Creative Space for Wanderers
Many people in the gay community don’t seem to have issues with Jesus but rather with those claiming to represent him today. It’s very much an “us-versus-them” mentality, as if a war has been declared. Of course each side thinks the other fired the opening shot.1 Nearly ten years ago Kinnaman and Lyons were writing …
Are we keeping score? Outsiders are skeptical about our desire to put another notch in our belts and “get someone saved for Jesus!” Our methods for implementing the Great Commission () is tempered by the hypocrisy was discussed in the previous chapter. Only one-quarter of young outsiders firmly perceive that Christianity offers them “hope for …
One of the most often cited reasons for steering away from Christianity: we’re just a bunch of hypocrites! Eighty-five percent of young outsiders have had sufficient exposure to Christians and churches that they conclude present-day Christianity is hypocritical.1 Who cares? The research seems to suggest that Busters and Mosaics agree that Christians are hypocrites, but they …
Generation Gap Widening This chapter provides more background into the rest of the book and provides an introduction to the next six chapters. One of the interesting dichotomies is the strong desire for Mosaics and Busters to be part of a tribe while maintaining fierce individualism–perhaps disturbing is a better term. Fewer than one out …
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Seeing Christianity from the Outside Our research shows that many of those outside of Christianity, especially younger adults, have little trust in the Christian faith, and esteem for the lifestyle of Christ followers is quickly fading among outsiders. They admit their emotional and intellectual barriers go up when they are around Christians, and they reject …