Thomas Bergler
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Youth Ministry in Crisis
According to the most conservative estimates, over 60 percent of those raised in evangelical homes end up leaving church at age 18. In some cases the estimates range as high as 90 percent. So what are we doing wrong? Why are we failing to pass the faith on to the next generation, and what should […]
The Juvenilization of American Christianity
Thomas Bergler is associate professor of ministry and missions at Huntington University and senior associate editor for the Journal of Youth Ministry. He has taught youth ministry for twelve years and is the author most recently of The Juvenilization of American Christianity (Eerdmans, 2012). Please begin by explaining how the whole idea of “youth,” “youth […]
A Juvenile Church?
What is the history of today’s youth oriented culture, and what kind of effect is this culture having on churches in our time? On this edition of the program Michael Horton discusses these questions and more with Thomas Bergler, professor of ministry and missions at Huntington University, and author of the recent book, The Juvenilization […]
