Burlap Podcast

In this episode of the Burlap Podcast, the host, Paul Sheneman, talks with Evan Palmer, a millennial Christian in Kansas City, who believes the church is missing the boat when it comes to her generation. Evan shares about her passion for mentorship, the impact it has made on her, and discusses how the church has a powerful gift to give in older generations turning around and mentoring younger generations.

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In this episode of the Burlap Podcast, the host, Paul Sheneman, talks with Ben Simpson the Minister of Students at University Baptist Churchwhich is an intentionally intergenerational ministry across the street from TCU.  Ben provides some tips for church leaders seeking to train a congregation in helping millennials connect with an intergenerational community.

Connect with Ben on Twitter or BenjaminASimpson.com

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In this episode of the Burlap Podcast, Chris Folmsbee and Paul Sheneman discuss some recent Burlap research on millennials and the Bible. Chris provides some insightful tips for us to engage millennials with God’s story. And we end with a list of resources that will equip church leaders desiring to dig into the insights shared.

Some Stats from this Episode

2 out of 3 millennials just think it’s another book.

Over 27% of millennials think that the Bible is a dangerous book of dogma used to oppress people.

In ThinkBurlap research, 28% of millennials see the Bible as fiction and not relevant for their life.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

1. Lesslie Newbigin : A Walk Through the Bible
2. Vaughan Roberts : God’s Big Picture
3. Dialogue Tip – Add a third person to a conversation and ask them at the end, “Was I having a conversation?”
4. N.T. Wright : Surprised by Hope (Suggestion: Read it during Lent as a preparation for Easter and to help you engage millennials with the hope of the resurrection)

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In this episode of the Burlap Podcast, Paul Sheneman talks with Drew Froese, a pastor to the millennials in the San Jose, CA area. Drew shares his honest reflections on what his faith community has done to reach millennials and what’s “worked” and “failed”. Along the way he gives some great encouragement to all of us seeking to reach millennials with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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In this episode of the Burlap Podcast, Paul Sheneman shares a story of a young millennial, Isaac, who discerns God’s call upon his life as to lead his peers to help others. In the process of Isaac describing what that looks like he actually describes the key characteristics that millennial’s use to describe “spirituality”.

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In this episode of the Burlap Podcast, Chris Folmsbee and Paul Sheneman discuss some recent Burlap research on millennials definition of a spiritual person and religious person. Their descriptions of the difference between probably won’t surprise you. However, their definition of spiritual may just be the hopeful sign that your looking for in this generation.

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In this Burlap Podcast, Chris Folmsbee and Paul Sheneman talk about their experience and research on millennial’s faith practices. What comes out of the conversation is an opportunity for all church leaders to connect with a common religious expression of millennials. 

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In this episode of the Burlap Podcast, Chris Folmsbee shares Millennials’ surprising expectations of leaders. It may just free leaders from other generations to change their expectations of themselves. Please feel free to comment below and share any questions or topics that you want addressed in upcoming episodes.

In this first episode of the Burlap Podcast, Chris Folmsbee shares about how Burlap began, the purpose of it and upcoming resources to be released. Please feel free to comment below and share any questions or topics that you want addressed in upcoming episodes.

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