“Christians often have one of two opposite and equally harmful reactions when they talk with someone who has left the faith: they go on the offensive, delivering a homespun, judgmental sermon, or they freeze in a defensive crouch and fail to engage at all.”
That’s from Drew Dyck’s CT piece, “The Leavers: Young Doubter Exit the Church.”
This is an excellent piece, and will probably be adapted for one of my LeaderLines in a few weeks.
Dyck explains 3 reasons why we should not simply assume that young adults who depart church involvement in college will return once they’re married and have kids. He also explains that we should not simply assume that the reason churchgoing teens are not becoming churchgoing young adults is simply because of moral compromise. It’s that in many cases, he suggests, but it’s more, too. He suggests that many have left a watered-down Christianity that doesn’t have the inclination to engage with them in their faith doubts.
No comments:
Post a Comment