The Senior Minister of the People’s Church in Toronto, Canada, Englishman Charles Price, was giving an interview for a Premier Radio programme earlier this year at the final Easter People in Blackpool.
He argued that whereas culture can be defined denominationally as “the way we do things around here” or socially as “the things we believe, value and see”, in the 21st century, culture should be defined generationally.
Nowhere is that more true than in the frequency of church attendance. Older people, the so-called ”˜Builders’ Generation’ of those currently in their 60s and 70s, attend church regularly out of habit. The ”˜GenX Generation’ of those in their 20s and 30s attend church ”˜when they feel like it’, and the generation in between, the ”˜Boomer Generation’ of those in their 40s and 50s, attend church especially when they can use their gifts.
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Analysis: Churchgoing patterns in the UK
The Senior Minister of the People’s Church in Toronto, Canada, Englishman Charles Price, was giving an interview for a Premier Radio programme earlier this year at the final Easter People in Blackpool.
He argued that whereas culture can be defined denominationally as “the way we do things around here” or socially as “the things we believe, value and see”, in the 21st century, culture should be defined generationally.
Nowhere is that more true than in the frequency of church attendance. Older people, the so-called ”˜Builders’ Generation’ of those currently in their 60s and 70s, attend church regularly out of habit. The ”˜GenX Generation’ of those in their 20s and 30s attend church ”˜when they feel like it’, and the generation in between, the ”˜Boomer Generation’ of those in their 40s and 50s, attend church especially when they can use their gifts.
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