Bar church reaches Nones with casual, live-music services
In Fort Worth Texas a Lutheran pastor leads Kyrie Pub Church meeting weekly in Shaw's Patio Bar & Grill. The service combines beer and Communion to attract young adults abandoning traditional worship as Nones grow. The approach aims to reconnect a generation with faith beyond pews and ritual.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Kristin Klade
Kyrie Pub
Shaw’s Patio Bar & Grill
Magnolia Avenue
Klade
America
Faith reshapes to lure Nones with social, casual worship
A landmark Public Religion Research Institute study shows one in four Americans identify as Nones, while Gallup finds under half attend worship. Clergy respond with casual, inclusive services in coffeehouses and parks, barbecues and potlucks, and apps like One Table to host Shabbat dinners. Leaders emphasize social justice, climate, and community fellowship to engage youth and nonaffiliates.
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Public Religion Research Institute
Gallup
Ryan Burge
Eastern Illinois University
America
Stewart Vogel
Woodland Hills
California
Eva Laporte
OneTable
New York
Islamic Center of
Long Island
Teaneck
New Jersey
Maine
Joshua Hammerman
Temple Beth el
Stamford
Connecticut
Storying life stories and human thought across a ruined world
A meditation on how humans organize memory through storytelling, from brain function to biblical imagery, and how wrong narratives distort life. The piece uses an island crash parable to illustrate behavior driven by fear of scarcity and competition, ending with a reference to LOOPER, Page 10A.
Stringing together good decisions in daily life
A columnist discusses how making multiple good choices in sequence builds momentum but warns of backsliding when efforts spike and temptations arise. The piece urges sustained discipline across roles from teens to seniors, noting the balance between effort and reward and the danger of justification. See SEABORN, Page 10A.
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Stagg
COVID
Preston Thompson Jr
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Englewood
New Jersey
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