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Discipling the Youth
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Discipling the Youth
in Time of Pandemic
Departure
43% of those who got baptized from 2009-2014 left the church.
62.5% of those who left are youth & young adults
Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research
Nurture & Retention Summit 2015
Recent Survey
32% of practicing Christians stopped attending gathering even online since Covid19
The Youth
50% of practicing Christian Millennials stopped participating in church
Barna Group 2020
The Youth
of the church today
People
Millennials 1980-2000
Gen-Z
2001-Present
Younger Generation Today
Attracting and Engaging Millennials in Local Church Communities |Rajkumar Dixit
They don’t know what to do with down time; they are quickly bored and prefer full, enriched lives.
Technology has shaped their daily lives, and their worldview.
They value diversity more than any other generations.
They are very connected with their peers.
Effect of Pandemic
According to one recent study, almost 40 percent of teens report high levels of loneliness.
Discipleship
Becoming a disciple and making a disciple
Matthew 10:24 | 28:19-20
Principle
How does one become a disciple?
John 8:30-31
John 13:34-35
John 15:8
John 8:30-31
John 13:34-35
John 15:8
Marks of a disciple
Marks of a disciple
Grow in Christ
Go to serve
Gather Together
The Challenge
Process
“As the Holy Spirit moves upon the hearts of the children, cooperate with His work. Teach them that the Saviour is calling them, that nothing can afford Him greater joy than for them to give themselves to Him in the bloom and freshness of their years.”
Elllen G. White, Ministry of Healing p.44
Authenticity
Young adults are looking for human relationships in the church that are real, honest, and transparent.
Belonging
They want interaction and a place to call home. Lack of inclusiveness for youth in congregational life is a ticket out the backdoor.
Ask yourself:
Questions to ask
Is the once or twice a week online meet up enough to make our youth feel belong?
What is the impact of the ongoing “virtual” personal connection you have with others?
Creativity
Creativity
"Men are needed who pray to God for wisdom, and who, under the guidance of God, can put new life into the old methods of labor and can invent new plans and new methods of awakening the interest of church members and reaching the men and women of the world."
Evangelism p.105
Ask yourself:
What are the necessary training in technology you need to be able to adapt to the need of today?
How can utilize social media in ministering to our young people?
Questions to ask
Some ideas
- Set up a dedicated blog or group for the youth to share their thoughts and pray for each other?
- Create a space where your group could pray for the world and those impacted by this event (the poor, the marginalized, the most vulnerable)?
- Set up up a dedicated group video meeting to talk with the youth?
- Provide volunteer opportunities for our young people to use their creativity in ministry.
The youth today...
in pandemic
ARE FEARFUL
Discipling
they need reassurance.
ARE ISOLATED
they need community.
ARE LOST
they need Jesus.
They know when they are truly valued—for whomever they are. If young adults see the church as insensitive to them and their world, then they tend to feel that the church has canceled its usefulness.
They want to be trained and empowered. They prefer a “guide on the side”, rather than a “sage on the stage”.
Empower them to make disciples in relational streams, even online.
The youth are...
76 Million Filipinos are in social media
71.9% are Millennials