Jim Putman – Author, Speaker, Disciple of...
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The Real Life Discipleship Podcast How to Connect and Engage with the Next Generation Lance Wigton and Gabe Cleave Topic: Effective ways older generations can connect with Next Gen - 1 What is the age range of ‘Next Gen’? a. Millennials (Gen Y)--23-38 b. Gen Z (post Millennials)--0-22 c. Generation being born now is the Alpha Gen 2 What are some of the characteristics of this generation? (Good and bad) a. Millennials are tech savvy/dependent, missional, busy, skeptical (38% of Mill. Fact check the sermon as the pastor is preaching. 3 How has technology impacted them? a. Redefined relationships b. Attention span—Millennials: 12 seconds, Gen Z: 8 seconds c. They listen to more books/content than they read i. They have access to more information than any other generation before them d. More anxiety than ever before. Average teenager has more anxiety that a psychiatric patient in the 1950’s 4 How do they view the generations that have gone before them? a. Respect them, but want them to give them a voice, and a place to play 5 What are 3-5 effective ways for older generations to engage them in conversation or connect with them on a deeper level?
Transcript of Jim Putman – Author, Speaker, Disciple of...
The Real Life Discipleship Podcast
How to Connect and Engage with the Next GenerationLance Wigton and Gabe Cleave
Topic: Effective ways older generations can connect with Next Gen -
1 What is the age range of ‘Next Gen’? a. Millennials (Gen Y)--23-38b. Gen Z (post Millennials)--0-22c. Generation being born now is the Alpha Gen
2 What are some of the characteristics of this generation? (Good and bad)a. Millennials are tech savvy/dependent, missional, busy, skeptical (38% of Mill.
Fact check the sermon as the pastor is preaching.
3 How has technology impacted them?a. Redefined relationshipsb. Attention span—Millennials: 12 seconds, Gen Z: 8 secondsc. They listen to more books/content than they read
i. They have access to more information than any other generation before them
d. More anxiety than ever before. Average teenager has more anxiety that a psychiatric patient in the 1950’s
4 How do they view the generations that have gone before them?a. Respect them, but want them to give them a voice, and a place to play
5 What are 3-5 effective ways for older generations to engage them in conversation or connect with them on a deeper level?
a. Meet them where they are at…physically, relationally, emotionally, spiritually…the goal is not to get them to be you, it is to grow them to be more like Jesus.
b. Try to talk, or at least understand their languagec. Allow them to talk, and express their thoughts on things
6 What are some ineffective ways the older generation engages with them that are destructive to relationship?
a. Don’t discount what you don’t understandb. Don’t have a belief that they are the worst generation to ever exist c. Don’t treat them like the next generation…they are the now generation
d. Don’t let your method be more important than your mission.
7 Can you recommend any resources for those older people that wish to develop or deepen their relationship with a younger generation?
a. The slow fade by Reggie Joinerb. Its just a phase, don’t miss it by Reggie Joinerc. Craig Groeschel, Andy Stanley, and Carey Nieuwhof Leadership podcasts
