Defiant Hope, Active Love: A Documentary

Based on the book “Defiant Hope, Active Love: What Young Adults Are Seeking in Places of Work, Faith, and Community”, this documentary by Pivot NW Research documents five years of innovation, discussions, and interviews with more than a dozen churches in the Pacific Northwest. Watch as they discuss the question: “Why don’t young adults attend churches?”

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Pivot NW Research at Seattle Pacific University and Seminary
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Church Leadership
Church Leadership
Young Adult Leadership
Young Adult Leadership
Culture
Culture
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congregational life
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In Hungry for Hope, a collective of young adults identify crucial issues that define our times, examine how churches have caused harm and how young adults have been grieving the church’s failures, and express their hopes and dreams for the church’s future. Exploring topics like climate change; mental health; inclusion and liberation; and sex, shame and intimacy, faithful young people illuminate the importance of community and offer insights about how the church can flourish going forward.

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Book
Hungry for Hope: Letters to the Church from Young Adults