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The Leavers: Young Doubters Exit the Church
Nov. 20, 2010 - Drew Dyck, author of Generation Ex-Christian, gives the results of several polls and studies
that show that there is a major exodus from Christianity among 18- to 29-year-olds. They give a variety of reasons for
their defection, but most of them cite negative experiences with other church people.
- The Barna Group estimates that 80 percent of those reared in the church will be "disengaged" by the time
they are 29.
Dyck also explains that this generation of doubters is less likely than the young adults of previous times to return
to the Church because the prevailing culture is post-Christian. Appeals to rational thinking are no longer persuasive to
many of them. Alternative forms of spirituality, like Wicca, appeal to a significant minority of these ex-Christians.
The best response to this serious problem is to find ways of re-establishing good relationships with these young adults.
The church has well-developed programs to help people with addictions, but "precious little for Christians struggling
with the faith."
- Source: Christianity Today
- Marriage in Obsolescence - Christianity Today
Reaching the Post-Christian
June 23, 2009 - A high percentage of the 20-something population have already been turned off by something in
Christianity, and are not likely to respond to any invitation to a church event. They can still be reached by
building personal relationships with them and involvement in Serving/Social Justice projects, opportunities for
artistic expression, and development of a trans-ethnic community.
- Source: Daniel Hill - River City (Church) - Christianity Today
Questions And Links For Post-Christian
These are some of the questions that are asked about this topic. Search the links section to find helpful teaching and resources from Christian apologists.
Post-Christian Links
- Access Research Network
- A non-profit organization dedicated to providing accessible information on science, technology and society, especially on controversial topics as genetic engineering, euthanasia, computer technology, environmental issues, creation/evolution, fetal tissue research, and AIDS.
- Michael J. Behe
- Phillip E. Johnson
- William A. Dembski
- Steven Meyers
- Answers In Genesis
- Extensive website reflecting the teaching and ministries of founder Ken Ham. Information is available about their "Creation Museum" in Cincinnati and Answers Magazine.
- Apologetics.com
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- Apologetics: A Reasoned Defense of Christianity
- Southern Baptist – North American Mission Board
- Apologetics Study Bible
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- Biola University - Christian Apologetics Program
- Biola offers a Master of Arts degree in Apologetics. They also conduct certificate programs for their popular "Defending The Faith" lecture series, and support the peer reviewed journal, Philosophia Christi. Dr. Craig Hazen leads the outstanding faculty of this department.
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Apologetics
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- The Center For Christian Apologetics
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- Christian Answers Net
- Apologetics megasite
- Christian Research Institute (CRI)
- Home of the "Bible Answer Man" radio program with Hank Hanegraaff. Publisher of the "Christian Research Journal." They have a large searchable database with helpful articles on all aspects of apologetics.
- Discovery Institute - Center for Science and Culture
- Among other things, this organization supports research by scientists and other scholars developing the scientific theory known as intelligent design.
- Access Research Network
- Michael J. Behe
- Phillip E. Johnson
- William A. Dembski
- International Society For Complexity, Information, and Design
- Origins
- Institue For Creation Research (ICR)
- ICR was founded in 1981 by Dr. Henry Morris, co-author of The Genesis Flood, which began the "young earth" concept. ICR Graduate School offers an advanced degree in science education. ICR publishes Acts & Facts magazine and the Days of Praise daily devotional, conducts a daily radio program, and maintains the Museum of Creation and Earth History in San Diego. Leadership is now provided by Morris' sons, John and Henry III.
- Lifeway Article Repository on Apologetics
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- Koinonia House
- Find a wealth of useful information from Chuck Missler. His unique approach and insights make him one of the most popular teachers of our time. The new website includes audio files. Selected articles from Personal Update, read by 100,000 subscribers, are also available.
- Prophecy Central's Creation Section
- Interesting connections between Creation, The Flood, and Prophecy
- Reasons To Believe
- Biblical creation teaching from the perspective that astronomy and other scientific disciplines prove that the earth and Universe are billions of years old. Dr. Hugh Ross is President and Director of Research.
- Skeptical Christian
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- Stand To Reason
- This is the website for "Stand To Reason" radio show and host Greg Koukl. Koukl and other faculty members offer lectures and seminars geared towards helping Christians gain practical tools they need to make a difference in their world.
- Lee Strobel - Investigating Faith
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- James Sundquist – Abrahamic Faith
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- To Every Man An Answer
- This is a live call-in radio program that answers your questions about the Bible and the Christian faith.
- Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
- A global ministry that seeks to communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to cultural influencers throughout the world.
Multimedia
- Post-Christian on YouTube
Wikis
There are a number of user-edited Internet encyclopedias, known as "wikis." These may be very helpful, but because of the input of multiple editors, they may be incorrect. Go to any of these wikis and do a search for "Post-Christian" or any other topic.
- Postchristianity on Wikipedia - General interest - May have non-Biblical point of view.
- Theopedia - Traditional, evangelical, Protestant point of view.
- WikiChristian
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