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Why Today’s Generation of High Schoolers Need a Gap Year | [View online]( [Give Now]( Advertisement [The Exchange]( [Home]( [Subscribe]( Tuesday, April 2, 2019 [Race, Religion, and the Future of American Evangelicalism]( [Race, Religion, and the Future of American Evangelicalism]( Three important trends regarding race and faith that must be considered as we try to lead evangelicalism through this era. Ryan Burge Evangelicals are having a branding problem. When I searched Twitter in December of 2018 for tweets that contained the word “evangelical,” I was surprised to see that one of the most popular words that appeared in those tweets was the word “white.” In fact, I looked back over a number of different sets of tweets going back to 2017 and the term “white evangelical” comes up frequently among those discussing evangelical Protestants on social media. That means that ... [Read More]( [How God Worked Through CT in 2018]( [How God Worked Through CT in 2018]( Download the new CT Ministry Report to see how donors helped advance thoughtful Christian journalism by reaching 35 million leaders last year. [Read more]( [Why Today’s Generation of High Schoolers Need a Gap Year]( [Why Today’s Generation of High Schoolers Need a Gap Year]( Five benefits of taking a year off before college. Rob Ribbe [Read More]( [When Was Your Church’s Last Haystack Prayer Meeting?]( [When Was Your Church’s Last Haystack Prayer Meeting?]( Many evangelical mission organizations trace their history back to the Haystack Prayer Meeting. Ronnie Floyd [Read More]( [One-on-One with Jonathan Merritt on ‘Learning to Speak God from Scratch’ : Part 2]( [One-on-One with Jonathan Merritt on ‘Learning to Speak God from Scratch’ : Part 2]( “Missionaries would do well to spend more time learning from their newfound communities as they spend trying to teach them.” Ed Stetzer [Read More]( [One-on-One with Jonathan Merritt on ‘Learning to Speak God from Scratch’ : Part 1]( [One-on-One with Jonathan Merritt on ‘Learning to Speak God from Scratch’ : Part 1]( “Most Christians who speak God do so passively.” Ed Stetzer [Read More]( [One-on-One with Brianna Parker on African-American Millennials and the Church]( [One-on-One with Brianna Parker on African-American Millennials and the Church]( The pressing questions shaping African-American millennial faith are issues of injustice. Ed Stetzer [Read More]( [An Admonition from Chuck Colson: You Are A Symbol of Hope]( [An Admonition from Chuck Colson: You Are A Symbol of Hope]( The Charles W. Colson Scholarship was designed to equip former inmates for ministry. Here is Colson's message to the 2006 recipients. Charles Colsom [Read More]( [Announcing the Launch of the Global Diaspora Institute]( [Announcing the Launch of the Global Diaspora Institute]( The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College has partnered with the Global Diaspora Network to launch the Institute. Ed Stetzer [Read More]( More from the Exchange - [Seven Surprising Ways to Prepare Yourself to Share the Gospel]( - [Preoccupied with Love: One-on-One with CJ Rhodes]( - [Five Churches that Shouldn’t Reproduce]( Advertisement More from Christianity Today [5 Books That Provide Comfort Amid Terminal Illness]( [My Top 5]( | [CT Magazine]( [5 Books That Provide Comfort Amid Terminal Illness]( Chosen by Kathryn Butler, trauma surgeon and author of "Between Life and Death: A Gospel-Centered Guide to End-of-Life Medical Care." Kathryn Butler [Read More]( [Jewish Christians Are Recovering Their Distinctive Religious Heritage]( Spirituality [Jewish Christians Are Recovering Their Distinctive Religious Heritage]( A growing group of Jews who believe in Jesus is crossing boundaries to revive their identity and restore unity in the church. Deborah Pardo-Kaplan [Read More]( [What Makes an Excellent Movie?]( Revelation Media [What Makes an Excellent Movie?]( We need to consider imperfect messages of truth and beauty. Abby Perry [Read More]( [View All of our Latest]( Related Newsletters [Christianity Today Connection]( Get the inside story with this official newsletter of the global media ministry. [Sign Up Now]( [The Galli Report]( Want to stay informed but a little short on free time? Try The Galli Report, a weekly newsletter giving you 5 must-read articles for thought leaders handpicked by CT Editor Mark Galli. [Sign Up Now]( Advertisement Follow Us: [Follow on Facebook]( [Follow on Twitter]( [Follow on Vimeo]( [RSS]( The Exchange newsletter is a weekly digest of coverage, research, and perspective from Ed Stetzer. The Exchange Delivered free via email to subscribers Weekly. [Subscribe]( to this newsletter. You are currently subscribed as {EMAIL}. [Subscribe]( to more newsletters like this. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](. Copyright ©2019 Christianity Today 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( | [Give Now]( Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.