1 Million Students Are Leaving the Church Every Year, about 64% of Gen Z-ers are leaving their Christian faith. To top it off, unlike previous generations, they’re not coming back.
In an effort to turn the tide, we’ve invested over $1 million and three years of praying, researching and talking with students and ministers to create Darkroom, a unique new way to engage this generation’s faith struggles.
Darkroom is a 14-episode video series based on real student stories. Here, our goal is to give teens (age 13-17) the OK for doubts and questions, which are a normal aspect of faith development. We also want them to feel comfortable talking openly and digging deeper into their faith.
Featured Videos 1 - 7
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1. My Deconversion After watching a “De-Conversion from Christianity” video on Youtube, Jared begins to question his faith and wonders if his doubts are a sign of unbelief.
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2. Emma's Kinda Jealous Emma gets DM’s from random guys, and sometimes enjoys the attention. Zach will go three weeks without watching porn, but then it will be hard to stop. Eva realized she liked girls more than boys by the time she was 14. Why did God give us sex and sexuality when it can be so complicated?
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3. TRAVIS DOESN'T FEEL GOD Travis used to love church - until he was hurt by insensitive comments made by a fellow church member. Now all he can see is a toxic culture, and is questioning whether church is for him at all.
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4. Sophie Kills the Vibe Sophie’s friends throw a party without her – at an apartment where one of the friends is dog sitting. Things get out of hand, but no one seems to think it’s a big deal, except for Sophie. Should she listen to her friends and stop being the “fun police”? Or can she be a good friend to them while still standing up for what she feels is right?
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5. I GUESS I'M AN ATHEIST Nathan geeks out on science… regularly. But he also trusts in the Bible. Lately, it seems everyone wants him to choose—either faith in God or faith in science. But is it possible for Nathan to love both faith and science?
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6. Lara Hates Christians Lucía and her friends are disturbed by the Christianity that they see depicted in the media. Is this what Christianity is supposed to look like? She sets out to discover what type of Christian she wants to be and what, if anything, makes Christianity so special.
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7. Max Wants to End It All For years Max has bottled up his pain, angry at God for allowing him to suffer childhood abuse. But one day a friend gives Max a gift—and it transforms the way he sees his suffering… and the world.
Featured Videos 8 - 14
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8. DM from God While longboarding with her friends, Julia confesses that she tried reading the Bible last week.. and didn’t get much out of it. Is it a bunch of fairy tales? Or a love letter from God? Either way, her issue with the Bible is… why can’t she even understand it?
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9. Things With No Purpose Jace’s brother, Tai, is going to become a pastor. But Jace has other dreams and they aren't "religious." He wants to run his own business! But is that the best use of his gifts? Will that career choice honor God?
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10. Roslyn Goes to Therapy Roslyn really wants to fit in, but forming meaningful relationships has been hard for her. When she expresses her anxiety to her therapist, it dawns on her that maybe she’s underestimating an important relationship that she already has.
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11. It Felt Good Punching You In the Face Homecoming is so messed up. Reality hits Camilla and her friends in the face as they realize how unfair the world really is.
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12. Sadie Wants to Go to Hell In a dark alley, Quinton’s friend Sadie tells him she actually wants to go to Hell. He doesn’t know what to say until he finds out why she feels that way.
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13. Naomi Gets Whiplash When a college rejection letter arrives, the plan Naomi had for her life turns upside down. Unsure of her next steps, her mission is redirected into uncharted territory.
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14. The Same Hallucination Cody attends the wake of an older friend who meant the world to him. As Cody rolls up in his wheelchair, the most extraordinary things begin to occur.
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