“Disciples are handmade not mass produced” – David Kinnaman

Challenges O Loss of church engagement and for some faith in our young people O Generational ministries which are siloed O Lack of parental engagement and ownership of faith development

0-30 = 1 marble per week = 1560 marbles per young person in your church

2 Big Ideas on the Solution Side 1. Generational Alignment 2. Partnering Parents

Generational Alignment O ACTIVITY – finish this sentence, at 30 I want my young adults to be / have / ……….. O 4 ways to bring practical alignment: 1. Transitions 2. Rows to Circles 3. Shared Outcomes 4. Sharing Resources

Generational Alignment O ACTIVITY O What is one thing you can align across your team this week? O What is one thing you can improve upon this year? O What is one thing that you need to talk with your Generational team about working on aligning that seems impossible……..

Partnering Parents O Parents are the Primary Disciplers O Duet 6 = 4 Hear, O Israel: The L ORD our God, the L ORD is one. 5 Love the L ORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Partnering Parents O Sticky Faith O Orange O Developmental Assets

Partnering Parents O Stages of Parental Engagement O Aware O Involved O Engaged O Invested

Partnering Parents O Build Awareness O Create Opportunity

Partnering Parents O ACTIVITY – Look at your ministry and context, what you are already doing. Put a parent lens on it and see what changes/ tweeks you can make to begin/ advance your partnership with parents and families.

Helpful Resources O Orange O Think Orange O Parenting beyond your capacity O Sticky Faith O Kara Powell O Research, sporadic O Sharon Witt O TeenTALK – Being a parent of teenagers book