451: A Changing Society is Starving for Religious Systems to Meet them Where they Are

Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Torn: Why People We Love are Leaving the Church & What We Can Learn from Them [Part II of III]In this fascinating episode, guest author Jeff Strong & Valerie tackle several key points that Jeff courageously and gently addresses in his bestselling book Torn: Why People We Love are Leaving the Church & What We can Learn from Them.Today, Jeff & Val lay out several culture issues that are pressuring the need for churches to adapt-not because people are becoming less and less "spiritual"...but because evolution is an upward spiral and human beings entering new stages of faith development have different needs. If these needs are not acknowledged; or if they are vilified, shamed, or pathologized- they will go away. We are seeing this at record rates in the LDS church. Listen in as Jeff and Valerie clarify not only why so many lifelong multi-generational Latter Day Saints are leaving--but also share how spiritual growth/ differientiation & community belonging need not be mutually exclusive.Jeff's book Torn linked HERETimestamps:00:00 Welcome and Book Setup01:38 Recap and Survey Numbers03:13 Seeing and Humility10:12 Culture as Soil Metaphor15:44 Acceptance and Faith Stages25:19 Fear to Hope and Growth29:18 Four Storms Shaping Belief37:19 Culture Change and Margins45:44 Diversity and Balanced Energy51:05 Next Episode Preview and ClosingSupport the showStories of Healing: Live Event July 30th in SLCSupport the showListen, Share, Rate & Review EPISODESFriday Episodes Annual Access $89Friday Episodes Monthly Access $10Valerie’s Support & Processing GroupsGift a ScholarshipDownload Free ResourcesVisit our Website