#dechurching — Public Fediverse posts

“'Stampede' may be an exaggerated word for the exodus out of the church in America, but no one can escape the reality. A date has been attached: 2070, the projected date when there will be more non-Christians than Christians in our nation. …

I want to take seriously the spirituality of those outside the church and outside the category of religious faith and belief."

~ Stephen Shoemaker

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https://baptistnews.com/article/the-stampede-out-of-the-church-and-the-people-of-god-and-christ-outside-its-walls/

They're looking for "a church that isn't a church," to use Rachel Martin's phrase.

As far as I can see, Bacon and Martin are raising important questions about what societies lose when they lose key institutions that are centered on building community and recognizing that we are all, churched or unchurched, across racial, age, gender, and all other lines, in it together. Healthy societies need such institutions. And churches have for many of us failed to be them.

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Perry Bacon Jr. explains to Rachel Martin — both nones who were raised churched, with church playing an important role in their lives — what he means when he says he's looking now for a "church of nones."

He and Martin both found the community, the commitment to shared values, that was central to their church experience important, and they miss it now that they are nones.

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https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1198509609/the-search-for-a-church-that-isnt-a-church