David kinnaman addresses one of the most important issues and concern for our modern day christianity. A letter to youth pastors, senior pastors, parents, and church boards david kinnaman is really smart. David kinnaman trains his researchers eye on these young believers and reveals the factors that contribute to the dropout problem. Now the bestselling author of unchristian trains his researchers eye on. In 2007, david kinnaman and gabe lyons coauthored the groundbreaking book unchristian. Why young christians are leaving churchand rethinking faith. David kinnaman, president of the barna research group and author of you lost me. More importantly, kinnaman offers ideas on how to help young people develop and maintain a vibrant faith that they embrace over a lifetime. Not too long ago i got a copy of you lost me, the 2011 book written by david kinnaman regarding the continued and ongoing staggering exodus of. Young christians rethink faith nationwide, many 20somethings are leaving their churches behind. He is president of barna group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses ranging from film studios to financial services. Millions of young christians are disconnecting from church as. Why young christians are leaving churchand rethinking faith grand rapids, mi.
You lost me is a followup to kinnaman and lyons unchristian book published several years ago. I recently read david kinnamans newest book, you lost me. Whether or not that conclusion is fair, it true that the christian is community does not well understand the new and notsonew concerns, struggles, and mindsets of young dropouts, and. Why young christians are leaving the churchand rethinking faith by david kinnaman. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Enter the world of resilient young adult christians and learn how they are sustaining faith. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Recently, i had the privilege of reading david kinnamans new book, you lost me.
You lost me exposes ways the christian community has failed to equip young adults to live in but not of the worldto follow christ in. Since 1995, david has directed interviews with more than one million individuals and overseen hundreds of us and global research studies. I love stats and i love talking about faith and i love talking about culture and david brings all those things together in some amazing ways. David kinnamans book you lost me is based on extensive barna research exploring the reasons a number of millenials or mosaics as kinnaman likes to call them have left the church. Kinnaman asserts, by being fearful, antiscience, controlling and hostile. Author bio david kinnaman is coauthor of unchristian, you lost me, and good faith. Why young christians are leaving the church and rethinking faith. You lost me shows why christians ages 18 to 29 are leaving the church and rethinking their commitment to the faith. Now the bestselling author of unchristian trains his researchers eye on these young believers.
He is the president of the barna group and a graduate of biola university. One of the most recent entries in the collection is you lost me. More than half of all christian teens and twentysomethings leave active involvement. Kinnaman, you lost me book summaries lifeandleadership. You lost me by david kinnaman december 27, 2011 by aaron armstrong for quite a while now, people have been talking about the dropout problemthe grim reality that young professing christians are leaving their faith behind in droves. Now the bestselling author of unchristian, david kinnaman, reveals the long awaited results of a new nationwide study of 18. If you work with young people or young adults, are one, or know any, then this book is for you. David kinnaman, reveals the longawaited results of a new nationwide study of 18 to 29yearolds with a christian background. Leave with new insight for shaping the next generation you lost me with david kinnaman will offer ideas for pastors, youth leaders, parents, educators and employers. In the book he has plenty of statistics and research and i. Why young christians are leaving the church, and rethinking faith is perhaps the most significant analysis of the current generation and their approach to faith and church.
Like may we be the kind of good faith christians who shape the future by asking the right questions and then confronting what is wrong, clarifying what is confused, celebrating what is good, and creating what the world is missing. The changes outlined by kinnaman are informed and should provide the basis for essential reparations to an apparatus whose output of more of the same does not honor the god we worship. What a new generation really thinks about christianityand why it matters grand rapids. If you read my previous book, unchristian, written with gabe lyons, you. Where kinnamans first book unchristian showed the world what outsiders aged 1629 think of christianity, you lost me shows why younger christians aged 1629 are leaving the church and rethinking their faith.
Join you lost me live to be encouraged and inspired by the next generation of christians. Where kinnamans first book unchristian showed the world what outsiders aged 1629 think of christ. Based on new research, you lost me shows pastors, church leaders, and parents how we have failed to equip young people to live in but not of the world and how this has serious longterm consequences. Buy a cheap copy of you lost me book by david kinnaman. Read you lost me why young christians are leaving church. Where kinnamans first book unchristian showed the world what outsiders aged 1629 think of christianity, you lost me shows why younger christians, ages 1629, are leaving the church and rethinking their faith. David kinnaman is the author of the bestselling books faith for exiles, good faith, you lost me and unchristian. Reconnect christianity with teens and young adults millions of young christians are disconnecting from church as they transition to adulthood. Finally, you can find hope in all that god is doing among young disciples today. He is the author of the bestselling books, you lost me, unchristian, and churchless.
Thanks to liquid tuesday, the young adult ministry at lwcc for their good work in hosting. Less than half of young adults have done those by age 30. Discover why so many are disengaging from the faith community, renew your hope for how god is at work in the next generation of teens and young adultsand. David illuminates current trends being seen in both protestant and catholic arenas of the church as people in their twenties and thirties are disconnecting from the faith practices of their youth. Inbutnotof implies that faith and also fidelity is something like a content or status. You lost me signals their judgment that the institutional church has failed them. However, i question the title and premise of his book, you lost me.
He will address themes from the new book, you lost me and will autograph copies during a reception afterwords. David is the president of the barna research group, one of the most well known research firms in the country. You lost me by david kinnaman baker publishing group. Where kinnamans first book unchristian showed the world what outsiders aged 1629 think of christianity, you lost me shows why younger christians aged 1629 are leaving the church and. Through his research and analysis of the mosaic or millennial generation, kinnaman shows that the problem far more serious than some think. Through his research and analysis of the mosaic or millennial generation, 1 kinnaman shows that the problem far more serious than some thinkbut far more hopeful than we might expect. David kinnaman is president of the well known barna group his book you lost me. The veracity of the facts laid out in you lost me are unassailable. Millions of young christians are disconnecting from church as they transition into adulthood. Close to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. In you lost me, the bestselling coauthor of unchristian trained his reseachers eye on christians ages 18 to 29, exposing why they leave the church and rethink their faith. After reading david kinnamans second book, you lost me, and loving it, i thought it would be good to go back and read his first book, unchristian. Now the bestselling author of unchristian, david kinnaman, reveals the longawaited results of a new nationwide study of 18.
Following jesus in digital babylon think biblically. Most church leaders and christian parents know this. The ages eighteen to twentynine are the black hole of church attendance, writes david kinnaman. David kinnaman is coauthor of unchristian, you lost me, and good faith. Though both published by baker, they were based upon research done through the barna group. New from baker, if you recognize kinnamans name, you might have read unchristian, published in 2007 with gabe lyons. Why young people are leaving churchand rethinking faith.
You lost me about the author david innaman is coauthor o the bestselling unchristian, and is president and maority owner o the barna roup. Why young christians are leaving churchand rethinking faith, doesnt believe the problem is so simple. Aug 1, 20 david kinnaman is president and majority owner of barna group. You lost me why young christians are leaving church. Video synopses for the book, you lost me, by david kinnaman youlostmebook.
After reading them both, i can honestly say that david kinnaman is one of the most profound and reliable sources for addressing one of the greatest concerns facing the church today the loss of a generation. David kinnaman is no slouch in his thinking or writing. Hes the president of barna group, he writes books i absolutely love, and hes just brilliant. In faith for exiles, the author of unchristian and you lost me unveils major new barna research that uncovers whats workingfive practices that contribute to resilience. David kinnaman is the coauthor of unchristian, you lost me, and good faith. Its been such a while that ive wanted to sit down and talk with david kinnaman. David kinnamans you lost me has its roots in stories like these. My deepest critique of you lost me a book that otherwise sparks my missional imagination and love for emerging adults begins from this inbutnotof motif.
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