All things to all people : creating engaging, empowering, and evangelistic entry points of grace for millennials in 21st century traditional churches

Allen L. Hollie Jr.

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All things to all people : creating engaging, empowering, and evangelistic entry points of grace for millennials in 21st century traditional churches

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Allen L. Hollie Jr. All Things to All People : Creating Engaging, Empowering, and Evangelistic Entry Points of Grace for Millennials In 21st Century Traditional Churches. Wesley Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/452be6a5-a92a-449b-8d0c-a8e7d32ef617?q=2019.

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A. L. H. Jr. All things to all people : creating engaging, empowering, and evangelistic entry points of grace for millennials in 21st century traditional churches. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/452be6a5-a92a-449b-8d0c-a8e7d32ef617?q=2019

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Allen L. Hollie Jr. All Things to All People : Creating Engaging, Empowering, and Evangelistic Entry Points of Grace for Millennials In 21st Century Traditional Churches. Wesley Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/452be6a5-a92a-449b-8d0c-a8e7d32ef617?q=2019.

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Allen L. Hollie Jr.

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Abstract

Millennial engagement in traditional churches in the African American Community have experienced a vast decline in the 21st century. Pew research reports that 63% of the silent generation (born between 1928 and 1945) identifies with historically black denominations, while only 41% of black millennials (born between 1980 and 2000) say the same. Three-in ten (29%) African Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 claim to be religiously unaffiliated. Considering these statistics, many churches face the danger of extinction due to the lack of entry points promoting consistent engagement among millennials. The pressing issue then becomes how Black Churches as a whole (and more specifically, the Greenforest Community Baptist Church) can create engaging, evangelistic, and empowering entry points for millennials. This project will expound upon Paul’s mission strategy of becoming 'all things to all people, that I might by all means save some” (1 Corinthians 9:19-23 [NSRV]) to serve as a theological framework for establishing evangelistic entry points for millennials into traditional churches.[Note about entry: Abstract submitted to the Atla RIM database on behalf of the author. The text appears in its entirety as it does in the original abstract page of the author’s project paper. Neither words nor content have been edited.]

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