unChristian

While in Pittsburgh last weekend, I read the book "unChristian" by David Kinnaman. The book was written as a result of recent research done by The Barna Group on what a new generation really thinks about Christianity and why it matters. The book uses the term "outsiders" to describe the 24 million people in this country between the ages of 16 to 29 years of age who are looking at the Christian faith from the outside. From research, the most common points of skepticism and objections raised by outsiders contain six broad themes. The six themes are...
1. Hypocritical
2. Too focused on getting converts
3. Antihomosexual
4. Sheltered
5. Too political
6. Judgmental
The book then deals with each of the themes and why they are an issue with outsiders. What do you think? Are these the issues we need to deal with as Christians so the outsiders will be receptive to the Lord's message?
Tomorrow I'll share how those "inside" can move from unchristian to Christian. In the meantime grab a copy of the book. It's an important read.
These are the days my friend,
Jim "Train"