Despite being one of the most digitally connected generations, Generation Z is also one of the loneliest. In a 2018 Cigna Healthcare study, Generation Z adults ages 18-22 reported the highest levels of loneliness, more than any other generation.
Read MoreOne of the worst mistakes you can make as a leader is mixing up the difference between Millennials and Generation Z. Just because someone is a “young person,” does not mean they are a Millennial.
Read MoreAcross generations, more and more people are turning to social media for their daily news. While twenty years ago, most would have turned on their television to access breaking news, now many people turn to their smartphones and scan news apps or their preferred social media platforms for the latest headlines.
Read MoreMillennials are often the topic of conversation in business boardrooms and church committee meetings without having much representation in the room. While Millennials make up over one-third of the workforce in the U.S., you probably won’t find them in top leadership positions or executive boardrooms. Instead, the average age for C-suite member roles (CEO, CFO, COO) is 54 years old.
Read MoreWhile many looked to the future-minded, idealistic, and tech-savvy Millennials to be world-changers, it turns out that Millennials, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, were actually “waiting on the world to change” themselves, in the words of the popular 2006 John Mayer tune.
Read MoreDo you have a TikTok account? If you have a teenager living in your home or young adults attending your church, they are likely familiar with this video-based social media platform. Most marketing experts agree that TikTok is “the next big thing,” and it’s where Generation Z lives online.
Read MoreThe ultimate goal of the Church is discipleship, to guide people into modeling their lives and behaviors after Christ. After all, Jesus commanded his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19), not to simply get people in the doors of a church building.
Read MoreIn a recent conversation with this Gen Z Pastor, we discussed what she would like other church leaders to know about reaching members of her generation, along with her own hopes as new pastor.
Read MoreMany of us fear the unknown, that which is “other” or foreign to us. However, in our present information age, there is little that is actually unknown. Through Google, nearly every question can be answered with a few clicks, and information is available at our fingertips. This is the world that Generation Z was born into and grew up in.
Read MoreAs society went into lock-down during the early stages of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, for many of us in church leadership—youth pastors, in particular—we were nervously waiting for a mental health fall-out as our students lost their in-person communities and connections. We got online youth group and Zoom small groups going as quickly as possible. We made sure to over-communicate the ways students and parents could contact us. We planned virtual social hangouts and coffee hours in case any student needed to talk or see our faces. We expected our students to be knocking down our digital doors with care needs, prayer requests, and other crisis concerns.
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