You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church…and Rethinking Faith

book

by Dave Kinnaman, Aly Hawkins, Baker Books, MI, 2011

Description

This study identifies why church-going teens no longer attend worship, shedding light on the challenges of passing faith to the next generation.

Features

passing faith to the next generation, why young Christians leave church, helpful correctives, fifty ideas to find a new generation

Recommended Audience

Christian clergy and lay leader

Cost

Purchase as book or e-book

Practical Applications

Identify ways to reach out to non-church going teens by reading the chapter "Fifty Ideas to Find a New Generation."
Gain a deeper understanding of why young adults leave church by sharing this resource with congregational leaders.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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