Part 14 in series How Millennials Who Gave up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community by Billy Roberts Bad news for churches trying to fill their seats with young people. A recent survey of Millennial values conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute offers little…
Part 13 in series How Millennials Who Gave up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community by Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., CEO and Founder, Public Religion Research Institute Pastors and priests seeking to fill their pews with young churchgoers have a tough…
How shalom, common good and prosperity can come from an unlikely place.
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 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…
The dramatic generational shift away from the church is primarily in reaction to the religious right By Jonathan Merritt Religious pollsters and demographers have long warned that young people were leaving churches in alarming numbers. According to a much talked about…