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It is important in our research about Millennials to not make generalizations about the generation because broad stereotypes rarely hold up. Millennials are extremely diverse. Here is an article about one subset of Millennials who are not exiting the church, but continue to remain.
If you keep up with Christian news and blogs at all you know there has been a lot of talk about why Millennials are leaving the church.
It is a hot topic for Christian books and speakers, and for good reason. People are trying to understand why Millennials are leaving, if we can get them back and if the problem is with the generation or with the message or presentation of the Church.
Here is the full article found on Relevant Magazine’s Website.
Here are a few highlights from the article.
- “The numbers for black Millennials are, in fact, not dropping. That is, black adults age 18-29 are not leaving the Church.”
- “Historically, the black church has always played an important communal role. It was a gathering place where blacks could go and temporarily forget the hardships of systematic discrimination.”
- “Historically, black people operating in white professional or social settings have had to create a distinct persona or presentation of themselves. In the black church, for those few hours on Sunday or Wednesday night, black people are free from such pretenses.”
Bryan T. Calvin serves as an Assistant Professor of Government at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas.
