Faith for Exiles: 5 Proven Ways to Help a New Generation Follow Jesus and Thrive in Digital Babylon - Hardcover

Kinnaman, David; Matlock, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801013151 ISBN 13: 9780801013157

Publisher: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2019

Synopsis

Discover What's Working and Find Hope Negative perceptions. Church dropouts. Prodigals and nomads. It's easy to get discouraged by all that's going wrong when it comes to Christianity and the emerging generation. Yet what's going right? In fact, signs of hope are springing up all around. In Faith for Exiles, the author of unChristian and You Lost Me unveils major new Barna research that uncovers what's working--five practices that contribute to resilience. Enter the world of resilient young adult Christians and learn how they are sustaining faith. Finally, you can find hope in all that God is doing among young disciples today. Caught Between Cultures In a world where always-connected smart devices and search algorithms educate and entertain, digital Babylon is the new context for discipleship. Faith for Exiles reveals findings from a groundbreaking three-year research study of young Christians whose faith remains resilient even in exile. Barna president David Kinnaman teams up with former executive director of Youth Specialties Mark Matlock to help you: * Make sense of chaotic cultural changes and respond with compassion to the next generation of believers * Recognize the biblical concept of exile as an essential framework for following Christ today * Discover five research-based practices that cultivate faithfulness in digital Babylon * Prepare young Christians to be on mission with Jesus in the world * Empower Jesus followers of all ages to thrive in our current exile

About this title

About the Author:

David Kinnaman is coauthor of unChristian, You Lost Me, and Good Faith. He is president of Barna Group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses ranging from film studios to financial services. Since 1995, David has directed interviews with more than one million individuals and overseen hundreds of U.S. and global research studies. He and his wife live in California with their three children. Mark Matlock has been working with youth pastors, students, and parents for more than two decades. He is the principal at WisdomWorks a consulting firm dedicated to helping individuals, churches and faith-centered organizations leverage the transforming power of wisdom to accomplish their mission. Mark is the former executive director for Youth Specialties (YS) and creator of the PlanetWisdom student conferences. He has written more than twenty books for teens and for parents. In addition, Mark serves as a teaching pastor at Irving Bible Church. Mark and his family live in Texas.

From the Inside Flap:

David Kinnaman has authored several books, including unChristian, You Lost Me, and Good Faith. His day job consists of leading Barna, a leading research company based in Ventura, California, and Atlanta, Georgia. David's work as a researcher and "professional listener" has led his team to interview nearly 1.5 million individuals since he began working for Barna as an intern in 1995.

Mark Matlock has written more than twenty books for teens and for parents. He is the principal at WisdomWorks, a consulting firm that helps Christian leaders leverage the transforming power of wisdom to accomplish their mission. Mark is the former executive director for Youth Specialties (YS) and creator of the PlanetWisdom student conferences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0801013151
• ISBN 13: 9780801013157
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240