Growing Together
The typical church in the United States is growing older and growing smaller. Research indicates that as many as half of the people growing up in Christian churches today will end up walking away from their religious affiliation. The Growing Together Podcast is all about honest and hopeful conversation with leaders who are challenging the narrative and creating thriving Seventh-day Adventist Churches for all generations. The current state of the church today is not the end of the story, and you can be part of the change. Listen, learn, be inspired, and share with your network. We are stronger together.
Growing Together
Prioritizing Young People Everywhere, Part 2
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Growing Young Cohort
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Season 2
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Episode 9
Pastor Terrance Taylor returns to share how his church began implementing the Growing Young principles locally - and how simple, intentional efforts began to result in lasting change. In pastor Taylor's words, "People are drawn by relationships - they need to be loved and to know people."
Taylor's church started simply - by sitting down and listing out every young person they could think of that was connected to their church, learning their names together, and then inviting young people themselves to join in the planning process. As the list grew and more names continued to be brought forward, the church began to plan around the talents and interests represented by those they were already connected to.