Evangelist Explains Why Gen Z Struggles With Depression. It Starts at Church.
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Evangelist Nick Vujicic thinks churches in America have become “more like a country club and a social gathering” rather than a place of discipleship, and that change has major ramifications.
“We are seeing the fruit of us not really discipling the next generation or having accountability,” he told the Christian Post. “If we look at our country, there are youth pastors that are seen as babysitters, and 95% of the churches I’ve walked into, I would never attend because they feel more like a country club and a social gathering.”
Vujicic passionately shares the gospel through his nonprofit NickV Ministries. “Our mission is to cross boundaries and break down barriers, to build bridges that bring people to the love and hope found in Jesus Christ,” the organization explains on its website.
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Part of Vujicic’s strategy to help people find hope in Jesus means confronting churches about areas they’ve neglected.
“A lot of Western churches in the USA changed their approach and actually started watering the Gospel and bringing a little bit more entertainment, a little bit more fun, a little bit more interaction; they went from meat to milk,” Vujicic explained.
“There were preachings back then about keeping your pants on until marriage,” he continued. “None of that’s really happening in 95% of the churches. Today, we have Gen Z swearing, saying the F word, sleeping around, and everyone knows it, but no one’s really keeping anyone accountable.”
“I’m seeing the fruit of no accountability and no meat being taught, which means we’re raising up babies who are frightened and are easily caught in depression,” he added.
Vujicic also spoke about how many in America put their hope in electoral outcomes. Following Donald Trump’s victory, he said, people are “praying and fasting less.”
“He is not our Savior,” Vujicic said. “On public television, he admits that he hasn’t asked God for forgiveness. He doesn’t think he needs to do that. So, I pray for his soul. I think his wife is saved from what I’m hearing. But in the end, it’s not about the president; it’s about the Church.”
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