Transcript Next Gen?
Next Gen?
My Experience
Youth
group growing up (Volunteer)
Uni Christian groups (Volunteer)
Café Gen Y (Volunteer)
Gold Coast North (Part time)
Bardon (Part time)
What is a Young Adult?
Age
Psychologist Erik Erison states 20 to 40
Some studies 18 to 21
Others 18 to 24
Others 18 to 30
What do you think?
For this use NCLS Y.A. ages 18 to 30
What is a Young Adult?
Interests?
Music
Sport
Interweb (Memes, Youtube, etc.)
Own business
Many forms of Technology
What do you think?
Next Gen Y?
D. Kinnaman 43% drop “teens to “adulthood”
ABoS “no religion” rise from 0.4% in 1901 to
15.5% in 2001 to 22.3% in 2011
Less than 10% Aus. pop attend church
NCLS Study states 80% leave by 30
NCLS Study 25,000 young adults left last 10 yrs
29% of Aus Pop only 3% of Churches
Feelings?
Reasons
Have
been hurt
Adult life doesn’t mix
Distractions
Sceptical
Exhausted/Time is limited
I don’t get it
Doesn’t understand needs
St Hilary’s Study
The
Power of Legacy
Staffing
Community
Small Groups
Training
Involvement
Focus on Transitions
What Can We Do?
Have
a meal as a group (Fellowship)
Teach them creatively about the Bible
(Study)
Socials/Activities that engage
(Evangelism)
Church Service
Analyse
current service
Make service current and always
changing with trends and needs
Focus every aspect on the non-churched
Focused gifting
What Can We Do?
Have
a meal as a group (Fellowship)
Teach them creatively about the Bible
(Study)
Socials/Activities that engage
(Evangelism)
The biggest need is this:
Get to know them one on one
(Discipleship)
Discipleship
Do not try and mass produce believers
Do not play the number game
Do not play the comparison game
Give them a reason to believe
Time = Impact
"These relationships would not be solely
focused on spiritual growth, but should
integrate the pursuit of faith with the whole
life."
Discipleship cont...
Take
Jesus example
Choose three potential (Peter, John and
James)
Pray
1 hour per week/fortnight
Spend approx. 1 hour preparing
Preferably same gender
Choose someone
Write on piece of paper
Commit to yourself, to God and to this
person that you will input into their life and
help them grow
Volunteer advice
1
hour/week dedicated
Current groups/events/activities
Camps/Mountain top experiences
Payment
Other Ideas?
Alpha
Emmaus,
Ichthus, SU Camps, Other camps
Uni Christian groups
Other denominations
Don’t Give Up
Discouragement
is a large part of youth
ministry
But don’t confuse with over doing it
Conclusion
Church
seems hopeless
Keep striving
Discipleship/bible study/social
Resources
You
Lost Me by David Kinnaman
unchristian by David Kinnaman & Gabe
Lyons
Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley
LCA Study by Tom Schmidt
Resources
www.christianpost.com/news/a-wakeup-callfor-the-church-young-people-saying-you-lostme-75613/
blogs.christianpost.com/guest-views/sevenreasons-why-young-adults-quit-church-8997/
markconner.typepad.com/catch_the_wind/2
012/11/religious-belief-in-australia-2011census-results.html
www.ncls.org.au