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Reaching Young Adults

Discover effective strategies for reaching and keeping young adults in churches. Learn how to engage this age group through small groups, missions, worship, technology, Sunday School, and mentoring. Focus on building relationships, providing opportunities for involvement, and being non-judgmental.

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Reaching Young Adults

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  1. Reaching Young Adults Bob Mayfield Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma

  2. Reaching Young Adults Don’t criticize or ridicule other religions. Be non-judgmental about individuals. Focus on the positives of following Jesus. Research is better than personal opinion when expressing truth.

  3. Postmoderns are drawn to relationships (Myspace and Facebook). They are service-oriented. They want to make a difference in their community and world.

  4. Postmoderns desire deeper Bible study. They are repelled by being preached at. Postmoderns want to discover truth – Especially through meaningful conversation.

  5. Postmoderns are more interested in following Jesus and changing the world than not going to hell.

  6. Oklahoma Young Adult Research 16 Churches • 8 SBC • 8 non-SBC Best Practices Research Must reach and keep YA’s

  7. Small Groups Effective • Authentic • YA’s want to know God (Boomers want to know about God) • Keep the groups small Ineffective • Do NOT focus on single or married (focus on who they are, not their marital status)

  8. Missions Missions definitely engages this age group • 9/11 • Katrina • Tsunami in southeast Asia Include both local and overseas Get YA’s involved in service ASAP (within 6 months)

  9. Worship • YA’s drawn to worship styles that reflects their generation’s music and culture • Young Adult services are increasing • Full of energy

  10. Technology • YA’s are integrated with technology, not a toy or a tool, it just is • Simulcasts, digital screens • Social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc) • Text questions to pastor during worship, pastor answers at end service

  11. Sunday School • Most of these 16 churches do home groups, not SS Keys • Informal • Real discussion, no lecture, no SS answers • Be deep theologically • Lessons are not 60 minutes, lessons may last weeks • Hang out times

  12. Mentoring • YA’s like “life on life” living • Mentoring needs to be informal • The “skip” generation (grandparents) • Share mentoring in “story” form

  13. Key Takeaways • Size is not the issue, relationships is the key • Build core leaders first • Provide lots of opportunities for YA’s to get involved • Do NOT be judgmental • Theology is essential (unchurched generation as children)

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