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The Living Archive
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ISBN10: 1067836055
ISBN13: 9781067836054
Publisher: Rev. David Bayduza
Published: Aug 18 2026
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781067836054
Publisher: Rev. David Bayduza
Published: Aug 18 2026
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
More than one million young people walk away from the church every year. By 2050, researchers project that 35 million will be gone. But here is what the statistics don't tell you: 78% of them still believe in God. They are not leaving because they have stopped searching. They are leaving because the church stopped giving them what they were searching for - the real, tested, irreplaceable testimony of people who have already walked through everything they are afraid of. And while the young are walking out the front door, the people who carry that testimony are sitting quietly in the back pews, waiting for someone to ask. The Living Archive is a crisis and a recipe. The crisis: the testimonies of our seniors - their lived, proven, undeniable experience of God as provider, healer, speaker, father, guide, comforter, and voice of wisdom - are being lost in real time. Every day we wait is a day we cannot recover. The recipe: a practical, urgent, biblically grounded blueprint for rebuilding the intergenerational bridge that the modern church has quietly dismantled - and for ensuring that the greatest gold in your congregation is never lost to silence again. This book is for three kinds of reader: - The senior who has lived through more than they have ever been asked to share - this book gives you permission, a framework, and the urgent reminder that your testimony is someone's lifeline.
- The pastor, chaplain, or care worker who walks past living archives every day without knowing it - this book gives you the tools to open them.
- The young person who is searching for evidence that God is real - this book tells you where to look. The answer is closer than you think. Through the real stories of men and women whose faith has been tested across decades - and the research that proves what the church has always known - The Living Archive makes the case that the most urgent thing the church can do today is sit down, make the tea, and ask the oldest person in the room: Tell me what God has done in your life. Because the tape is still playing. But not for long. Includes: A complete generational reference guide - The 7-pillar testimony framework - A church implementation blueprint - Recommended reading for every pillar - A curated film guide for every generation - Reflection questions for seniors and seekers in every chapter Published by M.A.D. Christian Ministries - Making A Difference through Mentoring, Accountability and Discipling. madministries.ca
- The young person who is searching for evidence that God is real - this book tells you where to look. The answer is closer than you think. Through the real stories of men and women whose faith has been tested across decades - and the research that proves what the church has always known - The Living Archive makes the case that the most urgent thing the church can do today is sit down, make the tea, and ask the oldest person in the room: Tell me what God has done in your life. Because the tape is still playing. But not for long. Includes: A complete generational reference guide - The 7-pillar testimony framework - A church implementation blueprint - Recommended reading for every pillar - A curated film guide for every generation - Reflection questions for seniors and seekers in every chapter Published by M.A.D. Christian Ministries - Making A Difference through Mentoring, Accountability and Discipling. madministries.ca
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