What Does Reaching the Next Generation Look Like in Youth Ministry? (Beyond The Numbers Collaboration)

About this episode

The episode discusses effective strategies for reaching Gen Z in youth ministry, emphasizing authentic engagement over mere attendance.

Send us Fan Mail How do we reach the Next Generation in youth ministry? Gen Z can spot a fake a mile away, but they respond fast to something rarer: an adult who is fully present. In this episode, we have collaborated with Josh Williams from Beyond the Numbers podcast to talk about what healthy youth ministry looks like when the goal is real discipleship, not just a full room. We dig into the myths that keep churches stuck, what great volunteers look like and then we get concrete about...

People in this episode

Host: Kristen Lascola

Guest: Josh Williams

Topics covered

• youth ministry
• discipleship
• Gen Z
• volunteers
• church myths

Keywords

• youth ministry
• Gen Z
• discipleship
• volunteers
• church myths

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beyond the Numbers

Places: Gen Z

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