WHY and How to reach our Next Generation with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

1. WELCOME

2. Session Objectives
 To Understand the changing generation and how to
effectively communicate the Gospel to them
 To ensure that Christ likeness is developed in them.

3. Key Verse
Judges 2:10

4. A Different
Generation
• AD Skipping
• Attention
Deficiency
Syndrome

5. A NEW REVOLUTION IS ON!

7. They are DIFFERENT

8. Different Personalities

9. A Different Look have an
opinion on every thing

10. They are Different!
Different in language
Different in presentation

11. They are. DIFFERENT
 Choice of Lifestyles:
 RELATIONSHIPS

12. The Other
Side

13. UN Inhibited

14. Responsible yet Not
Accountable

15. Relational yet Individualistic

16. Achievers

17. A Changing
Canvas
Canvas of Culture
vs
Canvas of Family

18. The Changing Youth
 The Youth is changing PHYSICALLY: Gender Identity
 Something to remember:
 Be sensitive and affirming as the youth’s body
changes
 Offer the youth a Godly perspective on the
changes that are taking place
 Understand the sexual temptation that the youth
faces
 Communicate openly with the youth

19. The Changing Youth
 The Youth is changing SOCIALLY: ETHNIC Identity
(Bigger Social Circles)
 Something to remember
 Don’t allow your self-image to hinge on how the youth
treats you
 Let the youths know they are loved
 Look for opportunities to teach the youths about
friendship and treating all people with dignity
 Encourage the youth`s involvement in friendships with
other adults who share your faith and values

20. The Changing Youth
 The youth is changing INTELLECTUALLY and EMOTIONALLY:
OCCUPATIONAL Identity
 Something to remember:
 Challenge the youth to reflect on issues about which you might not
see eye to eye
 Encourage discussion, and be sure to listen before offering advice
 Treat the youth as an adult whose opinions you value by allowing
them an increased role in the group/family decision-making process.
 Treat youth emotions as important
 Make every effort to ensure that your home/community/church is
stable and secure
 Look for and emphasize the youth`s positive qualities
 Don’t take rejection personally

21. The Changing Youth
 The youth is changing MORALLY and SPIRITUALLY
 Something to remember:
 Be diligent in teaching the youths by precept AND
example
 Don’t be upset when the youths start to ask `faith`
questions
 Encourage the youth to be a vital part of your church
 Never stop praying for the youths

22. Forces and Trends Affecting the
Youth Today:
 Families are CHANGING
 The Increase and acceptance of divorce and/or family
separation
 The Increase of single parenthood, unwed parents
 The increasing number of mothers who work outside the
homes
 The decreasing amount of time that parents are
spending with their children
 More and more youths are victims of family violence,
child labor prostitution

23. Forces and Trends Affecting the
Youth Today:
 OUTSIDE INFLUENCES are shaping youth values
 Music and Media
 Peer pressure
 Changing Influences are leading to NEW TRENDS
 Sex – no rules
 Materialism- the desired lifestyle
 Prevalence of substance/drug and alcohol abuse
 Rising rates of depression and suicide

24. How did this Change??

25. A Changing perspective

26. A WHOLE NEW
GENERATION
 DIFFERENT than
us
 More logical
 Less Emotional
 Fast & Increased
Knowledge
 Uninhibited Gen;
 Responsible but
Unaccountable;
 Related but yet
unattached

27. A Whole New Generation

28. HOW TO GO ABOUT THEN??

29. THE
GOD
MODEL

30. Biblical Examples of setting
up a nation
 God Strategy to set up a Country starts with One
 People are established; multiplied; scattered and then consolidated
 Practices are formed/Behaviour's are learnt and old redundant ones are eliminated
 Desired behaviour patterns are legalised as laws and rules
 Stress upon passing the new learnt behaviours

31. Inheritance
Prov 13:22
Numbers 27:1-7 Verse Concepts

32. Insights from
Hebrew History
• Concept of God is a Teacher
emerged from the Nature of God
Himself.
• OT teaching : Instruction & Admonition
• Instruction: Inform people of God`s truth
;what is expected of them
Admonishing: Challenging people in their way
of life.

33. Insights from
Hebrew History
• Means of Jewish education:
• Torah
• The Law of God
Initially Orally; Then in Written format

34. Insights from
Hebrew History
“ The Mosaic Law is one law, an
indivisible unit binding on men in ever
one of its provision ( Deut 27:26; matt
5:18; Gal 3:10, james2:10). It consists of
three parts:
The Commandments, setting forth the
holy will of God (exodux20:1-26)
The Judgements or the rules governing
social life (exodus 21:1-24:11); and
The Ordinances or the rules having to do
with worship (Exodus 24:12-31:18)”
CB Eavey (1972)

35. Places of Jewish
Education
• The Home
• The Synagogue-
the place of
Instruction and
Worship

36. THE HOME
• Hanak : to train, to educate
root word to dedicate or
conscecrate
• Prov 22:6
• Deut 6:6-8
• In Hebrew culture education
was built into rituals performed
at home.

37. THE Synagougue
• Community Worship
• Life of the nation and
• Teaching: the very life of the
jewish people

38. The 4/14 Window- Light into
Darkness
WHERE TO START

39. THE NEW
TESTAMENT
JESUS MODEL

40. Incarnation – as a pattern
and Example

41. Incarnation as Pattern and
Example
 God chose to live among us in the Person of Jesus
Christ
 Imitating Christ but identify ways to Contextualize with
the youth culture
 3 Steps to Communicate the Gospel to young people
 Know the Word
 Know the Youth and their world
 Bring LIGHT of the Word into the Youth`s world

42. JESUS THE
MASTER
TEACHER.
“RABBI”
 Title was used 70 times
was expressed by His
contemporaries in the
Gospels.
 Teaching was Jesus
favourite activity 47
times in the Gospel vs
preaching 18 times vs
healing 46 times

43. The Jesus Connect Way
 He used His eyes Matt.4:18;;
Jn 1:38
 He Initiated Conversation J 4:7-9
 He asked Questions Matt 16:13
 He called people by Name Jn
1:42
 He called for attention –with
words like
“Listen”;”Truly”,”behold” Mark 4:3;
Luke 18:17,31;22:10;Jn 3:3,5

44. A Model to approach the nex
Gen
Research
Contact
Activities
Counseling
Proclamation
Nurture
Young
Faith
Leadership
&
Development
Core Group
Growing Youth
Programs
Broader
Community
Incarnational Personal Discipleship Leadership Mission
Evangelism Encounter Service

45. Post-Modern CONVERSION
Process
 …… The challenge lies before us to reach a
generation that hears with its eyes and thinks with its
feelings…… Paul Copan, True for You but Not for Me

46. Role Modelling Christ

47. Incarnation: Christian
Relational Care
 MISSION OF GOD
 Our Vocation arises from our CONVICTION that God invites us to share in His
relational Care for the world
 We care for young people because of Who WE ARE that is , a people called by
God to share in HIS mission

48. Relationship with God
 Love of God is RELATIONAL- relationship with Jesus
Christ as Savior , Lord and friend
 Our Involvement with young people is an
EXPRESSION of God`s desire to be in relationship
with young people

49. They have problems too

50. What are we doing about
their Issues?

51. Love Jesus But Not the
Church

52. Are we as a Church
Relevant to them

53. You Lost ME!!!

54. WHAT : REACH OUT to
these?

55. WHY Should we reach out

56. Church
Demographics
Analyzing the growth
or
Longevity of the church
Analyze our Church
 Define age groups in the church
 Senior Citizens----------%
 Elders ---------------------%
 Youth----------------------%
 Children-------------------%

57. Relationship and Church
 Young people, responding to the relationship offered
by Christ, must eventually find SUPPORT and
ENCOURAGEMENT through prayer and Worship

58. Care – As Support
 Relational care is NOT a technique or method to deal
with youth crisis.
 Care means we are a supportive FRIEND or MENTOR
when young people need one; to be AVAILABLE when
they begin to experience crisis

59. Care: Caring engenders Courage,
Courage leads to Faith
 Caring becomes a
source of SELF –
CONFIDENCE and
COURAGE to bring
about change in their
lives

60. Care for God
 Relational care leads to
REPENTANCE and
FAITH
 Care for God emerges
as young people
FREELY RESPOND to
the care God has made
known in their own lives

61. Meeting Today`s Challenge
“How can we create a SAFE PLACE
where young people can HEAR others
tell their (life) stories, until they find
COURAGE to tell their own story
and, in this context, DISCOVER God`s Salvation story?”

62. Principles to Bridge the Generational
Difference
 NOT an Generation GAP BUT an Generation
Difference
 Understand that the world of young people is a
parents/our CALLING
 It is never too EARLY ; it is never too LATE
 IT is NOT going to be easy
 Understanding generational differences equips us to
pass on the torch of FAITH
 Understanding youth culture fosters CLOSENESS

63. How do we Develop Values
 Age 1-7 years old
 Area of Focus: Imprint by Observation( Pattern)
 “ Children see, Children do”
 Age of 8 – 13 years old
 Areas of Focus: Modeling by Heroes (Identification)
 “ I want to be like……”
 Age 14 -20 years old
 Area of Focus: Socialization by Peers (Significant others)

64. Key Aspect of VALUES
formation
 AGREE on the Values
 DEFINE the Values
 DESCRIBE the Behavioral Norms

65. Jesus model : LUKE 24: 13-
35
 IMPLICATION to Youth Evangelism:
 The key question for today`s youth is “ IS IT REAL?”,
not “IS IT TRUE ?”
 Their lives are more likely to be changed through the
heart than through the mind.
 They need to See the incarnation of the gospel in
people`s lives more than to hear the proclamation of
the gospel through our words.
 They need to experience the love of Jesus more than
they need to be informed that Jesus is love.

66. Empowering Young People
 Our Goal is NOT to show young people how much we
know about youth culture.
 Our goal is to study with them and learn their ideas
about their youth culture, and in the process, equip
them to critique their own youth culture.

67. The early Age- reach out?
 Common Charactersistics of Children:
 Children are naturally Active; they are active and
growing; They are learning to become adults through
their play with toys etc; they also are working on their
emotional problems as they play.
 The ylearn through their five senses: that’s why babies
aere found grabbing things and pu tinto thei rmouth ,
using their five senses, understand being loved as they
are cuddled

68. The early Age- reach out?
 Common Charactersistics of Children:
 Children trust their parents and tecahers, the believe
what they say.foundations of trust are laid here leading
to impacting their trust on God.
 They are self centered: a fallen nature, need to learn
love themselves they will love others.

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