Senior Leader Resources

Your outsized impact on ministry to youth

While you probably don’t lead the youth ministry in your church, you play an outsized and irreplaceable role in creating the overall environment and culture where young people can thrive! Please don’t believe the lie that you’re not central to the formation and discipleship of today’s young people.

Here are three ways you can take action now!

Empathize with their journey:

Look for an opportunity in the next week to have a conversation with a young person or youth leader over coffee or a meal.

Advocate and educate in your church:

Use every platform to advocate for the importance of this generation in the body of Christ.

Make young people a top priority:

We recommend you place the discipleship of young people in the top 5 priorities of your church - in terms of resources, attention, and your time.

NextGen

Simple Mentoring

Teens need mentors. Mentors need training.
You need NextGen Simple Mentoring.

This powerful FREE toolkit strips away the guessing, overthinking, and complication of a new NextGen initiative and provides senior leaders like you with a simple way to activate the adults in your faith community to love teenagers and point them to Jesus.

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Curated Senior Leader Resources

To maximize your time and impact on the next generation, dive into these free resources that help your church reimagine youth discipleship.

Customizable sermon outlines

Sermon Discussion Guide

Provides helpful sermon discussion guides for groups.

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Outline 2: Belonging

Moving from connection to belonging. We must cultivate connections that lead toward belonging.

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Outline 1: Openness

Responding toward spiritual openness. Gen Z's openness to Jesus is rooted in their pursuit of truth, purpose and deeper connections.

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Outline 3: Purpose

God has created you on purpose and equipped you to live a life of impact.

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Articles

Connecting Faith to Purpose—How Gen Z Hopes to Make an Impact

When it comes to figuring out how their faith can influence their purpose, the Church can offer Gen Z a helping hand, but only if faith leaders and parents are willing to listen to what the next generation says they need to make an impact.

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Exploring Gen Z’s Approach to Religion & Spirituality

When it comes to religion and spirituality, Gen Z don’t often follow in the footsteps of those who came before them. So, what exactly is Gen Z’s approach to spirituality?

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From Screen Time to AI: 4 Findings About Gen Z & Tech

Gen Z are “digital natives” who embrace devices, social media and even AI, yet they wrestle with their screen time and its influence on them.

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Guides & Reports

Gen Z & Your Church: Three Areas of Opportunity

In this report, you'll find summaries of some of the trends and stats most essential for you to grasp as you disciple Gen Z.

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Engaging Gen Z: Team Workshop Experience

Lead your church’s senior staff and key volunteers through a workshop designed to equip them to better understand and serve the next generation.

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Seven-Day Prayer Resource

Deepen your connection with God and align your heart with God’s purpose for yourself.

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Senior Pastors' Perspectives

on Ministry with Young People

Discover what 600+ pastors say about shaping the faith of the next generation.

Learn how church leaders across the country are engaging with teens, addressing their struggles, and building lasting faith. This report highlights their experiences, concerns, and the support they need to strengthen youth discipleship. Get the complete findings and practical insights for impactful ministry.

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Faith Foundations

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We want our young people to know why they believe what they believe. To see how their Christian faith shapes their day-to-day lives. But it’s hard to teach foundational truths of the faith in a way that feels relevant to life today. We are here to help.

Faith Foundations is a series of videos and discussion guides created to ignite theological dialogue between young people and the adults in their lives.

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