One of the hardest realizations for a church community is that who they are isn’t “enough.” It’s understandable that they take it personally. To reach young adults, we have to essentially say “the way you’ve been doing it isn’t going to work.” It might have worked for decades, and your people have gotten used to thinking that the way they do church is how church should be done.
Read MoreIt’s amazing how often I hear older generations talk about contemporary worship in the most negative terms. So let’s take a moment and unpack three unexpected reasons millennials and gen Z are attracted to a current worship style.
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Church as home ought to be the image of the people of God preparing a place that Jesus would recognize as an outpost of the kingdom upon his return.
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Based on the hundreds of conversations I have had with millennials I can say that the two edges (although not always worded exactly like Rabbi Brous chooses to word them) of “extremism” and “routine-ism” are inextricably linked to the often-volatile disinterest that millennials have for religion.
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As church leaders we hear a lot about the need for NEW. New programs,…
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The last few weeks we’ve done some forward thinking...
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The last few weeks we’ve done some forward thinking to help us gain some perspective on millennials and the church.
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Over the next few weeks we’ll do some forward thinking to help us gain some perspective on millennials and the church.
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Millennials I talk on a regular basis are at a loss when it comes to the church debates about human sexuality.
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A New Model We recently posted a new model for churches who…
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