“The report, ‘Reimagining Ministry for Gen Alpha,’ was based on a survey of 1,500 U.S. teenagers, ages 13 to 18, conducted Feb. 14 to 17. Some 57% of self-identified Christian teens in the U.S. said they attended a youth group in the last three months, including 63% of males, compared with 52% of females.” - CPost
“The predicament that young men find themselves in has been building for a long time.
“More than 70% of young men say that men should protect women, and a similar share of young women agree.” - IFS
“Evangelical church leaders are treating the Orthodox Church like it is another denominational option and not what it actually is—another religion altogether. Three articles might help us wrap our brains around what is happening right now with young men especially.” - P&D
“There is no debating that women’s confidence in and devotion to marriage is falling…. Theories about young women’s declining interest in wedlock typically fall into two camps. The problem is either 1) the boys, or 2) the (feminist) girls.” - IFS
“We need to win these people. They are not coming because they are Christians, but because of what Christianity offers. Many fundamentalist churches are not used to having unsaved visitors walk through their doors, but until we are sure of their salvation testimony, we must be in evangelism mode.” - P&D
“Our data, however, show no evidence that Gen Z men are becoming more religious. Nor do we find that Gen Z men who attend church frequently hold more moderate political or social views.” - The Hill
“The trend is especially pronounced among twenty-somethings. Last year, a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 39% of Gen Z women identify as religiously unaffiliated, compared with just 31% of men. Among white evangelicals, young men had begun showing significantly more religiosity than women.” - Breakpoint
“No one’s ever helped them think through their beliefs; the message they’ve heard is instead, ‘Just believe it because we’re telling you to.’” - Chuck Lawless
“So far, this new trend is unexplained. Even pastors on the ground don’t know why men are joining. What seems to be clear is that young men across the West are looking for something. Less clear is what they’re looking for.” - Breakpoint
