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NOTE: This material is also found under GLOBAL OUTREACH TEAM ARTICLES RELIGION AMONG THE MILLENIALS (Pew Research) Less Religiously Active Than Older Americans, But Fairly Traditional In Other Ways GENERATIONS AT WORK, by Ron Zemke The workplace today is awash with the conflicting voices, views, and learning styles of the jost age- and value-diverse work force this country has known since our great-great-grandparents abandoned field and farm for factory and office. Ron Zemke, co-author of Generations at Work examines the "generational divide" and what that means for your association in terms of membership and workplace. MEET THE MILLENIALS by Walt Mueller A consice introductory article to the Millenial Generation that covers the following three topics: • What Parent's Need to Know About The Millennial Generation, • What Can You Do To Help Parents? • Topics for Roundtable Discussion THE NEXT "NEXT GENERATION" by Jim Schmotzer Born after 1980, the optimistic and community-oriented Millennials are your up-and-coming church leaders. EMERGING CONFUSION by Charles Colson Distressed about my widely circulated exchanges with an "emerging church" leader, a young theologian confronted me after a conference. He urged me to try to understand them. "You might be surprised by how much you agree on," he said. SURVEY How Young People View Their Lives, Futures and Politics A PORTRAIT OF “GENERATION NEXT” By the Pew Research Center (2007) BOOKS GENERATION iY: OUR LAST CHANCE TO SAVE THEIR FUTURE by Tim Elmore This landmark book paints a compelling-and sobering-picture of what could happen to our society if we don't change the way we relate to today's teens and young adults. THE MILLENIALS by Tom & Jess Rainer Best-selling research author Thom Rainer (Simple Church) and his son Jess (a Millennial born in 1985) present the first major investigative work on Millennials from a Christian worldview perspective. GENERATIONS AT WORK by Rom Zemke, Claire Raines, Bob Filipezak Generations at Work supplies insights and practical solutions for understanding differences, resolving conflicts, and managing effectively in today's age-diverse workplace. The book gives you: profiles of four distinct generations; case studies in generational peace; a practice exercise; and answers to the 21 jost frequently asked questions about managing in a multigenerational workplace. BOOMERS, XERS, AND OTHER STRANGERS: UNDERSTANDING THE GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES THAT DIVIDE US by Kathy Hicks, Rick Hicks Ever wonder why your kids, parents, and even coworkers think and feel so differently than you do on core issues? Rick and Kathy Hicks contend and demonstrate that many of our core values are shaped largely by what was going on in our culture and world when we were about ten years old. By recognizing the factors that give rise to our own values and those of other generations, we can achieve greater mutual understanding and reconciliation with our children, peers, and coworkers, rather than finding ourselves in conflict. An effective tool for bridging the generation gap. POWERPOINT GENERATIONAL ISSUES, by Karen Simons A very professional and attractively done powerpoint presentation to walk your missions team through a study of generational distinctives. WHAT’S GIVES WITH GENERATION X? by Richard Tiplady A powerpoint dealing with the nature of giving among Gen-Xers. top |