A Weblog Dedicated to the Discussion of the Christian Faith and 21st Century Life

A Weblog Dedicated to the Discussion of the Christian Faith and 21st Century Life
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I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this also I believe, –that unless I believed, I should not understand.-- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Your Good Read for Saturday, August 14, 2021: Gen Z Wants to Talk about Faith


by Daniel Silliman

Treyson West doesn't have a name for it, but if you want to call it evangelism, that's fine.
He doesn't think he has a strategy or model for trying to change people's beliefs, though. He's just interested in friendship and reliance on the Holy Spirit.

"The big thing is showing somebody what their identity could be through Christ," says the 19-year-old high school graduate in the suburbs of Dallas. "Everybody is pushing you to be polarized. And ultimately that just pushes you deeper into a sense of not belonging, and Gen Z digs deeper into loneliness."

That's why, when West wants to tell a teenager about Jesus, he doesn't tell them. He listens, and asks questions to get to know them, showing that he cares.
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