I have read two articles this morning that are very insightful. The first at CNN the second at Albertmohler.com
The articles are talking about a Pew Research Poll concerning American denominational and religious affiliations. There are several things that struck me as I read these articles.
- Although evangelical churches strive to win new Christian believers from the "unchurched," the survey found most converts to evangelical churches were raised Protestant.
- Among younger Americans (ages 18-29) almost a quarter claim no religious affiliation.
- The Midwest is the most representative region of the country, while Evangelicals are concentrated in the South.
This screams to me that America is looking for answers to questions that are not being answered in your typical evangelical church. It also screams to me that all though we toot our own horn about being evangelistic we only have something marketable to churched people. Now don't get me wrong, I think that there are a lot of "Protestants" that have never heard about Jesus and need the Gospel. My question is what about all those people that don't even have a category in their life for a "church service?" Those numbers are growing, especially in the Midwest, we need to figure out how to deal with it.
