Scientists campaign for more alien-hunting funds, Phil campaigns for arranged marriages and Skye campaigns for shorter sermons. Plus – guess which faith tradition has the hardest time retaining its children?? You’ll never guess! So watch and/or listen to the show to find out!!
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What denomination are YOU, Phil? Is it the same as what you grew up in?
Can you do the next theme song as Scooby Doo?
Haven’t watched the episode yet, but my guess for the faith tradition losing the most of its children is…..Seventh Day Adventists.
Now to grab some lunch and see if I’m right…
christianitytoday.comchristianitytoday.comOk, fine, withdrawn. I was basing my guess on this article, which I found interesting since I live within 20 minutes of a huge population density center for SDA. http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2013/december/seventh-day-adventists-assess-why-1-in-3-members-leave-sda.html
Also…The old series with Sleestaks was Land Of The Lost, not Land Before Time. “Cha-Ka like!”
Hey Phil! I’ve been listening to your podcast almost since the beginning and I love it. I particularly enjoyed this past episode because my pastor, Jim White, recently wrote a book based on the research you discussed called “The Rise of the Nones.” Skye mentioned that he’d be interested in knowing more about who makes up the nones, so I thought I would recommend Jim’s book. I oversee our discipleship process so this research has had huge implications on how I do what I do.
Anyways, thanks for making me think and consider my world in new ways every week. I appreciate what you do!
Nice to have Christian back. The first few times I watched the podcast I didn’t “get” what Christian brought to the podcast. Now I think it just does not work without her.
I’m like 4th generation holiness – a member of the Church of the Nazarene. My understanding is that the “holiness” umbrella would include groups like Salvation Army, Wesleyan, and CMA. My parents impressed upon me early the importance of theology in how we live our lives. As an adult, my denominational identity is still very important to me. Our church doesn’t do everything right, but they do have the theological underpinnings which match best with my own convictions. However, I feel the majority of people who attend Nazarene churches would identify themselves as Evangelical and leave it at that.
I’m not sure if it’s the theological education or the strong family identity which has kept me in the Holiness denomination in which I was raised. I do know, however, that I desperately want to give the same education and identity to my sons. It’s not like I’ll weep if they start attending a Southern Baptist church as adults (though their grandfather probably would), but it might make family get-togethers tense for a while.
That study has me thinking that my family may be more abnormal than I originally thought. So what do you think, is it a matter of theological education or family identity? Or some weird cocktail of the two? And do you think young believers float between denominations easily because they are more concerned with worship experience and community impact than with theological nuance? Or to put it more clearly, I wonder if this generation of young Christians is fed up with a theology that has no bearing on the way we live and interact with the world.
I love the podcast and the ukulele, and my 2-year-old is particularly fond of Buck Denver. Thanks for all you do.
Yes, it is what it is, happiness is so American, it’s there in the Declaration of Independence, the pursuit of happiness.