Why He Stays Away: Confessions of a Former “Regular” Church Attender
By Rick Chromey I enjoy conversations about church attendance. I like to chat with people about why they go, what they prefer, and what they would change. The answers rarely…
Tag: The Nones
Do Relationships Matter to Your Church?
Because they matter to Millennials by John Guerra Hello, my name is John Mark Guerra. I’m 29 years old, recently married, educated, and tech savvy. I’m what many would…
Monologue or Dialogue?
by Rick Edwards Is it possible to be preached out of church? According to social science research, it is. Sociologists Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope in their book, Church Refugees:…
Don’t You Forget About Us: Why The Church Needs to Pay Attention to “The Dones”
by Rick Chromey Generation X is the “Jan Brady” of American generations. And we’re getting old and grumpy. Maybe it’s because Gen X (b. 1961-1981) has rarely felt the love.…
The Millennial Exodus
by Rick Chromey “When you…realize that church isn’t the…place you thought it was or that you want it to be for your friends, well, it’s a pretty short walk out…
Aussies Provide a Possible Glimpse into Church Future
by Doug Pollock This fall, I was invited to do a God Space tour to most of the major cities in New Zealand and Australia. While I was across the…
Not Alone
by Josh Packard It’s been an amazing year to be thinking and writing about Dones. I’ve had the great privilege to hear a lot of incredible stories. Many of them…
The Dones are a Bridge to the Nones
by Josh Packard In our research for Church Refugees, we revealed that the Dones—those who have left church but retain their faith—were some of the most active church members in…
Institutional Disengagement
by Josh Packard In the past few weeks, everyone has been talking about the recent Pew study that reports a substantially higher number of “Nones” than ever before. The percentage…
What Makes Me Cry- Church Leaders Need to BE the Church
I admit it. I’m a softie. My heart melts when I hear stories about how God changes someone’s life. When friends tell me stories of Jesus’ love in action, I…
