To Be Churched or Unchurched: The Millennial's Dilemma

Robert J. Phillips

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To Be Churched or Unchurched: The Millennial's Dilemma

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Robert J. Phillips. To Be Churched Or Unchurched: The Millennial's Dilemma. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/dfcd9b2b-8f50-4056-ad8f-e5691500e992.

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R. J. Phillips. To Be Churched or Unchurched: The Millennial's Dilemma. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/dfcd9b2b-8f50-4056-ad8f-e5691500e992

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Robert J. Phillips. To Be Churched Or Unchurched: The Millennial's Dilemma. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/dfcd9b2b-8f50-4056-ad8f-e5691500e992.

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Robert J. Phillips

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Church (Ecclesiology)

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Abstract

This project will address the decline of the millennial generation’s church attendance within the 08033 zip code during the past decade. There are times a church can have the appearance of being a successful church, but the zeal of both the clergy and the respective congregation is slowly diminishing. The older generation continues to do their best to keep the ministry viable and alive to some degree, but at the same time, a younger generation, many times made up by millennials does not see the importance of the communal aspect of church other than what occurs on Sunday morning. It is becoming more obvious that that we are dealing with a generation of believers that are not like our parents or grandparents. Tradition appears not to be the millennials calling card. We will show that millennials love God, not just the church service that has stood for decades. Today’s church must provide opportunities for them to serve based upon their needs for church and commitment. The statistical data was gathered by the author of this thesis through several one-on-one discussions with the clergy of the five surveyed churches and with several millennial residents of the town of Haddonfield, New Jersey. Examples in the ministry of the apostle Paul were gathered from the MacDonald Believer’s Bible Commentary by William MacDonald and A Theology of the New Testament by George E. Ladd.

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