Christians have been negotiating the relationship between churches and the wider, secular culture ever since there was a discernible “secular culture.” What’s new is how many young evangelical church leaders are learning to surf, rather than draw lines against, secular culture.
“Oh….you are an artist. How interesting…” And then…an awkward change of topic generally ensues. Immediately.
What happens when the unique spiritual characteristics and technological trends among Millennials collide? The latest study from Barna Group explores just that. In an era of radical transparency, Millennials have a heightened sensitivity for artificiality and false promotion. Any leader or organization who wants to engage the next generation—whether from the pulpit or the classroom—needs to take care not to make false promises or exaggerations in their messages.
Think the fiery Puritan who preached America’s most famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of Angry God,” would threaten to dangle celebrities over the pit of hell? Think again.
Great article by Wheaton College president. Artists already know that as Christians they will not be fully at home in the world of art, so why should we add the crushing burden of not allowing them to be fully at home in the church as well?
One-third of all twenty-somethings now describe their religious affiliation as, “none.” The biggest surprise in national study was that Evangelical Protestant denominations have suffered almost as much decline in the last ten or fifteen years as liberal main line churches. -Diana Butler Bass, Author, Christianity After Religion
Historic Christian morality and modren neuroscience have come to the same conclusion: When people have sex it forms a nearly inseparable bond. So why are Christian Millennials “hooking up”?
Women in American churches know how they want to be perceived by others: they want to be influenced by the Bible, and reject the idea of being heavily affected by the media. But is this an actuality or merely an aspiration?
David Kinnaman discusses new Barna research.
Part 3 in series: Women of Faith in Leadership Scot McKnight, an award-winning author, blogger, Two Handed Warrior contributor, and professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL, has written extensively about women in the church, discipleship and the…
Part 2 in series: Women of Faith in Leadership “There is an enormous range of experiences for women in today’s churches, from those who are very satisfied to those who feel as if the church is one of the least welcoming…
Are we all adolescents now? by Thomas E. Bergler The house lights go down. Spinning, multicolored lights sweep the auditorium. A rock band launches into a rousing opening song. “Ignore everyone else, this time is just about you and Jesus,” proclaims…
The church generally doesn’t teach singles much about dating well, turning people down in a loving way, getting over break-ups, figuring out what we want in a mate. The only advice we are given is ‘Don’t have sex.’