The fact is the church sits in the middle of a world needing restoration, and our next generation sits in the middle of the church.
All tagged millennials
Faith among Emerging Adults
What are emerging adults like, and what are their biggest concerns, questions, and the issues they care about most?
Face It – It’s Not Just the Millennials
Is there a generation who doesn’t need more patience or persistence? I don’t think so.
Where Have All the Young People Gone?
With young people, church can feel like a boat full of small holes and slow leaks. When bailing isn’t working, and you are taking on water, it’s tempting to give up.
Keeping Ourselves—and Young People—Near the Cross
I’ve always been slightly jealous of congregations with “real” youth groups. You know the ones I’m talking about: the ones with well-painted and decorated class rooms.
One Thing the Church Needs to Know about Millennials (and Every Other Generation)
Perhaps we are warding off an unspoken fear that our traditions and cultures in the church might be outmoded, passé, and irrelevant.
Getting Warmer
The strength of the congregation’s intra-warmth is actually the cause of the congregation’s weak inter-warmth. Warmth makes churches grow, they conclude. Especially when it comes to young people.
Looking for Millennials, Part Two
Not all young adults are the same, but Sachs and Bos identify major trends, encouraging churches to realign in several ways.
Looking for Millennials ... In All the Wrong Places
Here are some values that are present in churches that tend to distance themselves from younger adults.
The Reason Your Kids Don't Like Church
You may have lost or never known the beauty, splendor, and mystery of pursuing God in a community of faith, and you've stopped insisting your way toward the experience of following Jesus.
