Erika Kirk shows us how to reach young women

[Michie]

Two days after his death, on September 12th, Charlie’s wife Erika stood alone behind his broadcasting chair, whispered a prayer, and addressed the whole world. She only spoke for a little over 10 minutes, but it was dynamic. After a decade of cultural girl-powerbrokers like Barbie, JLo, Megan Rapinoe, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, this grieving widow would obliterate lies and stereotypes with an entirely different vision of female power: a woman aflame with faithful love.

Charlie’s target audience was the youth, and he was reaching them. Statistics show that conservatism, including valuing children and family, is steadily on the rise among young men. But those same studies show an inverse relationship with young unmarried women, who are leaning decidedly left. Conservative victories are shadowed by the most essential human dilemma: without young women, you’re facing extinction. Even Charlie’s winsome reason has not changed the trend. Unfortunately, studies also show heightening anxiety, isolation, and depression for these young women, despite record achievements. They are in turmoil.

Charlie welcomed students to bring their turmoil to the microphone for debate. When I was young enough to be Charlie’s target audience, had he come to my college, he would have found me already conservative and devout, not disagreeing with him on most core issues. But underneath my convictions, the turmoil was there. If I had stood across from him and asked my burning question it would have been something like, “So our culture is in the grip of a fight to the death over truth and lies. What’s my place in that, as a woman?”

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Erika Kirk shows us how to reach young women

The Bible tells us that without vision, the people perish Prov 29 18 , and today s young women are certainly perishing

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[Vambram]

Two days after his death, on September 12th, Charlie’s wife Erika stood alone behind his broadcasting chair, whispered a prayer, and addressed the whole world. She only spoke for a little over 10 minutes, but it was dynamic. After a decade of cultural girl-powerbrokers like Barbie, JLo, Megan Rapinoe, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, this grieving widow would obliterate lies and stereotypes with an entirely different vision of female power: a woman aflame with faithful love.

Charlie’s target audience was the youth, and he was reaching them. Statistics show that conservatism, including valuing children and family, is steadily on the rise among young men. But those same studies show an inverse relationship with young unmarried women, who are leaning decidedly left. Conservative victories are shadowed by the most essential human dilemma: without young women, you’re facing extinction. Even Charlie’s winsome reason has not changed the trend. Unfortunately, studies also show heightening anxiety, isolation, and depression for these young women, despite record achievements. They are in turmoil.

Charlie welcomed students to bring their turmoil to the microphone for debate. When I was young enough to be Charlie’s target audience, had he come to my college, he would have found me already conservative and devout, not disagreeing with him on most core issues. But underneath my convictions, the turmoil was there. If I had stood across from him and asked my burning question it would have been something like, “So our culture is in the grip of a fight to the death over truth and lies. What’s my place in that, as a woman?”

Continued below.

Erika Kirk shows us how to reach young women

The Bible tells us that without vision, the people perish Prov 29 18 , and today s young women are certainly perishing

www.christianpost.com

Amen

 

[bèlla]

Statistically speaking the majority become more liberal with education. It isn’t surprising to see the same with women since they’re outpacing men in that area and more optimistic about the future. But the elephant in the room is manyfold. Women are shunning tradition and opting for churches that mirror their values or seeking a different approach. There’s also the growing movement of decentering men and childfree connections that’s changing the landscape.

In my experience women gravitate to those they admire. She represents their ideal or something they’re working towards that resonates. A woman who gave up everything won’t appeal to them. They don’t want a life centered around home and family. What we’re witnessing is more akin to Lean In 2.0 than not. We see comparable gains in entrepreneurship as well and women are starting more businesses too. Which only widens the gap.

And there’s the reality of funding in all of this. We didn’t get here overnight and the majority were silent. But alarms are sounding because of the obvious. Boomers are aging out and attendance is lessened with each generation. Families keep many places afloat and are a reliable source of income. But if few marry or have children who fills the seats? The christian machine relies on that and if you doubt it’s so look at your programming, sermons, ministries and events. They cater to women and families.

The majority underestimate how far things have gone and how organized they are. It’s hard to convey the feeling one experiences when you realize the dream is possible. It fuels your passion. The solution for what ails isn’t returning home. It’s having someone who meets you where you are at all points on the scale. Whether it’s tradition or something else. We need more women who represent the life she experienced and men who are prepared for relationships that may entail responsibilities beyond home and work.

~bella