tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905676.post115136505851786789..comments2024-02-03T09:42:44.713-05:00Comments on Going on to Perfection...: Where have all the young ones gone?Melissa Yosua-Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989017327801549423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905676.post-1152986561660720352006-07-15T14:02:00.000-04:002006-07-15T14:02:00.000-04:00I think you're all to right. Youth aren't really a...I think you're all to right. Youth aren't really a present-tense factor in most of our churches. Even in churches with youth programs, many of the adults justify them by saying "the youth are the FUTURE of the church..."<BR/><BR/>I'm just into a new appointment, and I'm wondering how we'll begin to reach Gen X and beyond, especially in the church in the charge whose membership list doesn't even include phone numbers, let alone email addresses.<BR/><BR/>Glad to see you want to serve in New England -- My wife and I are under 30, and we're hoping for more young pastors, not just because we need some long-term folks in 20 years, but also because we need to make some shifts in the way we think about ministry if we're going to reach new generations with the good news of God's love in Jesus Christ.Rev. David Nicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258445973304563524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905676.post-1152233794599148292006-07-06T20:56:00.000-04:002006-07-06T20:56:00.000-04:00Hi Susie,Yeah, we have some new networking stuff s...Hi Susie,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, we have some new networking stuff set up, but it really hasn't gotten off the ground yet.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846903277153079586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905676.post-1152196335599607892006-07-06T10:32:00.000-04:002006-07-06T10:32:00.000-04:00Hey Melissa, I found you through Rev Gals. I'm a l...Hey Melissa, I found you through Rev Gals. I'm a late-20s Episcopal priest... you know, the polity is different and all, but we had (have) an under-30 clergy & seminarians email group set up on Yahoo, and a couple GenX lists too. They aren't hard to set up, might be worth looking into. Good luck!Susie/Nueva Cantorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111443190777358634noreply@blogger.com