One of the most common strategies for reaching Millennials is to think big. Big gatherings. Big budgets. Big personalities. Big stage. Big hype.
Don’t.
Instead, think small.
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There has been a lot of talk over what is the cause of the “Millennial void” in our churches. Many of the articles have a lot of consistent things to say. One recent article, by Sam Eaton, has been shared over 600,000 times.
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If you are a church leader trying to reach millennials, you are training for a marathon. The statistics show that millennials are less interested in church then any previous generation (for a lot of good reasons, frankly), and that, combined with a number of other factors, makes reaching millennials a challenge.
But I love a challenge. And, hopefully, you do too.
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A year ago I walked into our church’s young adult ministry and found less then ten people meeting on a regular basis. We’re a church of thousands. And there were 10. On a good day. Around 15 years ago, our young adult ministry was thriving. From what I can piece together, between the congregation aging and some heavy turnover with leadership of the program, it simply faded. Sound familiar?
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