Katherine Brown
Katherine joined the Evangelical Alliance in 2023 to be part of the Being Human team. Before this, she worked in student ministry, equipping students to share their faith with their friends. Katherine became a Christian while at drama school and she’s passionate about evangelism, storytelling and seeing young adults thrive in Church!
We need the whole church to encourage young adults in evangelism
12 July 2024If you have young adults in your congregation, you have a role to play in encouraging them in evangelism. I meet people my age all the time who are spiritually searching, but have never been to church, and in some cases, I am the first Christian they’ve ever met. When I was a student worker, I once invited a student to church, and they asked me what day it was on. This gives unique opportunities, and poses challenges too, so how do we equip young adults to reach their friends? I believe the…
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Mindless scrolling and news fatigue: is digital abstinence the answer?
3 May 2024They explained that they no longer read the news, and they’re off social media. I have several people around me, non-Christians and Christians alike, who are tapping out of the news cycle, finding it too depressing, too overwhelming. Some note they were sick of compassion fatigue, reading about tragedies and feeling nothing. It made them feel less human. The conversation made me think, did I need to know about the submarine? While following the story, had I prayerfully engaged with it, thinking…
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Discipling Gen Z: help, we’ve forgotten how to connect
22 February 2024My peers are out working, studying, or doing a bit of both – in other words, we’re in environments that are overtly social. Add to this the fact that our social lives extend far beyond our immediate physical world – we live just as much in the digital space, following people on Instagram or TikTok who live halfway across the world. The opportunities for new friendships are vast, and there's never been a generation with so many tools for maintaining friendships. But with all these connections…
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Young adults are spiritually curious – just look at the ‘manifesting’ trend
24 November 2023Take the TikTok phenomenon of ‘manifesting’, defined by Tinder as “the power of manufacturing your own joy.” Tinder’s research says: “While star signs may be the top descriptor added to Tinder profiles by 18-25 year olds, there’s a new spiritual sheriff in town. 41% of young singles believe manifesting (ie mentally visualizing your wishes/dreams to help them come true) is the new Astrology and has an undeniably larger influence on compatibility and connection ... It’s no coincidence that the…
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