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For what it’s worth….
I just finished a great book called: The Next Christians… I would highly recommend it if you have some spare time (believe me, I know how hard “spare time” is to come by these days)… nevertheless, I...
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Our Emptying Church
Eight million twenty-somethings have left the church and I want to know why. Two prominent Christian researchers, David Kinnaman and George Barna offer some suggestions in Kinnamen’s recent book, You...
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Our Emptying Church: When Christianity Sometimes Looks UnChristian
In case you missed it, last week, I introduced a new series called: Our Emptying Church. Beginning this month, I’ll be exploring why millions of 18-29 year olds are leaving the church. I’ll be...
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You’re Losing Us: OEC Interview #3
Last week, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life published a study which revealed that a third of Millennials (18-29) say they have no religious affiliation. For all ages, the percentage of the...
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OEC: Our Beloved, Overly Political Church
In continuing with the Our Emptying Church series, I am exploring the six most common negative perceptions of the church (in order, they are: antihomosexual, judgmental, hypocritical, too involved in...
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When John Speaks
During the span of the Our Emptying Church series, I’ve been in several thought provoking conversations with folks both in person and online; I’ve received messages, emails, texts, phone calls from all...
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