Tag: Teenagers
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Is Inherited Belief Inherently False?
Five problems with believing that it is It is a common understanding a person’s religious beliefs mostly correlate with the culture in which that person lives. It is popular therefore to think that religion is culturally conditioned. This would mean that on a societal level families are pressured by way of politics or economics to […]
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Talking to Young People about Their Worldviews (Part 3)
Previously, we have considered the cultural and spiritual realities that our young people face. In this final installment, I would like to suggest some personal considerations when talking to our young people about their worldviews. So, how do we go about the task of talking to our young people about their worldviews? Personal Considerations We […]
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Talking to Young People about Their Worldviews (Part 2)
Previously, we considered the generational realities facing our young people and how those realities affect the way they view the world. Next, I would like to discuss two spiritual realities that should shape our conversations with our young people regarding their worldviews. What is the ultimate nature of the problems our young people face, and […]
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Talking to Young People about Their Worldviews (Part 1)
In a previous post, I discussed the need to engage young people where theology and community intersect, namely their worldviews. In next three posts, I would like to address generational, spiritual, and practical considerations for doing so. How is the youngest generation among us different from preceding generations? Generational Considerations The generational composition of the […]
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Talking Young People and Their Worldviews
What keeps young people in the church as adults? What are those who leave missing? What must we do to keep them? Statistics for young people who leave the church after becoming adults have been haunting pastors, teachers, and parents since the early 2000s. As early as 2005, the Barna Group found that 61% of […]
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The Necessity of Theology
How important is theology, what we believe about God? What happens to a culture when there is a breakdown in theology? What can we do about it? The Theology We Had In 2005, sociologist Christian Smith, leading a project called National Study of Youth and Religion, released the findings of a monumental study in a […]
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