{"id":32233,"date":"2022-09-10T16:01:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/is-your-church-ready-for-generation-z\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T16:01:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:01:36","slug":"is-your-church-ready-for-generation-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/is-your-church-ready-for-generation-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Church Ready for Generation Z?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter\">    <\/div>\n<p>Is the church ready for Generation Z? Maina Mwaura sat down with some members of the generation and many don&#8217;t believe the church is prepared.<\/p>\n<p>They describe their generation as diverse, independent, creative, open-minded and accepting.<\/p>\n<p>But say they constantly struggling with anxiety and have a deserved reputation for a lack of work ethic.<\/p>\n<p>Hear Gen Zers share their approach to truth and who influences their generation.<\/p>\n<p>Most of them say \u201c100 percent\u201d of their friends support same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their frequent use of social media, they have a fear of \u201cgoing viral.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 8px 0;clear: both'> <\/div>\n<p>One panelist said, \u201cOne dumb decision you make now could affect you for the rest of your life\u2014because it doesn&#8217;t go away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As far as advice for the church, one member of the panel says congregations are a \u201cplace of refuge for the Christian and those who regularly attend church, but there&#8217;s room for improvement in reaching out to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box square gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\">\n<div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Maina Mwaura<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">\n<div class=\"gb-profile-text\">\n<p>Maina is a freelance journalist and minister who lives in the Atlanta area with his wife, Tiffiney, and daughter Zyan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>For more information on Generation Z, read our issue: \u201cGeneration Z: What can the church do to reach the most connected\u2014and distracted\u2014generation in history?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#333333;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px\">Dig Deeper at Lifeway.com<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"one-third first\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"two-thirds\">\n<h3>Meet Generation Z: Understanding and Reaching the New Post-Christian World<\/h3>\n<p>James Emery White<\/p>\n<p>  FIND OUT MORE <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='yarpp yarpp-related yarpp-related-website yarpp-template-thumbnails'>\n<h3>Related posts:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"yarpp-thumbnails-horizontal\">  Men Play Significant Role in Decisions Surrounding Unplanned Pregnancies  Fewer Americans Identify as Christians  How Can Your Church Reach the Next Generation? Unleash Previous Generations  U.S. Churchgoers Say They\u2019ll Return Post-COVID <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the church ready for Generation Z? Maina Mwaura sat down with some members of the generation and many don&#8217;t believe the church is prepared. They describe their generation as diverse, independent, creative, open-minded and accepting. But say they constantly struggling with anxiety and have a deserved reputation for a lack of work ethic. 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