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I recently read and reviewed <\/a>Brett McCracken\u2019s book Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide.<\/em> My conclusion was that McCracken did a poor job of analyzing these so called \u201chipsters.\u201d I am anxiously waiting for a thorough analysis and investigation of what these young Christians and their churches mean for the future of evangelicalism. As I wait, however, I thought I might as well try and attempt a simple look at some of the common trends among my Christian peers and offer up my own predictions. I am, myself, a young \u201c20 something\u201d pastor, and so I spend a great deal of time thinking about this relationship and what it means for the future, for the church, and for the gospel. My particular role at our church is in the discipleship ministry and I believe that the present and the future of discipleship among young adults is very excited.<\/p>\n

You can call them \u201cHipsters\u201d if you\u2019d like, though the term is actually a derogatory term (Brett McCracken acknowledges this in his book, but suggests he can think of no other term befitting). You can call them Emergents or Neo-Calvinists, or some other name yet to be invented.\u00a0Realistically I think it\u2019s hard to categorize them into some group beyond young adults, but that is not to say, however, that there aren\u2019t some common trends among young adult Christians\u00a0that are worthy of an investigation. The hope is that as we study these trends together we see a way to encourage them and utilize their energies and passions for the good of the Kingdom of God. Of course in discipleship this should be done with all peoples, regardless of ages and interests. But since the topic of \u201cHipster\u201d Christians is particularly popular at the moment it is worth a good discussion.<\/p>\n

My goal in a forthcoming series of posts will be to analyze four trends among young adult Christians and what they mean for the future of evangelicalism, as best I can predict. First, Missions. Second, Social Justice. Third, Art. Lastly, Christian Liberty. What do you think are some common trends among young adult Christians today, and what do you think, if anything, these trends mean?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"