Saved by Jonathan Simcoe
The Rise of the ‘Umms’
The innovators in this report say yes, not just possible, but necessary. They speak to millennials asfriends, offering positive and practical advice through clean and personable websites. They encouragean ethos of care for self and others and a mindset of abundance. They argue, explicitly or implicitly, thateach person is a change maker with the op... See more
Casper ter Kuile • How we gather
Our church decided to turn off our livestream when the complexities of COVID-19 were dying down, and it was quite helpful in regathering the church in corporate worship.4
Collin Hansen • The Great Dechurching
The problem of secular 3 isn’t that fewer people are going to our congregations but rather that many people feel alienated. Inside that alienation, divine action becomes opaque.
Andrew Root • The Congregation in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #3): Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life
A robust space for people who are between belief and unbelief can be a good thing. Not everyone needs to belong before they believe and behave, but many do.
Collin Hansen • The Great Dechurching
In other words, when they say they are not lookingfor a faith community, millennials might mean they are not interested in belonging to an institution withreligious creed as the threshold. However, they are decidedly looking for spirituality and community incombination, and feel they can’t lead a meaningful life without it.The lack of deep communit... See more