Resilient Disciples by Rick Hill
RESILIENT DISCIPLES by Rick Hill 10 July 2025 I succumbed to the temptation and bought Rick Hill's book Resilient Disciples at @keswickportstewart this week. The introduction has already sucked me in and I am so looking forward to reading the book now. In his Introduction to Resilient Disciples, Rick Hill describes a forest where the trees had been cut down purposely and those beside these same trees had fallen down of their own accord. Do these represent followers of Jesus whose faith once flourished but has now fallen? Or perhaps it represents those whose faith weakens in testing or trial. Rick quotes some amazing statistics - two thirds of 18 to 29 years olds who grew up and were active in the church as a child or a teen have withdrawn from church involvement as an adult. These statistics apply to USA but they could easily be ours. There has been a shift in our culture and that has left some exposed, isolated and unable to stand strong. There are those who choose c...