{"product_id":"new-copernicans-softcover-paperback-1","title":"New Copernicans Softcover - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Jr. Seel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Our millennial children, as well as nonchurchgoing millennials, are both the church's greatest challenge and its most exciting new opportunity.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--John Seel, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarning: There is a fundamental frame of reference shift in American society happening right now among young adults. You may think of this group as millennials--those born between 1980 and 2000--but millennials resist this label for good reason: the national narrative on them is pejorative, patronizing, and just plain wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's what we do know: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOf Americans with a church background, 76 percent are described as \"religious nones\" or unaffiliated--and it's the fastest growing segment of the population.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose to 40 percent of millennials fit this religious profile.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoughly 80 percent of teens in evangelical church high school youth groups will abandon their faith after two years in college.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's unlikely that the evangelical church can survive if it is uniformly rejected by millennials, and yet: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMillennial pastors and youth ministers are disempowered; their perspective is often not taken seriously by senior church leadership.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost millennial research is framed in categories rejected by millennials; that is, left-brained, analytical communication is lost on right-brained, intuitive millennials.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvangelicals' bias toward rational left-brained thinking makes the church seem tone-deaf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's next? Read on. John Seel suggests survival strategies--communication on-ramps for genuine human connection with the next generation. It can be done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42586695762016,"sku":"9780718098872","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/dGk2SWd6THJ2N3oxSlduVkdDZTJGZz09.webp?v=1771138483","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/new-copernicans-softcover-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}