survey his group did of Christian young
people.
He says: “Since [young people] are
more likely to possess a nonlinear, fluid
way of processing life, they are increasingly
comfortable with subtlety, nuance,
ambiguity and contradiction.” To me this
speaks to the desire I noticed in the survey
to have sincere, complex conversation about
life, the doctrines, faith and all that good
stuff.
Distance: The next topic mentioned by
many young adults was that they live too far
away from congregations to go to church
regularly or be involved in activities. This
is understandable in a small church, and
hopefully as we grow that will change. But
it is good to remember that there are people
who are far away who would like to be
included, and there are