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On the Rise: Gen Z are spiking bible sales + Friday’s a bad idea for surgery + 5 marriage killers
Published 8 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome to the On The Rise newsletter, where I feature fascinating, helpful, and sometimes curious content that caught my attention this week.
Today, Gen Z is spiking bible sales, why your attention is the most endangered resource on earth, why you shouldn’t have surgery on Fridays, and five losing strategies for marriage.
Bible Sales Up 87% in 5 Years
Give Gen Z the credit.
You’ve heard already that Bible sales are up, but THIS up?
“We are at the centre of a significant cultural shift regarding matters of faith and religion. Atheism, once considered by modern society to be the view of most rational adults, no longer seems to carry the same weight or appeal.”
The most interesting thing is that young adults are far more open spiritually than Boomers or even Gen X.
England is often a harbinger of things to come in a post-Christian world, and this is a trend worth watching. Pockets of the church are very much coming back to life in the UK.
Are You Trusting God… Or Just Being Foolish?
Reminder: Coaching call next week!
Have you ever wrestled with the question: Am I trusting God… or just making a bad decision?
In ministry, the line between faith and foolishness can be razor-thin. Is it bold trust… or reckless risk? A step of faith… or a step too far?
THIS Tuesday, April 22, I’m hosting a Live Coaching Call for all-access members of the Academy.
You’ll get a practical framework to help you:
Discern faith from irresponsibility
Lead with confidence in your decisions
Trust God without being irresponsible
RSVP now to get the details and join us live. See you Tuesday!
Did you hear about Facebook Live's policy update? Now, all live videos will be deleted after 30 days. If your church relies on Facebook to store your past sermons and services, you need to act now to save your content before it’s gone.
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This book does a better job than any I’ve read at explaining how our entire lives have been about grabbing other people’s attention. That includes church leaders.
While it’s longer than it needs to be, this is an excellent treatment of the topic.
First, when he outlines the five losing strategies most couples struggle with, my desperate attempts to get things to go my way in my marriage flashed before my eyes. Guilty as charged.
The five losing strategies, by the way, are:
Being right
Controlling your partner
Unbridled self-expression
Retaliation
Withdrawal
The second reason I love this episode is that Tim shares a few chapters from Terry’s book, Fierce Intimacy. I almost turned the pod off at that point because so many audiobooks are read by robotic professional voice actors. But I’m glad I didn’t.
Terry did the narration, and every author should have their book narrated this way. It sounds like he’s talking with you. Isn’t that the best listen?
Having recorded several audiobooks with a major publisher, I’ve had a New York City producer on the line for days with me, listening to every single word and telling me to go back and ‘enunciate better’ or “don’t be so casual.” But life is casual, and so is real conversation. I love how natural his ‘read’ is on these chapters. I wish more audio books embraced this approach.
Cheering for you,
Weekend Watching: Glenn Packiam
This week on the podcast, Glenn Packiam talks about how to pastor in an age where no one trusts pastors, the church leader mental health crisis (especially among next-gen leaders), and the difference between being weary and being wounded in leadership.
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