Young evangelicals raised for culture war

We grew up believing the threat was outside. We missed the threats from within.

When I was in high school, our youth group went to Acquire the Fire (ATF), a large youth rally held on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Led by Teen Mania Ministries founder Ron Luce, Acquire the Fire aimed to “build up an army of young people who will change the world.” Before going bankrupt and shuttering in 2015, ATF showed up i…