Are you ready to join the movement?

Turn on a cable news show or pick up any news magazine, and you get the impression that Christian America is on its last legs. The once dominant faith is now facing rapidly declining church attendance, waning political influence, and an abysmal public perception. More than 76 percent of Americans self-identify as Christians, but many today are ashamed to carry the label.

While many Christians are bemoaning their faith’s decline, Gabe Lyons is optimistic that Christianity’s best days are yet to come. In the wake of the stunning research from his 2007 bestselling book, UnChristian, which revealed the growing disenchantment among young generations of Christians, Lyons has witnessed the beginnings of a new iteration of the faith. He exposes a whole movement of Christians, whom he calls “Restorers”—Evangelicals, mainline Protestants, Orthodox, Pentecostals, Catholics, and others—who desire to be a force for restoration as they proclaim the Christian Gospel. They want the label “Christian” to mean something good, intelligent, authentic, and beautiful.

The Gathering @ Elizabethton will be hosting six challenging sessions where we will thoughtfully examine the concepts presented in Gabe Lyons’ new book, The NEXT Christians, and learn what it truly means to make a lasting impact on our society by not only preaching, but living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This study will show – through the powerful context of community and the missional church – how the next generation of believers are recovering their core identity while faithfully navigating the challenges of our post-Christian culture.

We hope you’ll join us as we continue to move toward our public launch and lay the foundations of our vision to reach Elizabethton with the power of the Gospel! God bless you. We love you.

Ashley L. Martin

For more information on Gabe’s book and this study, please visit www.thenextchristians.com.

Here’s a video to give you an idea of what this book is about, and what to expect from our study:

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