The 99 and 1 Podcast

According to the Barna Group, who is a research group who studies religion and provides the statistics, “The first factor that will engage Millennials at church is as simple as it is integral: relationships. When comparing twentysomethings who remained active in their faith beyond high school and twenty-somethings who dropped out of church, the Barna study uncovered a significant difference between the two. Those who stay were twice as likely to have a close personal friendship with an adult inside the church (59% of those who stayed report such a friendship versus 31% among those who are no longer active).”   Theme Music by: Farrell Hutchinson @fchocsmooth_musicAdditional Music by: Wentworth Kelly @ikondude   Find us on Instagram @the99and1podcast email us at info@99and1podcast.comvisit our website at www.99and1podcast.com

The definition of support is “bear all or part of the weight of; hold up. Or “a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.” When we think of support, we should think of the church first and foremost. When we reach that difficult wall in our lives, as church going, Bible believing, Christ fearing, hymns singing “love thy neighbor” Christians, we would think that the first place we would get help, judgement free, would be the church. But what happens when that is not the case? What happens when we are standing there, looking at this 10 foot wall situation that we’re facing in our lives, and we look around and see no one there to help us over this wall?   Theme Music by: Farrell Hutchinson @fchocsmooth_musicAdditional Music by: Wentworth Kelly @ikondude   Find us on Instagram @the99and1podcast email us at info@99and1podcast.comvisit our website at www.99and1podcast.com

How can churches move forward in Diversity? It’s a question that needs to be faced and addressed because the Millennial generation has grown up in some unique times where Diversity is not a tagline but a force that pushes the culture of entire industries, universities, and cities. Think about the fact that we are the first generation that grew up being encouraged to engage people different than us. Riddle me this Batman, how do we bring diversity to the church? Theme Music by: Farrell Hutchinson @fchocsmooth_musicAdditonal Music by: Moise Maxi @moemaxi   Find us on Instagram @the99and1podcast email us at info@99and1podcast.comvisit our website at www.99and1podcast.com

“There are two things that set a man in motion, fear or self-interest”, so on that day when fear is overcome, what happens then? What happens when the ridicule of your family can’t outweigh your passion for deep answers that leads you away from them and your church? Or the day when an inquisitive youth in your church comes back with “Why?” after you gave them an answer you thought was sufficient what happens then? Do you explore with them the possibility of the question, accepting that you may not have all the answers or do you go with the instant repellent of “Because I said so” or “That’s just the way it is!” That won’t work anymore with a generation that won’t settle for fluff answers or forceful retorts. This isn’t a generation that will sit through the “You heard what I said” and the numbers are indicating that. Studies show that Millennials are the least likely age group of anyone to attend church (by far). Picture a generation searching for answers and the one place that was supposed to help them instead pushed them away by simply not listening! Theme Music by: Farrell Hutchinson @fchocsmooth_musicAdditonal Music by: Moise Maxi @moemaxi   Find us on Instagram @the99and1podcast email us at info@99and1podcast.comvisit our website at www.99and1podcast.com

What happens when a young christian, who is desperately searching to find a place to call home, is also struck by grief? How does the church family that is supposed to rally around this individual doesn't reach out to check in on her. What does she do when even the leaders around do not make an intentional effort to be present in her time of need? These are the challenges that our guest faced which led her to a point of frustration. A tried and true cliche is "Home is where the heart is", let's see if she ever found home!    Theme Music by: Farrell Hutchinson @fchocsmooth_musicWentworth Kelly @ikondude Ambience Music: Reawakening Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Find us on Instagram @the99and1podcast email us at info@99and1podcast.comvisit our website at www.99and1podcast.com

It is said that "Home is where the heart is," but what really makes a place a home? What do you do when the place you consider your church home seems not to be there in time of need? How do you handle a painful family loss. Does your faith survive, or do you lose hope? 

The aim of this podcast is to explore the spiritual journey for millennials in the modern day. The podcast will explore their experiences in relation to church. It will dive deep into the path they walk whether they are still active members of the church or have decided to leave or are undecided about their path. The podcast will take a non-judgmental journalistic approach, only to more importantly present their voice.