Discernment Do's and Dont's by George Elliott

iiiīeyond their eternal destination, Millennials and Gen Zers have similar preoccupations and desires to other generations.

Communion with God is achieved with Millennials and Gen Zers in the same perennial manner that the Church adopted from the very beginning: through the teachings of the Church, the life of charity, the Sacraments, and prayer. Therefore, when dealing with different generations, it is paramount to keep a crystal clear focus on where we want to go with them: communion with God. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his creator.” ii For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. This invitation to converse with God is addressed to man as soon as he comes into being. ” i As the Second Vatican Council teaches, “The dignity of man rests above all on the fact that he is called to communion with God. We are all human beings, made in the image and likeness of God, and “Our hearts are restless until they rest in. Throughout the rest of this article, I’ll lay out some fundamental similarities, differences, and best practices for ministering to and with Millennials and Gen Zers.įirst, it’s important to recognize that the similarities between all generations far outweigh the differences. While we all have the same fundamental needs and desires, the rapid changes in the world over the last 80 years have created unprecedented generational differences. This true story is a vignette for my experience ministering with Millennials and Gen Zers. From the very first week she took over, our reach and engagement grew over 500%. So, expecting the worst, I hired a student intern to take care of our social media. My campus minister is a fun young woman, I started a Catholic media company – we’re the best team for this!” Due to financial constraints and shifting assignments, we had to let the campus minister go, and I no longer had the bandwidth for our social media.

I thought to myself, “We know what we’re doing. Previously, my millennial campus minister and I had been running our social media. The humbling part was not that I had to hand it off, but that she was so much better than me. One of the most humbling moments of my experience in ministry was in 2018 when I was forced to hand off our campus ministry’s social media to a student intern.

Discernment Do's and Dont's by George Elliott