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Living Faith

Young adults have many expressions of faith–here, young adults share what makes their own religious journeys unique.

  • Telos Project at CrossRoad Institute
  • Young Adult Initiative at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
  • Connecting with Hope Innovation Hub at Interdenominational Theological Center
  • Mosaic Initiative of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame/Iskali
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While the statistics about young adults’ involvement in the church look grim, the decline in religious affiliation has not made them less spiritual. Young adults are still asking questions that only faith can answer. Read Not a Hopeless Case to discover the story of these questions and learn ways that ministry leaders can engage with them.

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