Defiant Hope, Active Love
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Defiant Hope, Active Love

What Young Adults Are Seeking in Places of Work, Faith, and Community

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eBook - ePub

Defiant Hope, Active Love

What Young Adults Are Seeking in Places of Work, Faith, and Community

About this book

Cutting-edge social science research into what young adults want out of a faith community 

Purpose and meaning, healing and growth, community and fellowship—these values have traditionally been found in church. Though young adults are leaving the pews in droves, they are still seeking these spiritual benefits. How can churches entice them to return? 

Jeffrey F. Keuss thinks that's the wrong question to ask. Instead, his multigenerational team of scholars investigated how faith communities can make themselves more hospitable to the next generation of Christians. Backed by five years of qualitative and quantitative research, the Pivot NW research team offers practical recommendations for involving young adults in the community, including: 
          • loosening demands for church membership 
          • involving young adults in leadership earlier 
          • addressing the economic difficulties of millennials 
          • understanding religious trauma 
 
Defiant Hope, Active Love encourages church leaders to let go of nostalgia for old ecclesiological norms and embrace something new, inclusive, and authentic. With thorough research and incisive analysis, this groundbreaking book contains a wealth of resources to promote the health of faith communities.

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Information

Publisher
Eerdmans
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780802883919
eBook ISBN
9781467467834
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Church

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: Faithful Spaces. The Changing Shape of Community—Jeffrey F. Keuss
  6. 1. Emerging Faithfulness: Young Adulthood in the Twenty-First Century—Jeffrey F. Keuss and Robert Drovdahl
  7. 2. Young Adults and Religious Affiliation: Research and Reflections—Gabrielle Metzler and Mathea Kangas
  8. 3. Deep Listening and Young Adults: Thematic Analysis—Lauren St. Martin
  9. 4. Church as Resource Station: Young Adults in Transition—Linda Montaño
  10. 5. Identified Not Developed: Young Adults in Leadership—Mackenzie Harris
  11. 6. Young Adults and New Church Models: When a Church Is Not a Church—Martin Jiménez
  12. Conclusion: Active Love and the Hope of Communities of Loving Defiance—Jeffrey F. Keuss
  13. Appendix: Research Methods
  14. List of Contributors
  15. Works Cited

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