'What happened?' and 'What now?': exploring how Reformed pastors minister to the parents of apostate emerging adults

Joost Nixon

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'What happened?' and 'What now?': exploring how Reformed pastors minister to the parents of apostate emerging adults

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Joost Nixon. 'what Happened?' and 'what Now?': Exploring How Reformed Pastors Minister to the Parents of Apostate Emerging Adults. Covenant Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/72d9abcb-65c2-4df6-b43e-d57c9e889ff1.

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J. Nixon. 'What happened?' and 'What now?': exploring how Reformed pastors minister to the parents of apostate emerging adults. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/72d9abcb-65c2-4df6-b43e-d57c9e889ff1

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Joost Nixon. 'what Happened?' and 'what Now?': Exploring How Reformed Pastors Minister to the Parents of Apostate Emerging Adults. Covenant Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/72d9abcb-65c2-4df6-b43e-d57c9e889ff1.

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The purpose of this study was to explore how Reformed pastors minister to the parents of prodigal emerging adult children. This study focused on three key areas that affect how pastors minister to the parents of apostate emerging adults: the religious lives of emerging adults, biblical and theological concerns regarding baptism, apostasy, and covenantal status of children, and policies churches have employed to minister to apostate young adults and their parents. This study utilized a qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with Reformed pastors in the Northwestern United States. This study found that parents have a strong shaping influence on their children's religious faith, and that prevention through consistent reinforcement of covenantal indicatives and parental example is critical, and that redemptive solutions to apostate emerging adults must embrace the entire church community.

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