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Next Generation Pastors Retreat 2024

Join us for a transformative journey of spiritual refresh and professional growth at our upcoming retreat designed exclusively for youth and children's pastors. Our featured speaker is Tim Teakle who will unpack Generation Alpha. Tim Teakle is the National Director of Church Experience for Alpha Canada, whose mission is to inspire and serve the Canadian church in its mission to help people discover a relationship with Jesus Christ, using Alpha.

Initial Insights into Gen Alpha

By Alvin|2020-09-14T09:53:33-04:00September 14th, 2020|Alvin Lau, youth ministry thoughts|0 Comments

Recently, McCrindle (a research organization in Australia) released a report on “Understanding Generation Alpha”; these are kids born approx. 2010 and later. Some are starting to enter youth ministry. Here are some key highlights (especially as they differ from Generation Z): Personalization is key. It’s not just having their “names” on everything; they are growing up in a world where a service or resource is channeled specifically to them individually. This isn‘t a case of entitlement; it’s just “how it