Why This Generation Stopped Believing and How We Can Change That

We begin a new series on faith formation exploring three critical conditions for spiritual development in a disenchanted generation: encounters with nature, the power of community, and the role of fathers. Recent research reveals spirituality provides remarkable protective factors against life's most serious challenges.

• Children who are spiritually engaged are 80% less likely to become addicted to drugs or alcohol
• Spiritual engagement correlates with 60% less likelihood of experiencing major depression
• Those spiritually engaged are 82% less likely to commit suicide
• Today's generation has become disenchanted with faith due to cultural shifts, church hurts, and hypocrisy
• Nature experiences provide "signals of transcendence" that awaken us to something greater
• Community counteracts isolation and provides diverse spiritual perspectives
• Intergenerational relationships are crucial for spiritual development
• Fathers provide children's earliest template for understanding God
• Single parents can intentionally create community with positive spiritual role models
• Digital technology and indoor lifestyles have disrupted natural spiritual pathways

Join us next week as we continue this discussion and explore the steps in the spiritual journey that lead to faith formation.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Faith Formation Series
• 4:20 The Protective Power of Faith Quiz
• 17:55 Why Today's Generation is Disenchanted with Faith
• 33:30 Nature's Role in Spiritual Development
• 46:25 The Power of Community in Faith Formation
• 59:45 The Critical Role of Fathers in Spiritual Growth