LET'S BE HONEST
Gen Z is the most diverse, the most activism driven, and the most digital. We have to be intentionally working on how we will be reaching these students. We dive in to discuss what we can be doing now to prioritize the future in youth ministry
1. How much conversation has the conflict between Russia and Ukraine generated in your youth ministries?
2. What show have you been crushing lately?
3. If you're the captain of the team calling heads or tails, which one are you calling?
DISCUSSION TIME
If you could look into the future to the year 2032, what is one thing you would want to know? Give a personal (or ridiculous) answer first, THEN a ministry/church answer.
Do you prefer variety in your schedule or predictability?
How predictable is one week from the next for you?
On a scale of 1-10 (ten being "I'm with students 100% of my waking hours), how open is your schedule towards being with students in their spaces?
In this most digital, diverse and activist generation ever, what are your quick thoughts on why 1.2 million churched teenagers will walk away from the institutional church every year?
Which of these three statements by Will Cumby hits home the hardest:
Too many stage models and not enough role models.
Any box we stay in too long becomes a coffin.
If college students can rate their professors, don't you think that your students are rating you?
In your opinion, what has become the greatest need for students coming out of this pandemic?
What creative ways has your ministry addressed this?
PRAY FOR
- Schedules that empower us to be present with our students
- Shepherd's hearts to discern the current needs of our students
- Clear vision to look to the future for our students
- Lives of integrity for us leaders to show our students what following Jesus looks like
RESOURCES
Free Refills Podcast | | Episode: 046 | | Guest: Will Cumby
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