Dan Kimball, They Like Jesus but Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations (Zondervan, 2007).
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LifeandLeadership.com Summary
Kimball presents unchurched youth as having considerable disdain for the church, alongside a deep love for Jesus as they understand him. This text is not based on research to the same extent as Kinnaman and Lyon’s UnChristian, but his numerous anecdotes and intuitive identification with postmodern youth, make him a worthy read. Be sure and check out the accompanying Participant’s Guide and complete Curriculum Kit for this volume.
From the Publisher
Many people today, especially among emerging generations, don’t resonate with the church and organized Christianity. Some are leaving the church and others were never part of the church in the first place. Sometimes it’s because of misperceptions about the church. Yet often they are still spiritually open and fascinated with Jesus.
This is a ministry resource book exploring six of the most common objects and misunderstandings emerging generations have about the church and Christianity. The objections come from conversations and interviews the church has had with unchurched twenty and thirty-somethings at coffee houses. Each chapter raises the objection using a conversational approach, provides the biblical answers to that objection, gives examples of how churches are addressing this objection, and concludes with follow-through projection suggestions, discussion questions, and resource listings.
About the Author
Dan Kimball is the author of several books on leadership, church, and culture. He is on staff at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California. Dan enjoys comic art, rockabilly and classic punk music, and drives a rusty 1966 Ford Mustang.
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