Episode 39: Experiencing Generation Z

Episode 39: Experiencing Generation Z

 

James Emery White - Meet Generation Z 

- from 1995-2000 depending on who you ask

- by 2020 will account for 40% or so of American consumers….they will be getting a lot of attention…we will soon be giving way to yet another generation, but for now; these are children and students. 

 

The anxious generation

• Uncertainty follows them around

 

GOY - Growing older younger

• unprotective parents
• The whole world in the palm of their hand with all its good and bad elements esp pornography

 

They want to understand their value; because they aren’t sure they have any.

• My experience with the Enneagram
• So independent they are lost in themselves

 

They are looking for 

• Encouraging relationships - how to reach them
  • Illustration: Kids were inviting more friends to our “fellowship” events than to our “outreach” event.
  • Don’t try to get them with a big flashy event; invite them into fellowship and fun.
• Truth that is loving - how to keep them
  • In other words, looking for the character of Christ
  • Mature spiritual adult leaders are hugely important
  • Leverage small groups of students with strong adult encouragement.
  • Allow the Bible to become a tool not a resource (If they don’t leave with a tool, they know how to use, then you haven’t)
    • 86% “At church I get wisdom for how the Bible applies to my life.”
    • 70% “In my church, I regularly receive wisdom fro how the Bible applies to my life.”
    • Focus on not just informing, but equipping.