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Where Have All the Young People Gone: Explore Generational Change and How Young People Can Be Reached - Softcover
The ForeWord CLARION Review assigned this book 5 star (out of 5). The reviewer said:“Where Have All the Young People Gone” is not a dissertation or post-mortem on a major problem area in today’s churches. Rather, it is a much-needed rallying cry for churches to implement solutions to the youth problem ...”“Johnson’s analysis provides a solid foundation for his suggestions for meeting the challenges churches face in attracting and retaining young people.” “He coaches older readers on how to relay their personal stories of spiritual discovery.”“The final two chapters offer Johnson’s suggestions for uniting all four of the generations and to develop a strong and growing church. These chapters should be required reading for church leaders of all denominations.”----------------------------------------------You cannot solve a problem until you understand the problem. This book outlines how generational differences began from changes in family structure and community after World War 2 and have continued to snowball with changes like Post-Modernism and social media. The resulting generational differences in values and worldview now separate older from younger generations. Two chapters show how effective one-on-one communications between generations can be established in families and congregations. People are taught to identify the incidents in their lives that have shaped who they are today and to learn how to “share their story of faith” with others. Sharing rather than telling tends to cross communication barriers. Experienced-based affirmations of faith do also.Adaptive change within a grey-haired congregation is tougher. This book will guide your congregation to identify their barriers to growth, particularly the barriers presented to younger generations. Adaptive responses can be painful because they affect our accustomed habits in “how we do church.” Two chapters of this book will introduce you to the “how-to” and pitfalls of adaptive cross-generational change. Live the Gospel toward each other and be willing to rethink the cultural stuff that stands in the way. Tough but possible!A study guide is available for individuals and discussion groups. A Leader’s Guide is available for a church group that will plan adaptive change.
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The Author R. Channing Johnson The author has spent most of the past 30 years employed as a PhD scientist and donating his time as an Episcopal clergyman to congregations with special needs. In both roles he has worked with, taught and mentored young people. As a pastor, he understands the alienation of younger people from Christianity, particularly in mainline congregations. As a PhD scientist he is familiar with the data that shows the increasing alienation, especially among youth under 30 years old. The author uses his skills as a PhD scientist to trace the changes in American family and communities that has left us with four generations that are so different that civilized discussions are difficult. His skills as a pastor allow him to present this story of differences in laymen’s language. Few easy-to-read books document what has happened and describe the differences in culture between the four generations. The author then turns from how we got into the mess we’re in to what we can do about it. He uses his pastoral experience of training young adult to challenge you to learn to tell and share your “story.” This story is not an account of what you have done but of how the Lord has touched your life and brought you to faith. The book will walk you through New Testament experiences of people who met Jesus and help you identify where your experiences have been similar. The language of sharing the story of experiences is powerful in reaching Generations X and Y because personal experiences and interpretation is the basic way these generations learn and build their worldviews. The author will also share with you his experience with aging congregations that seek to reach out to young people . It may be trickier than you think because it may require changes and loving provisions for people that find change too hard to take. It may be difficult but entirely possible for people who want to share the Gospel of God’s unearned love.
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- PublisherCreatespace Independent Pub
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1453802568
- ISBN 13 9781453802564
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages184
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