire for their faith in Christ to connect to the world they live in. However, much of their experience of Christianity…
What looks like the death of religion in America, may in fact be the birth pangs of one of the greatest spiritual awakenings in history. by Gary David Stratton, PhD For nearly 400 years American churches have counted on Easter…