A look at one of Hollywood’s thriving Millennial-focused churches: Basileia Hollywood, average age 26 “Basileia Hollywood may be the only church in America where a celebrity can get up to visit the restroom and have his seat stolen by a…
Christians in Hollywood: A Treatment, by Mission Impossible Writer, Ron Austin
Antagonism between Christianity and a Hollywood establishment is part of the rift between Christianity and much of popular culture itself. But the roots of the conflict go much deeper.
Waiting on the Sun, by Patrick Wood
Answering God’s faith-building call By Patrick Wood Called to Hollywood? It wasn’t that I had a difficult time believing Dr. Stratton had, in fact, received such a command from the Lord. His ability to hear from God—an area I hoped to…
The Zacchaeus Generation: Identity, Community, and Seeing, by Mike Friesen
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…
15 Reasons I Left Church, by Rachel Held Evans
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.” –…
Four More (BIG) Reasons Young Adults Quit Church, by Christian Piatt
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…
Five Myths about Why Millennials are Leaving the Church, by David Kinnaman
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…
How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community: Series Intro
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…
Young Adults Fleeing Churches That Embrace Partisan Politics, by Jonathan Merritt
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…
The Screwtape Letters Onstage: One Hell of a Good Show
“WICKEDLY WITTY…it is, if I may say so, ONE HELL OF A GOOD SHOW! Lewis’ topsy-turvy exercises in inverted moral theology were made to be played with lip-smacking relish!” -Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
The Action Oriented Artist, by Joey O’Conner
The world will never experience the beauty, truth, and goodness of God through your art if you don’t take action. by Joey O’Connor The Action Figure As a boy, I loved action-figures. GI Joe was my hero and if there…