S1 E28. Is The Tide Turning? Gen Z and the Asbury Awakening

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 105 minutes

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The next generation is remarkably open to spirituality according to recent data. Could the 'Asbury Awakening' be evidence of a renewal bubbling up among Gen Z? Justin speaks to pastors, thinkers, statisticians and Gen Z leaders who have noticed a surprising surge of interest in faith, alongside stories of unusual growth in Catholic, Orthodox and evangelical churches. Rob Bethell also tells his story of surprising rebirth after walking into church for the first time. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Ep 28 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/episode-28-is-the-tide-turning-gen-z-and-the-asbury-awakening Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust & the Christian Evidence Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, we were not prepared for this. The venue is full. However, the mission is bigger than the room. You can still join us. Due to the incredible uptake, our responding to the Rebirth Conference will now be live streamed. Book your online pass now at rebirthconference.net. You may not be in the room, but you can still be part of the
0:22.5	response from anywhere in the world on Saturday the 22nd of November. On the live stream,
0:28.5	you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including
0:33.6	John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon. You can take part in the
0:38.9	Q&A. You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God
0:44.7	is doing. A rebirth is happening. Let's respond together wherever we are. Book your live stream pass
0:51.5	at rebirthconference.net.
0:57.7	It's day six, and the believers find themselves believing even more than ever before.
1:02.1	It is just a fresh, powerful move of God.
1:07.1	The Lord is in this space.
1:09.3	Moving people of all ages, backgrounds and religious beliefs.
1:12.6	I can't lean on myself for that guidance, but we have to continually turn our face to Jesus
1:18.4	to find that.
1:19.3	That's what the hundreds, if not thousands of worshippers have been doing inside
1:22.4	Asbury University's Hughes Auditorium since last Wednesday.
1:25.5	It's attracted people from all over the region.
1:29.8	In February 2020, a remarkable news story broke about strange events at the small university town of
1:35.6	Asbury in Kentucky. But the first place that people heard about it was on YouTube,
1:41.0	TikTok and Instagram. Y'all, it just started on February 8th as a normal chapel service.
1:47.2	And my understanding was a group of students just ended up staying over.
1:50.9	And they were confessing and repenting and worshipping and praying.
1:55.3	And it just turned into a prayer meeting.
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