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The Connected Generation: How Christian Leaders around the World Can Strengthen Faith & Well-Being among 18-35-Year-Olds‍

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Publisher: Barna Group

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Young adults are our future. They are fast learners. The world is affected by them; however, they are also easily affected in the same way. In order to have a better understanding of this “Connected generation,” Barna partnered with World Vision and undertook this large study that featured 15,000 respondents in 25 countries and 9 languages. The research reveals that young adults desperately need to experience the love of God. This study is informative and handy. It provides a lot of good information to help planning of youth ministry. In this report you can find the challenges and fears that young people are facing, the attitudes young adults have toward church and religion, and the causes young adults care about.

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Gen Z: The Culture, Beliefs and Motivations Shaping the Next Generation‍

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Publisher: Barna Group

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Gen Z was the first major national study of people born between 1999 and 2015. They are the major force pushing the world forward and they are also our future. It is unfortunate that many Christian teenagers and young adults are unprepared for the world that is waiting for them. It is not unusual for many to have drifted, become disillusioned, or even walked away from their faith. In order to prepare and develop proper strategies for youth and young adult ministry, church leaders should have a better understanding of Gen Z’s characteristics. This study focuses on Gen Z's emotional lives; their relationship with technology; how they feel about faith and practice it.

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Gen Z: Vol 2‍

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Publisher: Barna Group

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Gen Z Volume 2 is the continuation of the work of Gen Z in 2016. This time you can have a newer and deeper look into the lives and minds of today’s young people. In this book you'll get to know the generation that is reshaping our world, teens and young adults who are driven, informed, hopeful but skeptical, anxious, spiritually open, and highly connected. More importantly, through new data, insights from practitioners, and a series of field guides, you'll learn strategies for loving and leading young people in a better way. You won’t miss it if you work with young adults and have a family member who is Gen Z.

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Drowning For Jesus: Compassion Fatigue in Ministry.‍

Author: Hoppe, Jeff, and Kathy Hoppe
Publisher: Resource Publications

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People with the roles of educators, ministers, and counselors in church offer a lifeline to those people who are drowning in the demands of religion. Walking with others through the deepest, darkest, and most disorienting phases of their life journeys needs courage, as well as the capacity to tolerate ambiguity and complexity. Humans are weak and fragile. Mental health professionals, however, may also burnout if unable to handle stress and emotions properly. Church leaders or professionals may not notice the subtle change in their own internal conditions will also pull them to depths that place them at risk. The authors, as health care professionals, want to share the lessons they have learned with readers and hope that it provides them with the courage and strength to directly face their stress and, at the same time, be able to deal with them properly. The book Drowning For Jesus: Compassion Fatigue in Ministry will offer prevention advice for burnout, compassion fatigue, and managing church systems. The topics of the process of recovery beginning with rest and retreat, and the minister's renewed calling will be discussed, too.

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Making Space for Millennials‍

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Publisher: Barna Group

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The Millennials are the future of the world; therefore, many churches and Christian organizations are trying their best and struggling with how to make room for Millennials. We are talking about not just appealing space in their buildings and gathering places, but also space in their institutional culture, ministry models, and leadership approach. This Making Space for Millennials is a handbook for turning information about Millennials into connections with Millennials in your church, school, or organization. Whether you are a pastor, an educator, a youth or young adult ministry leader, or a nonprofit or business leader, this resource is designed to help you make the most of your current and future partnerships with Millennials. With the help of this book, you will discover the impact Millennials' values, allegiances, and assumptions will have on your church. This handbook also teaches you how to hear Millennials' perspectives on worship and community spaces. You can learn from practitioners in each of the four design arenas - culture, ministry, leadership, and facilities so as to help your Millennials, and to gain valuable insights on how this generation views and relates to form and function. This handout is specially designed for Pastors and church boards, Youth and college ministry leaders, Educators, and others who teach young people.