Journal of Adventist Youth and Young Adult Ministries, 2025
Young adults in North America are less religious and consider themselves unaffiliated with organi... more Young adults in North America are less religious and consider themselves unaffiliated with organized religion. There is a stark difference between Millennials and Baby Boomers within the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church when it comes to religious beliefs, behavior, and affiliation. The older generation is holding on to religious beliefs while Millennials slowly and quietly drift away from the church and religious ideology. As Millennials move away from religious institutions and take on more secular ideology, it would appear that there are specific reasons for the mass exodus of young adults from church. This paper seeks to discuss the challenges facing the church as Millennials lose religion, disaffiliate, and become more secular.
Research looking the powerful experience of urban missional small groups and its impact on postmo... more Research looking the powerful experience of urban missional small groups and its impact on postmodern millennials.
nal of Adventist Youth and Young Adult Ministries Journal, 2024
The Adventist Church is one of the most ethnically diverse churches within
North America, but wit... more The Adventist Church is one of the most ethnically diverse churches within North America, but with its continued diversity explosion, many churches are segregated by racial lines and ethnicity. With the rise of immigration, what will the future of the Adventist church in North America look like? Will new ethnic immigrants assimilate into white churches? Will Seventh-day Adventist churches eventually become ethnic enclaves that continue to create racialized silos? Is the Adventist church becoming more ethnocentric? How do we foster more intercultural churches?
Journal of Adventist Youth and Young Adult Ministries, 2023
The future of organizations is changing from a top-down leadership model to a shared autonomous a... more The future of organizations is changing from a top-down leadership model to a shared autonomous approach. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) will revolutionize governance structures, groups, and organizations of any kind. In what way could this influence and improve churches and ministries within those churches such as small groups? This paper explores the impact that Blockchain Technology, cryptocurrency and DAOs can have on small groups and faith communities.
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North America, but with its continued diversity explosion, many churches are
segregated by racial lines and ethnicity. With the rise of immigration, what will
the future of the Adventist church in North America look like? Will new ethnic
immigrants assimilate into white churches? Will Seventh-day Adventist churches
eventually become ethnic enclaves that continue to create racialized silos? Is
the Adventist church becoming more ethnocentric? How do we foster more intercultural churches?