Podcast: The 100 Best Practices of Mission Mobilization

Source: Gospel Mobilization Podcast

To celebrate their 100th episode, the producers of the Gospel Mobilization Podcast compiled a list of 100 best practices of mission mobilization! Take a listen—especially if you’re in a recruiter/mobilizer role for a sending organization (but even if you’re not).

In this episode, mobilization experts Katy White, Mark Stebbins, Chelsea Christopher, and host Dave Jacob unpack some great, practical tips for missions mobilizers. Ask the Lord which one(s) you should focus on in days to come.

Listen to the podcast and/or download the list as a PDF.

Research: Knowing and Believing in the Next Generation

Source: Young Life

What do you think of when you think of Gen Z? In 2023, The RELATE Project investigated relationships, sense of belonging, identity, agency, and beliefs among 7,261 adolescents aged 13 to 24. This study involved surveys and focus groups conducted in various regions, including 1,994 participants in the United States, 1,004 in the United Kingdom, 1,768 in Mexico, 997 in India, 627 in Kenya, 447 in Uganda, 413 in Ethiopia, and 11 in Tanzania, thus covering a representative sample from Eastern Africa.

Among their findings:

  • More than 40% of Gen Z doesn’t feel worthy of being loved.
  • Mental health is a concern for more than 40% of Gen Z.
  • More than 33% of Gen Z turns to social media when they’re feeling anxious.
  • Half of teens and young adults are stressed by school and finances.
  • Gen Z wants to be known as kind and good—earning the moniker “The Empathetic Generation.”
  • Their belief in a higher power actually strengthens with age.

Download the report, follow links to media coverage, and more on the Young Life website. The report includes helpful advice addressing questions like, “How can you deepen your relationship with a young adult in your life?”

For a taste, read Connecting with the Next Generation: Insights from Young Life’s RELATE Project (Fuller Youth Institute).

To see how these issues relate specifically to mobilizing a new generation to serve in missions, read Mobilizing Gen Z: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Age of Missions, by Jolene Erlacher and Katy White.