Comments on: What You Don’t Know About Generation Y http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:38:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alan Rudnick http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-114 Alan Rudnick Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:33:52 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-114 Tripp, wow that's a great idea. I'll ask Mark about what resource he is using or what his plan are. Tripp, wow that’s a great idea. I’ll ask Mark about what resource he is using or what his plan are.

]]> By: Tripp Hudgins http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-113 Tripp Hudgins Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:34:15 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-113 Alan, this is great. Let's network on this. Maybe you, Mark and I can work up something for such a series. We have the technology. Let not the distance keep us from working together. Alan, this is great. Let’s network on this. Maybe you, Mark and I can work up something for such a series. We have the technology. Let not the distance keep us from working together.

]]> By: Alan Rudnick http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-111 Alan Rudnick Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:21:53 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-111 Kim: Awesome! I would love to post a review on nuChristian. Look forward to to reading it. Thank you for the opportunity. Kim: Awesome! I would love to post a review on nuChristian. Look forward to to reading it. Thank you for the opportunity.

]]> By: kim shimer http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-110 kim shimer Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:46:05 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-110 Alan, I'm going to send you a copy of the upcoming JP release, nuChristian: Finding Faith in a New Generation by Russell Rathbun. It's a practical, action-oriented response to the Barna book unChristian. We'd love to see a review on your blog! Alan, I’m going to send you a copy of the upcoming JP release, nuChristian: Finding Faith in a New Generation by Russell Rathbun. It’s a practical, action-oriented response to the Barna book unChristian. We’d love to see a review on your blog!

]]> By: Debby http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-108 Debby Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:19:48 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-108 You better believe that's why you were hired...Dude!! You better believe that’s why you were hired…Dude!!

]]> By: Alan Rudnick http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-107 Alan Rudnick Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:12:47 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-107 HD4020: trying to nail down dates is hard for some generations. Some social commentators vary on Gen X and Gen Y... Sometimes, Jones is one of those that tends to get less attention in light of Boomer, X, and Y. Thanks for the comments. HD4020: trying to nail down dates is hard for some generations. Some social commentators vary on Gen X and Gen Y… Sometimes, Jones is one of those that tends to get less attention in light of Boomer, X, and Y. Thanks for the comments.

]]> By: Alan Rudnick http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-106 Alan Rudnick Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:02:53 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-106 Mark- Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. Wow, I did not even think about to do a topical series on it... good idea. Let me know how it goes for you. My congregation knows that they must keep pace, but they are wondering how to do it... as is the case with most mainline churches. I guess that is why they hired a young dude like me. Mark- Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. Wow, I did not even think about to do a topical series on it… good idea. Let me know how it goes for you. My congregation knows that they must keep pace, but they are wondering how to do it… as is the case with most mainline churches. I guess that is why they hired a young dude like me.

]]> By: HD4020 http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-105 HD4020 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:49:41 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-105 You're right...Boomers and Xers shouldn't be ignored, and neither should Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X) be ignored, especially relevant here since most GenYers are the offspring of GenJones parents. Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report forecast the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here's a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way: DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964 Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953 Generation Jones: 1954-1965 Generation X: 1966-1978 You’re right…Boomers and Xers shouldn’t be ignored, and neither should Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X) be ignored, especially relevant here since most GenYers are the offspring of GenJones parents.

Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press’ annual Trend Report forecast the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here’s a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html

It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:

DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
Generation Jones: 1954-1965
Generation X: 1966-1978

]]> By: Mark Boyd http://onthebema.com/2009/08/21/generation-y/#comment-104 Mark Boyd Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:46:01 +0000 http://onthebemainballston.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-104 Dude this is exactly what churches need to hear and experience! I'm addressing this topic on a Wednesday this fall. Excellent work my friend. Dude this is exactly what churches need to hear and experience! I’m addressing this topic on a Wednesday this fall. Excellent work my friend.

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