key element which helps young people stay with the faith is a climate that encourages thinking. Perhaps this is the way in which the gradual conversion is made accessible to “cultural Adventists.” Dudley used the items that defined a “thinking climate” in the Valuegenesis studies to ask young adults about their local church. He found that 40 percent said their church “expects people to learn and think,” 35 percent said “most members want to be challenged to think about religious issues and ideas,”