{"product_id":"welcoming-the-future-church-how-to-reach-teach-and-engage-young-adults-9780801078118","title":"Welcoming the Future Church: How to Reach, Teach, and Engage Young Adults","description":"If you're not reaching the future of the church, your church has no future. As much sting as that statement has, it's hard to argue with. Yet many churches have no idea how to attract and retain younger generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you want to understand how to reach, teach, and empower young adults in your church, Jonathan \"JP\" Pokluda is ready to show you how. Sharing stories of successes and failures during his years of ministering to Millennials, JP offers you transferable principles that will help you mobilize the next generation toward Jesus. He encourages and equips you to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- be real\u003cbr\u003e- teach the whole truth\u003cbr\u003e- hold traditions loosely\u003cbr\u003e- find young leaders\u003cbr\u003e- give the ministry away\u003cbr\u003e- and so much more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTomorrow's church is out there, waiting for you to care, to reach out, to understand their struggles, and to show them why today's church needs, wants, and cherishes them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan \"JP\" Pokluda\u003c\/b\u003e is pastor at Harris Creek in Waco, Texas, and former leader of The Porch, where he saw the ministry grow from 150 to more than 7,000 young adults. The author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Adulting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePokluda came to understand the grace of the gospel in his early twenties, which ignited a desire in him to reach people in their twenties and thirties for Christ. He lives with his wife, Monica, and their three children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuke Friesen\u003c\/b\u003e is director of operations at Watermark Community Church and has been involved with The Porch for more than ten years as an attendee, volunteer, and staff member. As an editor and contributor to The Porch blog, he's collaborated with JP on a number of writing projects.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461091463442,"sku":"9780801078118","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e43483b8-db62-47b0-b1d4-886156dd9baf.jpg?v=1730056738","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/welcoming-the-future-church-how-to-reach-teach-and-engage-young-adults-9780801078118","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}