Drawn to Jesus : pathways to faith in a secular age

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D. Min. Covenant Theological Seminary 2026

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The purpose of this study was to explore how Millennial and Gen Z adults convert to Christianity. Because of the decrease in American Christianity, the difficulty of coming to faith due to a variety of cultural factors, and Christians often disengaged from evangelism, there is a need to explore what is happening when people to come to faith. This study utilized a qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with six Millennial and Gen Z adult converts who became Christians in the last five years. The interviews focused on understanding what led to their conversion and what changes resulted in their life. The literature review focused on three key areas: New Testament narratives of conversion, reasons for the growth of the church in the first two centuries, and the work of modern cultural apologists. This study concluded that a variety of factors lead adults to convert to Christianity. There is no one magic bullet. However influential relationships, evidence, teaching, community, and engaging with God in prayer were all important in the conversion process. In light of these finding five considerations are recommended for churches: 1. The prioritization of prayer. 2.Teaching and equipping for the mission of God. 3. Developing welcoming, loving Christian community. 4. Preaching with conversion in mind. 5. Developing a strategy to be suffering sensitive.

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