What is Vocation and How do I Find Mine?
The Need: Overcoming Mistaken Identity A few years ago I had a phone call with one of my former students (we’ll call him James) who was asking for career advice. He had been out of college for three years. This young man had a ton of potential and skill, but had bounced around from job…
Millennial Faith that Sticks: More than “Niceness”
Over the years we’ve found the Barna Group’s research on faith and Millennials to be helpful, as well as consistent with our experience. Their 2006 study gets at the heart of why Impact 360 Institute’s Gap Year was started in the first place, namely the problem of Millennials disengaging from their faith during and after…
Is Christian Faith Just an Accident of Birth?
Have you ever heard someone say, “If grew up in the United States, then that’s what explains my Christianity”? Or, “If I grew up in Saudi Arabia, guess what? I wouldn’t be a Christian; I’d be a Muslim.” If someone wants to use this as an objection to Christianity or religious belief, it actually commits…