St George’s Podcast
Talking about current life issues and church from the team at St George Maple Ridge.
St George’s Podcast
Where are the Younger People? A 21-year-old's perspective
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with Andrew Thiessen
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Season 1
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Episode 3
David Edgerton and Roxanne Bruendl are in conversation with Andrew Thiessen about why young people are struggling to connect with church. Andrew is a recent graduate from Columbia Bible College and features as a guest speaker at services at St George's.
We discuss the decline of Christendom, and the cultural shift in the younger generations, influenced by secularism, which is advanced by social media and access to information. We talk about how in a smaller church we can start ministry that connects with young people.
Links mentioned in the episode
TED talk - The danger of a single story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Anglican Journal article Gone by 2040? Published January 2020.
Pro Church Tools - Brady Shearer speaking about Social Media