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A Quiet Drift: Why Young People Are Looking Toward Catholicism and Orthodoxy and How We Must Respond

In recent years, many in pastoral ministry and theological education have noticed a subtle but steady shift. Increasingly, young believers are attracted to Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Some are engaging from a distance while others…

Elias GarciaApril 28, 2026

Discipleship

Let’s Get Back to Our Real Calling

Taking a close look at the church landscape in North America can be a humbling experience. It certainly appears as if the church is dying. Many churches close every week. Attendance is down…

Thad BergmeierDecember 9, 2025

Book Reviews Church Leadership

Book Review: The Great Dechurching

Many have been saying it for years. It’s important that we start listening. The Church in North America is dying. Anyone over 50 in your church today who grew up…

Thad BergmeierJuly 16, 2024

Church Decline

A Quiet Drift: Why Young People Are Looking Toward Catholicism and Orthodoxy and How We Must Respond

Let’s Get Back to Our Real Calling

Book Review: The Great Dechurching

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