Millennials

“In Christians at Work, which is based on a new study from Barna … . Christian millennials emerge as distinctly optimistic and ambitious, whether in the ‘tangibles’ of their daily work and spiritual growth or in their general awareness of how or whether to apply their God-given gifts.” - Acton

“The study found that … 61 percent of millennial evangelicals (ages 18 through 34), 54 percent of ‘boomers and matures’ (ages 55 and over) and 44 percent of Generation X (ages 35 to 54) respondents” said they attend church once per week or more. - Christian Post

” …surveys and polls taken by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) consistently show that Americans are not being educated about communism. ” - Acton

“A lot of people are placing our books on coffee tables – it’s very visual … . It’s a good conversation starter for even those who don’t consider themselves Christians.” - Fox News

“The new report, ‘Reviving Evangelism,’ commissioned by Alpha USA, examines the experiences of persons who share their faith and their attitudes toward evangelizing.” - Christian Post

“The emerging Millennial interest in ‘justice’ creates a fascinating dynamic for close observers of American culture. Moral relativism, the deconstruction of all objective-truth claims, was sold as the inevitable future just a generation ago. Not only has relativism failed to conquer our cultural landscape.

“Never once at the start of my workweek …have I paused, looked to the heavens and whispered: #ThankGodIt’sMonday. Apparently, that makes me a traitor to my generation.” - NYTimes

Divorce rates are down, but… “Many poor and less educated Americans are opting not to get married at all. They’re living together [and] often raising kids together [but] studies have shown these cohabiting relationships are less stable than they used to be.” - Center for Vision & Values

“So if the ‘strict churches’ theory doesn’t explain why many conservative denominations are experiencing losses, and the ‘political alienation’ theory doesn’t account for why people are exiting religion entirely rather than merely switching to a faith that’s more suitable, what does explain it?” RNS

“Over the last decade, astrology, spiritualism, crystals, and alternative beliefs have exploded in popularity among millennials.” WRNews