What the 'Nones' and 'Dones' Teach Us About the Future of Faith w/ Stephanie Spellers

A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast
What the 'Nones' and 'Dones' Teach Us About the Future of Faith w/ Stephanie Spellers
Apr 30, 2026 Season 1 Episode 285
Simon Doong & Lee Catoe

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Special Guest: Rev. Stephanie Spellers, Episcopal Priest in New York City & Author of Church Tomorrow?: What the 'Nones' and 'Dones' Teach Us About the Future of Faith 

Question of the Week: We hear a lot about denominational decline and how the "church is dying" because young people are not going to church. But the response often makes it seem like young people are the problem, instead of the church refusing to adapt to new ways of being faith communities. So, why are young people not going to church? What can our churches we learn from this?

Church Tomorrow?: What the 'Nones' and “Dones' Teach Us About the Future of Faith

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