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Leveraging Your Faith-Based Bond to Grow Younger Christopher Kopka poet/lawyer/strategist Twitter: @ ChrisKopka # ready

Leveraging Your Faith-Based Bond to Grow Younger Christopher Kopka poet/lawyer/strategist Twitter: @ ChrisKopka # readytolisten. “A generation of young Christians believes that the churches in which they were raised are not safe and hospitable places to express doubt.”

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Leveraging Your Faith-Based Bond to Grow Younger Christopher Kopka poet/lawyer/strategist Twitter: @ ChrisKopka # ready

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  1. Leveraging Your Faith-Based Bond to Grow Younger Christopher Kopka poet/lawyer/strategist Twitter: @ChrisKopka #readytolisten

  2. “A generation of young Christians believes that the churches in which they were raised are not safe and hospitable places to express doubt.” David Kinnaman, You Lost Me

  3. “The drop-out problem is, at its core, a faith development problem; to use religious language, it’s a disciple-making problem” David Kinnaman, You Lost Me

  4. Objectives for this session: • First, understanda few, key demographic trends about Millennials • Next, pause to talk about our feelings • Then, explore ways (mostly) Christian institutions are reaching younger adults & families (sometimes despite those demographic trends) • Ultimately, consider how some of these practices could be leveraged inside the fraternal industry.

  5. Translation: The basics about hanging out with people under 40.

  6. I’ “I believe this next generation is not just slightly different from the past. I believe they are discontinuously different than anything we have seen before.” Bob Buford, author of Half Time, quoted by David KinnamaninYou Lost Me

  7. I’ “discontinuously different” This is what it looks like!

  8. Source: Barna.org

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  10. I’ The Data 13% Amount of 18-29 year olds UNEMPLOYEDin January 2013 15 Average number of YEARS effects on earnings will linger due to entering a recessionary job market 7 Average number of JOBS a person will have by age 26 Average amount of graduating senior student loan DEBT $27000

  11. I’ • Guess! • 52% • 1%

  12. Taken from David Kinnaman’sYou Lost Me, page 119.

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  14. I’ got permission?

  15. I’ By the way I’m not the expert on why Millennials are leaving church: A different guy is!

  16. What Technology Scripture Vocation Sex & sexuality Money

  17. How Relevant Two-way Credible Conversation Non-judgmental

  18. Why

  19. What Technology Scripture Vocation Sex & sexuality Money

  20. I’ Church Response #1: Provide help! • Portsmouth Cathedral of the Church of England.

  21. I’ Church Response #2: Provide money! $250,000!!!

  22. I’ Parachurch Responses: Let ‘em lead!

  23. I’ Dave Ramsey’s Response: Give ‘em a bully-pulpit!

  24. I’ David & my response:Let them express!

  25. I’ Credit Union Response: Let ‘em in!

  26. I’ • Exercise #1: • Think about the strengths of your fraternals. • What are they? • How can they be leveraged to enter into conversation : • Technology • Scripture • Vocation • Sex & sexuality • Money • Other?

  27. I’ Exercise #2: Think about the approaches we saw from outside of the system. What would you emulate? Why? What other ideas is this sparking?

  28. I’ Good shovelsThis morning snow finallyfell. I rose to findmyself pining for a shovel.Community is as much clearingOld Joe's driveway for drivingto church as church itself. Good shovels make good neighbors. A great, random photo on Google!

  29. “Thank you so much for an amazing event. Experiencing Barna has given me, who is part of the 59%, hope that I may find my way back to the church and ultimately, to faith and God.”

  30. I’ Thank you! @ChrisKopka on Twitter

  31. Please Rate Today’s Overall Educational Program (Speakers + Workshops on September 6) Text a CODE to 22333 Exceeded My Expectations 497816 Met My Expectations 497817 Fell Short of My Expectations 497818

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