Theology in the Raw

S9 Ep999: #999 - Is GenZ Bored with Church? Dr. Kara Powell

Aug 15, 2022

46:14

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Kara Powell

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What Do You No Longer Believe That You Think You Don't Believe?

01:16

Are We Losing Young People When They Don't Talk About Race?

01:54

Youth Culture

00:59

Bringing All Generations Together More

01:20

Introduction

2min

What's Genz Like?

5min

Are We Losing Young People When They Don't Talk About Race?

3min

Is Ethnic Reconciliation?

2min

How Has That Affected Youth and Youth Ministry?

2min

Is This What Christianity Is Like?

5min

The Priority Is Adult Relationships With Our Kids

2min

You Don't Want to Keep Adult Relationships a Secret From Your Kids

3min

Kidsle Kidsll Put Up With More Progressive Theology Than Parents

3min

10.

Does Our Church Feel Like a Living Room?

6min

11.

How Can We Facilitate Honest Questions?

3min

12.

Are They Leaving the Church a Higher Rate?

4min

13.

Are Young People on a Quest for Identity, a Queue for Belonging, or a Session for Purpose?

2min

14.

Youth Culture

2min

15.

Boomers - What's the Strength to Put Up With Boomers?

2min

16.

You Got a Run, Cara!

2min

Dr. Kara E. Powell is Chief of Leadership Formation, Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, and Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has a B.A. from Stanford, an MDiv from Bethel Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara is the author or coauthor of Faith in an Anxious World (2020), Growing with (2019), 18 Plus (2018), Growing Young (2016), 10 StickyFaith books or curriculum (2011–2016), Right Click (2015), Can I Ask That? 2: More Hard Questions about God and Faith (2015), Essential Leadership: Training Onramps for Your Youth Ministry Team (2010), Deep Justice Journeys (2009), Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum(2009), Deep Justice in a Broken World (2008), Deep Ministry in a Shallow World(2006), Help! I’m a Woman in Youth Ministry (2004), and Mirror, Mirror (2003).

In this conversation, Kare and I talk about the GenZ, youth culture, youth ministry, and why GenZ Christians are getting bored with church and how we can keep them connected not just to some institutional church, but connected to a vibrant Jesus-following community.

https://karapowell.com/about/

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