Lord, Save My Great-Great-Grandchildren

Lord, Save My Great-Great-Grandchildren – “Like Spurgeon, we can pray not only for those alive today but for those who will run the race in the decades and centuries after us. We pray for those yet unborn to one day be born again. O Lord, save our children and our children’s children!

Intergenerational Friendships in Church

Intergenerational Friendships in Church – These kinds of relationships are not only good, but are incredibly helpful. This article talks about why, and offers some suggestions as to how to facilitate them.

Talkin’ ’Bout My Generation

Talkin’ ’Bout My Generation – “The American story of the last century is a paradox: Our liberty has increased along with our misery. Our lives have gotten longer but much of the meaning has been stripped away.”

Questions for Teenagers: 3 Critical Queries About Following Jesus

Questions for Teenagers: 3 Critical Queries About Following Jesus – “How do we help teenagers move from acquaintance to disciple? Three critical questions help us get at this.”

The Shift Away From Instagram and Why It’s Happening

The Shift Away From Instagram and Why It’s Happening – “What I’ve just discussed about Instagram is also true about our interactions with young people face to face. They long for personal, genuine contact with others.”

FOBO: Gen Z’s FOMO

FOBO: Gen Z’s FOMO – “The average young person’s inner dialogue seems to have shifted from What if I don’t go and they have fun without me? to What if I commit now and regret it later?”

Swath of Committed Christians Don’t Attend Church Monthly

Swath of Committed Christians Don’t Attend Church Monthly – “Most of the youngest generations who identify as committed Christians likely do not attend church at least once monthly.”

Why Your Church Should Be Multi-Generational…and Why It’s Not That Easy to Do

Why Your Church Should Be Multi-Generational…and Why It’s Not That Easy to Do – Here are some good points.

How Four Generations Differ in Their Approaches to Work

How Four Generations Differ in Their Approaches to Work – This is an interesting piece dealing with several differences in work perspectives among generations.

4 Truths the Next Generation Needs to Know About the Church

4 Truths the Next Generation Needs to Know About the Church – The Word of God is effective at pointing out what’s beautiful about the church. It teaches us how to love and serve the church. Here are four truths the next generation needs to know about the local church.”

Seven Ideas to Overcoming the Cinderella Syndrome

Seven Ideas to Overcoming the Cinderella Syndrome – “The concept is not limited to romantic relationships nor is it limited to females. It is much larger than that. In fact, it’s relevant for millions of teens and young adults in Generation Z who’ve been given the expectation that life should be pleasant, rewarding, and even fun each day.”

Intergenerational Church

Intergenerational Church – “There are life lessons and failures and successes to take notes on; years of knowledge and experience waiting to be mined; and generational emphases and blind spots which each party can speak to in a give and take manner.” 

 

Ten Interesting Facts About Generation Z and How They Affect Us All

Ten Interesting Facts About Generation Z and How They Affect Us All – “Some of these realities are good, and some are not so good. In any case, parents, teachers, coaches, and employers may just need to adjust how they lead and develop this young population based on these realities.”

Christians Need More Intergenerational Friendships

Christians Need More Intergenerational Friendships – “Forty percent of the students said that guidance from a more mature Christian in their life (mentor, pastor, chaplain, campus minister) has been one of the most helpful components of cultivating Christian faith while in college.”

Ten Terms That Define Generation Z Today

Ten Terms That Define Generation Z Today – “It’s a generation that will not only be marked by the trauma of the disruption and death, but also by witnessing the total failures of adults to protect them and their world.”

Don’t Hope in That Next Life Transition

Don’t Hope in That Next Life Transition – “Whether getting your driver’s license, starting a new job, moving across the country, beginning a marriage, or joining a new church, we often want these transitions to change us, satisfy our longings, and fix the broken parts of our current life.”

How Things Have Changed: Reflections of a Millennial Pastor in a Gen Z World

How Things Have Changed: Reflections of a Millennial Pastor in a Gen Z World – “The dominant chorus of ‘you are strong’ has been replaced with the subtle dirge ‘you are weak.’”

How to Navigate the Generational Divide in Politics

How to Navigate the Generational Divide in Politics – “If it seems our parents are being radicalized in one direction, are we self-aware enough to recognize if we are becoming more radical in the other direction?”

The March Through the Institutions Brings Civil War at The New York Times

The March Through the Institutions Brings Civil War at The New York Times -Al Mohler writes and interesting generational cultural trend in America.

Adulting, and Fifth Commandment Rule of Thumb

Adulting, and Fifth Commandment Rule of Thumb – “The hardest part about growing up wasn’t holding down a job, writing a budget, or filing my own taxes. It was learning how to keep the fifth commandment—honor your father and mother—while becoming an adult.”