1. Disciple Making 2015 SATURDAY SESSION FOUR MENTORING MILLENNIALS MENTORING MILLENNIALS

2. More than perfection

3. What behaviours can we encourage and model? God is not angry at us. He is not mean. He is spacious. He is good. Relationship is at the core of who God is – opportunities for friendship. Safe sharing. Demonstration of faith sharing and prompting of the Holy Spirit in everyday life.

4. What we have learned:

5. 1. How badly the need it. They are orphans. They can’t talk with their parents. They were never taught. They are immature. They are afraid to ask for help.

6. 2. You cannot take them where you have not gone. destiny maturity intimacy identity

7. 3. How difficult it is to change group culture. They tend to do things the way they’ve always been done – with a “stage” -- mechanically -- reserved -- unaware of the fringes -- happy to “attend” -- happy with my age group

8. 4. The difference it makes to insist on “inclusion”

9. 5. The difference that our vulnerability makes

10. 6. The importance of US being teachable.

11. 7. The importance of the whole congregation helping.

12. 8. How easy it is for them to drop off our radar.

13. 9. The importance of self- awareness

14. 10. How easy it is to get caught up in the whirlwind

15. 11. The importance of going where God is working

16. 12. The importance of knowing one another

17. 13. How much work it is to get them to connect intergenerationally, even though it’s what they want !

18. The new normal is ORGANIC and RELATIONAL

19. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 “We loved you so very much that we were delighted to share with you not only the Gospel of God but our very lives as well, because you were so dear to us.”

20. Sharing our very lives means and growing together means: understanding church as family where everyone is “blood”! being visible and vulnerable in all seasons...including our dark nights. offering the young our ministry of presence. living the extravagant life of the kingdom, not just focusing on sin management! intentionally pursuing our own spiritual growth - completely open to the hardest questions. being here indefinitely. slowing down.

21. BOTTOM LINE! We have to remain in the extravagance of Jesus ourselves.

22. IMAGINE WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED SO FAR ABOUT MAKING DISCIPLES AMONG RISING GENERATIONS TOGETHER!!!