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You Found Me – New Research on How Unchurched Nones, Millennials, and Irreligious Are Surprisingly Open to Christian Faith

Buch | Hardcover
288 Seiten
2019
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-4154-7 (ISBN)
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New research from the Billy Graham Center Institute shows that unchurched Americans are still remarkably open to faith conversations and the church. Researcher and practitioner Rick Richardson sheds light on the study's findings and shares best practices for how churches are effectively approaching unchurched "nones" and moving them to faith.
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Many bemoan the decline of the church. We hear a steady stream of reports about how droves of people, especially younger generations, are abandoning Christianity. But new research shows that unchurched Americans are surprisingly more receptive and open to the Christian faith than is commonly assumed.
Researcher and practitioner Rick Richardson unveils the findings of the Billy Graham Center Institute's groundbreaking studies on the unchurched. A study of 2000 unchurched people across the country reveals that the unchurched are still remarkably open to faith conversations and the church. Even unchurched "nones" and millennials are quite receptive if they are approached in particular ways.
In this book you will also find best practices from further research into the top ten percent of churches that most effectively reach the unchurched. People who were previously unchurched share what actually moved them to faith and Christian commitment. And the research shows that churches and organizations can be transformed to become places where conversion growth becomes the new normal.
If people tell you "the sky is falling," don't believe them. In today's troubled world, unchurched and unbelieving people are newly receptive to hearing good news. You can lead the change that will help your church reach people—who then reach others.

Rick Richardson is director of the Billy Graham Center Institute and its Church Evangelism Initiative, and professor of evangelism and leadership at Wheaton College Graduate School. He previously served as evangelism and discipleship pastor at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois, and was the evangelism champion who helped launch Willow Creek Community Church's first multisite campus. His books include Reimagining Evangelism and Evangelism Outside the Box.

Foreword by Ed Stetzer

1. Introduction: The Challenge Congregations Face in America



Part 1: Recovering a Missional Imagination for the Unchurched in America


2. Exposing Common Myths About Unchurched Americans

3. Embracing a New Narrative About the Unchurched

4. Engaging the Receptive Millennials, Nones, and Nominals in Your Life

5. Exploring the Conversion Community Equation



Part 2: Developing Missional Leaders


6. Modeling Outreach Others Can Imitate

7. Multiplying Missional Leaders



Part 3: Cultivating a Missional Congregation


8. Belonging to the Broader Community

9. Blessing the World to Reach the World

10. Bringing the Community to Church

11. Building a Community of the Beloved Through Hospitality

12. Conclusion: From a Conversion Community to a Conversion Movement



Acknowledgments

Appendix 1: Billy Graham Center Resources

Appendix 2: Contributing Research Projects

Notes

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Illinois
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 217 mm
Gewicht 468 g
Themenwelt Sonstiges Geschenkbücher
Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Kommunikationswissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-8308-4154-7 / 0830841547
ISBN-13 978-0-8308-4154-7 / 9780830841547
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