[serialposts]My Thoughts on Reason #6 of The Barna Report They threw leaves into the air on this beautiful Fall Sunday. I wish all our days could reflect such happy abandon. I stood in front of my church across from the courthouse plaza watching those kids. On my...
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[video] 60 seconds to significance: why is work important?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMC-7owya9Y It's all about transforming lives. I've seen this in rural Kenya, as well as downtown in the city where I live in here in Florida. We all want to feel like we're able to contribute to society in some way. In fact, I could...
[reasons they leave #5] the exclusivity of christianity
[serialposts]“I’ve got good news and bad news,” I announced to the fifteen or so members of my church’s high school youth group. “The good news is I brought cookies. The bad news is I need help with my homework. I’ve been asked to write a blog post about this reason...
[reasons they leave #4] the church is judgemental regarding sexuality
[serialposts] Is leaving the church the same thing as leaving God? Just days ago, I received this text message from a teenager struggling with finding Christian community. God is important to her. She's a young woman with faith much stronger than many adults. And yet...
[reasons they leave #3] church antagonism towards science
[serialposts]“God, why is the sky blue?” I was eighteen when I finally asked...
[reasons they leave #2] shallow experience of christianity
[serialposts] Reason #2 – Teens’ and twentysomethings’ experience of...
[reasons they leave #1] churches seem overprotective
[serialposts]the back story, my story, and his story (about why young...
why young christians leave church
Three out of five. That's what the research shows. According to Barna Group,...
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