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Why Are White Millennials Leaving White Church in Droves?

I guess this could be subtitled “part 4” of my current series. But since I’m shifting gears a bit, I decided to let it sit as a stand alone, yet related, blog. After reading my first post in the series, my friend Derwin Gray Tweeted me a message saying that the flood of Millennials leaving the church is largely a white problem.

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Why Are White Millennials Leaving White Church in Droves?
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If Your Church Closed Its Doors, Would the Neighborhood Care?

I want to talk about why millennials are fleeing the church in droves. But first, let’s circle back around to a question I raised at the end of a blog last week. Regarding discipleship, I said: “I wonder if we’ve elevated certain pet aspects of personal morality over communal and social action.”

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If Your Church Closed Its Doors, Would the Neighborhood Care?
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My Reflections on the Charleston Shooting

I instantly got sick to my stomach after hearing about the massacre in Charleston last Wednesday. How in the world could a human being gun down 9 fellow human beings while sitting in a church?

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My Reflections on the Charleston Shooting
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The New Perspective on Paul: A Raw Reflection (Part 2)

One of the best pieces of intellectual advice I received (from a student, actually) was that “we should seek to understand before we critique.”

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The New Perspective on Paul: A Raw Reflection (Part 2)
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Ethinic Diversity: How Important Is It?

Last week, I blogged about the meaning of “church,” as I conversed with Don Miller (in a bloggy sort of way) over his disenchantment with Sunday services. I wanted to circle back around and tease out something I mentioned at the end of that post regarding diversity. 

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Ethinic Diversity: How Important Is It?