The Millennials Are Leaving! / Evangelicals Are Weakening on Homosexual Marriage!
This article examines the concerning trend of millennials leaving Protestant churches and becoming religiously unaffiliated ("the nones"), citing demographic data showing rising secularization among young adults in Western Christendom. Holstege addresses both mainline and evangelical church responses to this crisis, exploring why youth ministry and traditional approaches have failed to retain younger generations. The resource provides statistical context and raises critical questions about the church's effectiveness in engaging and discipling young people in contemporary society.
The Millennials Are Leaving! "Like some reverse Paul Revere, many ride through the fiber optics of the Internet and into church basements shouting, 'The millennials are leaving! Watch out for the rise of the nones!' Simply put, millennial anxiety -- a concern shared by both mainline and evangelical churches -- is the fear that those between ages 18 and 25 have little interest in the church, and that the church has failed to convince them to stay"1. The churches in western Christendom are...
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