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    You Lost Me
    You Lost Me
    You Lost Me
    Audiobook8 hours

    You Lost Me

    Written by David Kinnaman

    Narrated by Tom Parks

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    About this audiobook

    More than 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. This is a striking and alarming statistic. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher's eye on these young believers. Where Kinnaman's first book unChristian showed the world what outsiders aged 16-29 think of Christianity, You Lost Me shows why younger Christians, ages 16-29, are leaving the church and rethinking their faith. 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 long-term consequences. He then offers suggestions on how to help young people develop and maintain a vibrant faith that they embrace rather than toss away.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristianAudio.com
    Release dateOct 1, 2011
    ISBN9781610450065
    You Lost Me
    Author

    David Kinnaman

    David Kinnaman es presidente de Barna Group, una compañía privada de investigación ubicada en Ventura, California. Es un requerido orador en temas como: cambio cultural, jóvenes adultos, adolescentes, vocación y liderazgo. Él y Jill, su esposa, tienen tres hijos y viven en California.

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    • 4/5
      An analysis of the trend of younger Christians across the denominational spectrum departing from churches, what it means, and some thoughts about what can be done about it. The author does well at describing trends and many of the reasons behind the trends. He speaks compassionately about the challenges of getting one's bearings straight in our modern culture, and his categories of exiles, prodigals, and nomads accurately conveys the various situations in which young people find themselves. The fact that most departures from church are rooted in experiences as teenagers and is manifest in the early 20s should be something that believers should take note of and work on. Much of the analysis is good, and while the final appeal to the essentials of historic Christianity are excellent, expectations for much to change for the benefit of the younger generation may not necessarily be the best way to go, lest the church be tossed to and fro with the expectations of every successive generation. The author presents much in the book that really is just a return to the basic principles of Christianity and thus is appropriate for any generation in any period of time; likewise, there are many corrosive trends among the younger generations that do not work well for the long-term health of anything or anyone, and we should resist accommodating such trends. Nevertheless, on the whole, a critical work that ought to be considered by all those who seek to work to encourage people in their faith.

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    • 2/5
      Appreciated the statistics, did not appreciate the theologizing around said statistics. Was left with the feeling that the author, in spite of all of his research, doesn't really get the Mosaic generation. The book often felt condescending toward Mosaics as well. If you can get a copy of the research without bothering with the book that's what I'd suggest.