Words, Witness, and Wisdom from Amanda Gorman If you tuned in to Wednesday’s Presidential Inauguration ceremony (and even if you didn’t), you have probably seen the name Amanda Gorman popping up all over the internet. Gorman, 22, is a native of Los Angeles, a poet, an author, and an activist.
Thérèse speaks to her experience as a Roman Catholic and the ways she seeks to practice her faith individually and communally. She credits trusted adults, like youth leaders and her confirmation sponsor, for really being there for her and offering the space to process ideas as well as questions. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured Outreach Magazine. This article, Are Church Leaders Losing Gen Z? by Kevin Singer is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Gen Z, or those born roughly between 1995–2010, has been called
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Religion News Service. This article, Gen Z is lukewarm about religion, but open to relationships, study shows by Jana Riess is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. More than half
Spoiler alert: Relational Authority is present Now that I have the term Relational Authority in my back pocket for describing effective ways to build trust and form relationships, I seem to see its dimensions and practices reflected everywhere. Although listening, transparency, integrity, care, and expertise are by no means new values for adults to practice
Thank you to all the young people ages 13–23 who applied to the inaugural cohort of the Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP). Our SAP application panel had the pleasure of reviewing the submissions and the hard task of narrowing down the applicants to this final group. These Ambassadors will meet monthly from January 2021 through March 2022 (15
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured in Real Clear Religion. This article, Lonelier Than Ever, Gen Z Isn’t Turning to Religious Mentors by Kevin Singer is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Self-absorbed and materialistic; naive and
For many young people throughout the United States, the concluding months of every calendar year mark a time of celebration. Religious and secular holidays alike dot these final months: Diwali, Mawlid, Thanksgiving, the anniversary of Guru Nanak’s birth (founder of Sikhism), Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Advent, Winter Solstice, HumanLight, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. Eighty-seven percent of young people ages 13–25 tell us they
Hameeda shares why her current spiritual view has “God on hold for now,” but why she nonetheless still holds some values and practices from her Muslim upbringing. She describes how her father encouraged her questions and curiosities around religion, and the ways—even after he’s passed away—he continues to be a model
Austin describes how being a Reform Jew provides him with a meaningful faith tradition to both learn from and find connection, why he meditates or does yoga before his baseball games, and how his rabbi encourages not only his religious pursuits—but also offers him great advice for all aspects of