Missing Generation pt. I

Last week I attended a great and enlightening seminar by Pete Hughes about the Missing generation.
As someone who is a member of that generation and so are most of my friends,
 I find this discussion very interesting and thought-provoking.


Here some quotes from articles or blogs I have recently read:


"Unfortunately what 20-30’s often hear in church is not encouragement to take huge steps in their faith, but to take on huge responsibilities within the church. Churches can all too easily channel the drive, energy and enthusiasm of the 20-30’s into church-based activities – helping with the cleaning rota, youthwork or music – or all three.  Instead of inspiring our young adults for discipleship, we often cause them to burn out and lose all heart for discipleship and the church. What could be character-building, can also become soul-destroying. 
from:

Missing Generation - reaching 20s- 30s

http://conversation.lausanne.org/en/conversations/detail/10206#article_page_2 by Krish Kandiah

Soul Survivor leader Mike Pilavachi, addressing the council, said a culture of consumerism, individualism and entitlement has “eaten into the psyche of 20-somethings. What that mitigates against completely is commitment to community,” he said, explaining that 20-somethings are always in a futile search for perfection, are afraid of going into the real world and show a great deal of pain in ministry times. “We’ve got to help them,” he said. “We’ve got to love them, we’ve got to listen to them, but also we’ve got to find ways of gently, lovingly but definitely challenging some of the things that come from a culture of consumerism, individualism and entitlement." 
from:

Christian Youth Needs Guidance

http://revivalmedia.org/tag/mike-pilavachi/ 

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The 18-30 Mission: A Missing Generation