In What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God, veteran youth worker and Gen Z expert Tanita Tualla Maddox presents a thoughtful and powerful guide for ministry practitioners striving to connect with this generation.

Dr Maddox' Website

Dr Maddox' Bio

Book: What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• Gen Z Cares and Concerns
• Major Questions Gen Z-ers Ask About God
• Traditional Ministry Methods Not Working So Well with Gen Z

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Dr Tanita Maddox is the national director for generational impact for Young Life and serves as an associate regional director in the Mountain West Young Life region. With an expertise in contextualizing the gospel for Gen Z, Tanita has been featured on The Holy Post podcast and has been published in The Great Commission Research Journal, the Journal of Youth and Theology, and more. She has served as Young Life leader with adolescents for over twenty-six years and serves as a volunteer Young Life leader in her local community.

RELATED LINKS:

• Dr Maddox' Website
• Dr Maddox' Bio
• Book: What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God

TIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:

00:38 - Introducing Dr Tanita Maddox

03:00 - Major Characteristics of Gen Z Different from Generations Before

03:24 - ...technological change created another culture

04:00 - Gen Z Cares and Concerns

04:11 - ...authenticity, justice, creation, stewardship of the earth

05:10 - ...high value for trust

05:37 - ...care about mental health

06:49 - Two Major Questions that Gen Z Ask About God

07:32 - ...Am I Safe with God?

10:28 - ......Where is the idea of safety coming from?

11:06 - ......Gen X is primarily raising Gen Z

12:28 - ......Protectiveness may have taken away confidence

15:20 - ......Teach how to be safe

16:29 - ......We raise children to prepare them to be in the world

18:24 - Traditional Ministry Methods Not Working So Well with Gen Z

18:31 - ...generations are also cultures

19:04 - ...answering questions that Gen Z were not asking and ignoring what they were asking

20:03 - ...the response to gentle correction is being contrary

22:19 - ...what can we do or change when it comes to God?

22:56 - ......uncover miscommunication places

23:42 - ......allow Gen Z ask questions and have doubts

24:11 - ......Gen Z do not see authority as hierarchy as valuable; it is flattened

25:14 - ......Gen Z-er want to see how God impacts every area of your life

26:15 - ......it's discipleship - open your life

28:46 - ......show how we rely on Jesus in all circumstances

29:55 - Example: How Generations See the Parable of the Prodigal Son

30:08 - ...why did the Prodigal Son starve?

31:12 - ...we focus on one point and missing other points that may hit hearts better

32:01 - ...what is most relevant to the listener?

32:08 - Leading Gen Z to God

32:47 - ...people view through a lens that make sense to them

33:11 - ...pray for the young people

33:20 - ...move slower

34:10 - ...humility - "Help me understand."

35:12 - ...the previous generation never experienced the things that Gen Z have gone through

35:56 - ...sovereignty of God

36:13 - Action Steps Pastors, Ministry Leaders, and Parents Can Take

36:38 - ...ask: on a scale of 1-10, how is your mental health today?

38:45 - ...language differences

39:37 - Non-face-to-face Conversations

41:45 - Getting in Touch: tanitamaddox.com , Dr Tanita Maddox

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