The perennial discussion of why (young) people leave church and why they come back has taken on a new flavor in recent weeks as people ask not just what people are really looking for, spiritually, but what kind of churches that search leads them to. In this podcast, Matt and Jessica Kelley talk theology, style, and the intangibles of church appeal.

Related reading around the web includes:

Rachel Held Evans' Mainline and Me and Christian Piatt's Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church and Four Reasons I Came Back to Church.

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Matt Kelley is pastor of Arlington United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn.
Jessica Miller Kelley is on staff with Ministry Matters.