Episode 628: Kara Powell on Why the Next Generation is Deconstructing Their Faith and Walking Away, Combatting the Toxicity of Social Media, and What the Next Generation Wishes the Church Will Stop and Start Doing

Kara Powell brings her latest research and explains why the next generation is deconstructing their faith and walking away from church, how to combat the toxicity of social media, and what the next generation wishes the church would stop and start doing.

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When young people have the opportunity to express and explore their doubts, that's actually correlated with greater faith maturity. - @KPowellFYI Click To Tweet It's not doubt that is toxic to faith, it's silence that is toxic to faith. - @KPowellFYI Click To Tweet Being curious instead of confrontational goes a lot further with this generation. - @KPowellFYI Click To Tweet Never make a statement if you can ask a question instead. - @KPowellFYI Click To Tweet

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