Stepping off the conveyor belt to Jesus
Members of Generation Z haven’t given up on faith, but they need something different from the religion of their parents, writes Faith & Leadership’s summer intern.
Young Adults
Young Adults
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How our pandemic experience might help the church engage “nones” and “dones”
Let’s leverage a year of forced innovation to be church in a way that attracts people who really are done with religion, writes a minister at a Greenwich Village church.
Link to author Alexis Lillie
By Alexis Lillie
Minister, The Church of the Village
Excerpt: "Delighted: What Teenagers Are Teaching The Church About Joy"
Written by four faith leaders with deep connections to youth ministry, "Delighted" was published in April. In this excerpt, co-author Wesley Ellis reflects on how churches can offer joy and authentic friendships to young people.
Kenda Creasy Dean
Wesley W. Ellis
Justin Forbes
Abigail Visco Rusert
Top 10 Faith & Leadership stories from 2019
We published more than 120 original stories in 2019, from articles by journalists to essays by pastors and scholars to interviews with thinkers and activists. Here are 10 standouts we hope you’ll find inspiring and thought provoking.
Nuns & Nones brings together religiously unaffiliated young adults and Catholic sisters
A six-month convent residency in California gave a group of millennials a window into communal living and discipline.
Link to author Yonat Shimron
By Yonat Shimron
Journalist
It's not the church's job to decide who belongs
When churches hold onto anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs, there are real people whose sacred stories and journeys are being forgotten, writes a college chaplain and author.
Link to author Arionne Yvette Williams
By Arionne Yvette Williams
Associate Chaplain, University of Indianapolis
With a spirit of 'irrational generosity,' a church helps pay the debts of Howard University seniors and sustain a historic connection to HBCUs
Alfred Street Baptist Church has a long history of supporting college students and historically black colleges and universities. So when a churchwide fast in January yielded $150,000, they knew where to invest it: in future leaders.
By Andrew Kragie
Journalist
Dori Baker and Tobin Belzer: Holy listening helps connect young adults
Sharing stories -- and listening deeply to one another -- is at the heart of a new research initiative that seeks to help churches launch ministries to attract young adults.
Dori Baker
Tobin Belzer
Cherry Crayton: Why I changed my mind about singles ministry
Stop thinking about single people as something apart from the norm, writes a single Christian. We are simply beloved children of God.
Link to author Cherry Crayton
By Cherry Crayton
Writer
Austin church is a 'voice of grace' for a rapidly changing city
In Austin, Texas, Vox Veniae church pulses with the city’s young, creative vibe, even as it grapples with complex issues of identity, ethnicity and culture.
By Eileen E. Flynn
Journalist
Mihee Kim-Kort: How can the design process help churches think creatively and attract young people?
In order for churches to be provocative and compelling spaces for young people to encounter God, it is not enough to repackage traditional programs, writes a PCUSA pastor. But how do churches come up with ideas?
Link to author Mihee Kim-Kort
By Mihee Kim-Kort
PCUSA minister
