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Two weeks ago, Josh Harris, the author of the controversial Christian bestseller I Kissed Dating Goodbye, announced that he and his wife, Shannon, were ending their marriage. Last week, Harris published another Instagram post, this time about the state of his faith:I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus. The popular phrase for this is \u201cdeconstruction,\u201d the biblical phrase is \u201cfalling away.\u201d By all the measurements that I have for defining a Christian, I am not a Christian. Many people tell me that there is a different way to practice faith and I want to remain open to this, but I\u2019m not there now.Harris\u2019s announcement caught editor Drew Dyck off guard.\u201cI think my shock probably pales in comparison to the shock and even the grief that the people that sat under his ministry for over a decade would feel,\u201d said Dyck, the author of Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Church \u2026 and how to Bring Them Back. \u201cThere's a lot of consternation when your pastor says he's \u2018falling away\u2019 from faith because it's an implicit threat to your own faith.\u201dDyck joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and CT Pastors editor Kyle Rohane to discuss why people are leaving the church today, why you should react differently to your friend departing the faith than your child, and how to process our emotions and reactions we learn that public figures and loved ones have left Christianity.\nThis episode of Quick to Listen is brought to you in part by Promise Keepers. The Christian men\u2019s ministry that filled stadiums across America is, once again, calling on men to stand up and be counted. For more information, go to promisekeepers.org.\nFollow the podcast on Twitter\nFollow our host on Twitter: Morgan Lee\nFollow our guest on Twitter: Drew Dyck\nMusic by Sweeps\nQuick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices