This is the beginning of a blog that I hope will be a center of ideas and dialogue. The intention of starting this blog is to have a venue to share interesting information I discover that is related to Next Generation Unity (NGU) and young adult ministry and for you to share what is working for you.
Why young adults? Look around. Many church members and leaders I talk with agree that they are missing from their communities. This is not just a Unity phenomenon, this ‘gap’ is happening in many faith communities. According to some census data I dug up in the US those who are currently 20-34 years of age are about 20% of the population. Twenty percent! I doubt anyone reading this has that kind of numbers in their spiritual community (and if you do, please, let’s talk).
I firmly believe that a multi-generational community is the best and only way to have a fully thriving ministry. Which is why I am focused on this age group, to have balance in our communities they must be a place of belonging and growth for all ages.
We are going to discover and explore ideas for growing this population in our Unity community. Not every idea presented here will be the ‘right’ one for you, but I hope it will be helpful and thought-provoking.
Let the exploring begin!
Peace and Blessings,
Rachel
PS that census data was at http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U
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