I am a big believer that millennials are seeking transcendence – something beyond the laws of the universe and beyond all of their everyday comprehension, within the ordinary, that reveals the supernatural.

Religious Activity, Missional churchesChris FolmsbeeNovember 15, 2019Comment

Four Reasons Millennials Aren’t Coming to Your Church

Recently, with the help of some of my colleagues at Burlap, we interviewed 100 millennials. We do this often. Why only 100? Well because we aren’t first a research firm.

Millennial Life, Religious Activity, Missional churchesChris FolmsbeeNovember 13, 2019 Comment

Helping Millennials Relate to God

Sometimes people encounter God but don’t know it. It’s true. It happened in the Bible. In the book called 1 Samuel, the young boy, Samuel, is living at the church building of his day. He is laying down for bed time when he hears his name being called, “Samuel, Samuel!”

Religious ActivityPaul ShenemanOctober 30, 2019Millennial Ministry, Millennials, Religion, God, EvangelismComment

3 Insights from Chris Folmsbee's The Garden Resonates

How do we preach the gospel to emerging generations?

What are their values? What are they looking for? What connects?

Religious ActivityBen SimpsonJune 19, 2019Gospel, Salvation, Justice, Hope, Community, Holiness, Generations, MillennialsComment

Emerging Adults Want To Integrate Science and Faith

How does your congregation address the sciences? Do you support those who work in the scientific fields? Do you mention insights from biology, astronomy, or physics in sermonic discourse or in your teaching ministry that shed light on the wonders of God’s creative work in the natural world? Or are you antagonistic toward the sciences?

Religious Activity, Millennial LifeBen SimpsonMay 11, 2018Faith, Christianity, ScienceComment

Evangelism and Generation Z

This past fall, I volunteered as a cabin leader for a middle school retreat with my church. I was assigned a cabin of 8th grade girls. During the weekend, one topic of conversation kept coming up during our cabin discussion time: what it looks like to share their faith with their friends and peers. They would ask, “We know we are supposed to talk about Jesus, but how?”

Generation Z, Religious Activity, Missional churchesShannon GreeneJanuary 2, 2018Evangelism, Gospel, Gen ZComment

What is a None?

What is a “None?” And where did they come from?

Millennial Life, Religious Activity, Church communityBen SimpsonOctober 24, 2017"Nones", Church, Millennial MinistryComment

Millennial biblical literacy exceeding other generations

Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study contains helpful insights about Americans and their view of the Bible and other religious texts. Though doctrinal positions vary across denominations concerning Scripture, Christians typically regard the Bible as authoritative for faith and practice.

Religious ActivityBen SimpsonMay 11, 2017Biblical LiteracyComment