Off the Grid or Blazing a Trail?

I often speak with pastors who are tentative and nervous about the future of the church in America. Some blame a “liberal agenda” for attacking and attempting to dismantle our Christian foundation. Others point to the absence of God in education and other public places. Criticism of the media and entertainment industry abound.

Whatever the cause, the fear is realized when Christian leaders consider the beliefs and lifestyles of the “twenty-somethings.”

Recently I read a three-part blog by Brandon J. O’Brien on the Out of Ur blog. He wrote about the religious views of the twenty-somethings in the U.S. While many are concerned about them, feeling like they are off the grid when it comes to religion - I wonder if it’s more a case of blazing a new trail.

All pioneers have a sense of where they are going, but don't always know what they will find. At times it seems as though they are completely lost, and other times like they are leading the way. Either way, they forge new territory and discover new things.

Perhaps it's a bit of both. What are your thoughts?

+ Continue Reading, Part One, Part Two, Part Three