Min. Angela Lee Price's Study of Millennials & The Church - Part 1

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Millennials & The Church, Part 1

By:  Angela Lee Price

If the Kingdom of God is to advance, it behooves the church to think innovatively in reaching the largest demographic, the Millennial Generation with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  If you are a pastor, minister, lay leader struggling to keep young people in your church, or just a concerned parent wondering why your young adult won't go to church, this should begin to help answer questions for you.

 

Part 1:  Introduction

A tidal wave of change is beating against our global shores. The Millennial Generation is coming of age, and with more than 78 million members, they are coming in like a flood.  For the marketers especially this means good news. They whistle while they work targeting goods, services, and experiences to a generation that has moved beyond the final frontier of space and time to boldly go where no man has gone before. However, the Psalmist declared in ancient of days, “I will cause Thy name to be remembered in all generations” (Ps. 45:17).  The Psalmist declared, “I will bless the Lord at all times, his praises shall continually be in my mouth.”  The question that begs to be answered and remains to be seen is will the Millennial Generation born between 1980 and 2000, and raised in a postmodern era where choice is abundant, there are no absolutes and technology is ever-changing – will they bless the Lord?   

If the Millennial Generation is to “bless the Lord at all times,” they will need much more spiritual nurturing and guidance from the preceding generations, Generation X, the Baby Boomers, and the Silents.  Although there is a lot of good news to report statistically, relationally, educationally, and potentially financially for the Millennials, one ominous statistic remains, this population is largely apathetic to and uninvolved with church.   Roughly, only one-fourth of Millennials attend church weekly.  Consequently, many Millennials do not know what they believe or why they believe it as they cannot clearly define their beliefs.  Getting to know young adults under age 33 must become priority to the church as no church exists without a multi generational mix of some sort.  Theirs is a vast mission field.  Helping them come to know and remember the name of the Lord is how we advance the Kingdom in this age.

 Excerpts from Min. Angela Lee Price's research paper, The Millennials. This paper was written in partial fulfillment of course work for the Masters of Theology program at Campbellsville University, June 2013. All rights reserved.

Molding Of Generation Divas Summer Program A Huge Success

Molding of Generation Divas teaches girls beauty and etiquette

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/08/03/2748602/molding-of-generation-divas-teaches.html#storylink=cpy

By Valarie Honeycutt Spears — vhoneycutt@herald-leader.com

Published: August 3, 2013

Zantonia Jones, 11, got a pink polish manicure with just a hint of baby blue accent, a little group exercise and a dose of self confidence Saturday at a back-to-school bash for girls and their mothers in Lexington.

At the program, called Molding of Generation Divas, Zantonia, who attends Lexington Traditional Middle School, said she learned "how to keep our face clean, how to make ourselves beautiful and have good confidence ... and just how to be a young lady."

She and her mother, Cherie Jones, were among 13 mothers and 39 girls ages 10 to 17 who attended the event at the Lexington Public Library downtown. The event was sponsored by the Sisters Road to Freedom, a non-profit that provides services to women.

The organization's founder and director, Therese Warrick, said she developed the event to help participants develop healthy bodies and minds. "Unhealthy eating habits and lack of physical activities are affecting the behavior and social growth of our teen girls," Warrick said.

Professionals at the event held sessions on physical activities, nutrition, etiquette, and skin and hair care.

Hair stylist Kahndra Franklin of Lexington's TKO Hair Studio told the girls, "Don't be lazy with your hair ... be consistent in your care. As much you as you brush your teeth, you need to wash your face."

The program was free and open to women and girls and Central Kentucky. The day ended with each girl getting a book bag full of school supplies.

"I thought it would be a good program for my 13-year-old," said Jackie Graves. "It has been awesome."

Graves said she was glad lessons on etiquette at the dining table were offered. Her daughter Janae Stevenson, 13, was looking for pointers on another front.

"I would like to keep my hair looking good even though I play sports," said Janae, who attends Leestown Middle School.

Melinda Diallo, who lives in Woodford County, said she brought her daughters Jalinda Fead, 15, and Jada Pertee, 10, so they could hear from someone other than her about good nutrition and hair care.

"I learned that I needed to take good care of my body in order to stay healthy," Jada said.

Valarie Honeycutt Spears: (859) 231-3409. Twitter:@vhspears

CLOTHING GIVEAWAY TO FAMILIES IN NEED ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013

CLOTHING GIVEAWAY FOR FAMILIES IN NEED: New and Gently Used Clothing/Shoes/Accessories for the entire family (Men's Dressed and Casual Clothing, Women's Dressed and Casual Clothing, Youth and Children's Clothing, Shoes And Accessories)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013
LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, NORTHSIDE BRANCH
1733 RUSSELL CAVE ROAD, LEXINGTON, KY 40505
11:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.

Please if you know of any families who can benefit from this clothing giveaway, please let them know.

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