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In this issue: Why I Believe in the Next Generation |
Robert Wuthnow |
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 Why I Believe in the Next Generation
By Marty Cauley I work with young adults. That is to say, when I employ them on my staff, my goal is for them to work with me, not for me. I have learned over the years that people rise to meet the expectations placed on them. So I raise the bar as high as possible and challenge the young people I encounter to rise. And they do!
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Helping Youth Discern God’s Call Two months ago, a group from my church attended the Leadership Institute held at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. Pastor Adam Hamilton spoke of his desire to encourage young people to pursue the possibility of ordained ministry and how the church was planning a small group to accomplish this. He then asked all those attending the Institute to turn to the person next to them and name some young people in their churches whom God may be calling into ordained ministry. The youth ministry director from my church was present. She turned and said, "I can think of three names." I responded, "I, too, can think of three names!" It turned out that we were thinking of two names in common, and each of us suggested one person the other had not considered, bringing our total to four. |
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Leaders do not need answers. Michael Slaughter, in his book UnLearning Church (Abingdon, 2008), suggests a question for those seeking to reach new generations: What boomer-era practice could you unlearn |
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Editors:
Lovett H. Weems, Jr. and
Ann A. Michel
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