{"id":11336,"date":"2022-08-31T09:36:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T16:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=11336"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:28:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:28:21","slug":"book-mobilizing-gen-z-challenges-and-opportunities-for-the-global-age-of-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=11336","title":{"rendered":"Book: Mobilizing Gen Z, Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Age of Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Source: William Carey Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mobilizing Gen Z: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Age of Missions<\/em>, by Jolene Erlacher and Katy White. William Carey Publishing, 2022. 194 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you seen shifts in the mindset, experiences, and readiness for mission of today\u2019s young adults, particularly those in the US? This book will help you understand the characteristics of Gen Z (born 1996-2010), how these affect their approach to missions specifically, and how we can best connect with, serve, and care for them along the way. I found the book readable, motivating, and research-informed and was impressed by how practical it is without being prescriptive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example<em>,<\/em> the authors provide thoughtful suggestions for including more biblical principles in our mission presentations, ways parents and other adults can disciple young adults through the challenges in today\u2019s culture, and strategies for mobilizers and team leaders to cultivate coaching relationships with young believers. The book also addresses the changing face of missions, globally, and the challenges and opportunities this presents for Gen Z (and the rest of us, too).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/missionbooks.org\/products\/mobilizing-gen-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more or purchase from William Carey Publishing<\/a> for US$9.99 (epub) or $14.99 (paperback).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just want the highlights? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missionarymobilization.org\/podcast\/2022\/8\/4\/mobilizing-gen-z-with-jolene-erlacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to an interview with one of the authors<\/a> (Missionary Mobilization Podcast).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: William Carey Publishing Mobilizing Gen Z: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Age of Missions, by Jolene Erlacher and Katy White. William Carey Publishing, 2022. 194 pages. Have you seen shifts in the mindset, experiences, and readiness for mission of today\u2019s young adults, particularly those in the US? This book will help you understand &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=11336\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Book: Mobilizing Gen Z, Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Age of Missions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resource-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11337,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11336\/revisions\/11337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}