HOW CAN WE ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE?: PART TWO

After the provocative post by Rachel Held Evans, which I discussed in my recent post How Can We Attract Young People, there have been a lot of folks who know more that I do weighing in on the question. Two of the good ones are below. They have some valuable insights well worth the attention of church leaders.

I latched onto the importance of:

Authenticity
Being part of the world -- substantively, not via gimmicks
"Young adults" wanting to be valued -- but not as a commodity that will save the church

http://amychanson.blogspot.com/2013/06/what-young-people-want-in-church.html

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/7227/a_reluctant_millennial_on_the_state_of_church/