Updated: 25 Sep 2020 | Posted by: dstevens

September 2020 marked our first online-only conference. We brought together nearly 30 students from four different countries for a week of degree lectures, meaningful sharing, prayer, youth ministry coaching and fun. Year one student, Aman Zewde from Leamington Spa, was surprised by how much he was able to engage with the learning even though it […]

Updated: 2 Apr 2019 | Posted by: dstevens

We are kicking off our blog series ‘Understanding Gen Z’. You may be wondering where we got our info from? Or, you may be interested in learning more? Here is a list of our sources and recommended research to learn all things Gen Z. This is our recommended reading on this topic. We always love […]

Updated: 2 Apr 2019 | Posted by: dstevens

Staying true to their core values of diversity and tolerance, rather than question the cause and effect of practicing multiple sexualities and genders, Gen Z adopts a stance of complete acceptance. Want to know where we got our sources or want to learn more about Gen Z? Read our Gen Z: Recommended Reading post ” […]

Updated: 1 Apr 2019 | Posted by: dstevens

It’s been said that Gen Z have endless amounts of information but virtually no mentors. So, what kind of leaders are they looking for? Leaders Who Serve as Models We’ve been looking at Gen Z: What Every Church Needs to Think About when trying to reach the younger generation. In this, my last post of […]

Updated: 25 Mar 2019 | Posted by: dstevens

Short attention spans and socially isolated. The good and bad about this internet-in-its-pocket generation. The Smartphone The smartphone is perhaps the most significant factor that defines the distinctive behaviours of Generation Z. Some people are beginning to label it the ‘internet-in-its-pocket generation’. In contrast to the previous generations who experienced the exciting emergence of the […]

Updated: 22 Mar 2019 | Posted by: dstevens

Generation Z hasn’t rejected God as previous generations may have done. They simply don’t ever think about him. What might that mean for your church? Teenagers Past and Present We can be fairly certain that adolescents, since the emerging youth culture in the 20th Century until the present, have felt anxious about their place in […]