A Church with a Future - Brian Brown
A Church with a Future
(or, Why There's Nobody Under 30 in Your Church and What to Do About It)
By Brian Brown
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
May 22, 2013
Much has been made of the Millennial generation (today's twenty-somethings) with regard to its religious affiliation...or lack thereof. Depending on which study you consider, as many as 82% of people under 30 don't attend church regularly. One famous statistic claims that 75% of young people today lose their faith in college. Certainly, if you visit a mainline church you won't see many young adults in the pews. And the megachurches appear to have gutted Christianity in their frantic effort to make it appeal to young people.
But others dispute these apparent trends. A recent article on The Atlantic's website suggests that whatever might be "wrong" with young people, it's just because they're young-they'll grow out of it. And after all, whatever New Life and Saddleback are selling, they seem to be moving a lot of product.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
(or, Why There's Nobody Under 30 in Your Church and What to Do About It)
By Brian Brown
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
May 22, 2013
Much has been made of the Millennial generation (today's twenty-somethings) with regard to its religious affiliation...or lack thereof. Depending on which study you consider, as many as 82% of people under 30 don't attend church regularly. One famous statistic claims that 75% of young people today lose their faith in college. Certainly, if you visit a mainline church you won't see many young adults in the pews. And the megachurches appear to have gutted Christianity in their frantic effort to make it appeal to young people.But others dispute these apparent trends. A recent article on The Atlantic's website suggests that whatever might be "wrong" with young people, it's just because they're young-they'll grow out of it. And after all, whatever New Life and Saddleback are selling, they seem to be moving a lot of product.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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