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Welcome to Youth Ministry! Time to Talk about Anime.

Japanese animation has become a media mainstay among Gen Z. You may not “get” it, but the zoomers at your church sure do.

Revival of the Nerds

On Twitch streams and in Discord chats, “nerd culture” ministers reach out to a demographic long misunderstood by the church.

12 Bible Verses and 3,000 Pushups

At the Christian summer camp Deerfoot, young men are transformed by wilderness and “trail talk” relationships.

Be Honest About Your Motives for Mission Trips

Short-term missions are complicated and often done poorly. But with wisdom and transparency, a medical missionary explains, they can be hugely helpful.

Gen Z Doesn’t Need a Soft Gospel

Christian leaders can meet our desire for authenticity and stability with a message of Christ’s holiness and grace.

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Cults Target Nigerian Youth. Bible Clubs Try to Reach Kids First.

How two leaders use group discipleship to keep young Christians rooted in faith.

Review

Has Faith Gone Out of Fashion?

A symposium on Christian Smith’s book Why Religion Went Obsolete.

Review

The What and the Why of Religious Decline

One is relatively simple to map out. The other is much harder to capture.

Review

Young Nones Might Not Hate Religion. But They Don’t Like the Vibes.

How Christian Smith’s concept of a “Millennial Zeitgeist” helps explain their recent retreat from faith.

Review

The Upside to Religious Obsolescence

Why a post-Christian generation might be the ripest for revival.

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