Resources
Are you hoping to reach out to the 18-35s around you? If so, this page is for you! We hope the articles and recommendations below are helpful.
The Frontline Lives of 18-35s in the UK - LICC
If we want to help young adults keep going with their faith, we need to address the questions they're asking. This report is a summary of LICC's findings.
The Opportunity of A Lifetime - Fusion Movement
76% of students who aren't Christians say that they would go to church if a friend invited them. 45% of non-Christians would like to hear the story of Jesus. We are living in the missional opportunity of a lifetime!
Fusion's further research exploring the attitudes and behaviours of Christian undergrads regarding invitation, being known as Christian, and living missionally. See
6 Top Tips for Churches as well.
7 conversations your church needs to have to reach young adults - Evangelical Alliance
An excellent resource by our friends from Evangelical Alliance. A tool for leaders to help churches engage and reach 20s and 30s.
Young Adults' Ministry Handout
Isabella Senior has also put together a handout with reflection questions, resources and case studies for further discussion inspired by and adapted from '7 conversations'.
Exploring next steps?
Online resource for 28-35s exploring what to do next whether they're considering taking time out, feeling called to an specific area of church or wondering about how to follow Jesus at university.
PechaKucha: Young Adults/Emerging Leaders - YouTube
"What is the conversation you would like the Baptist family to have together over the coming year?" Isabella Senior and Claude Halm look at this question at Baptist Assembly 2022.
| Baptists Together and Young Adults | How are we working strategically to release young adults into missional ministry within the Baptist family? Carl Smethurst, author of last year’s Baptists Together Young Adults report, shares progress so far
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| Bridging the generation gap | Experiences and expectations differ markedly across the generations in our churches. Baptist minister Trevor Neill highlights some of these differences.
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| Creating a culture for young adults to thrive | Our emerging generations have many new dreams to birth, and an ability to think outside the box and take risks. The vital question for the Church of today is, how much are we taking a risk on them? By Nick and Marjorie Allan
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| The millennial way | For those in their 20s and 30s, culture beats programmes every time, writes Simon Barrington. Here’s what churches need to know, and how they can respond
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If you would like any further information,
please contact Isabella Senior, our Young Leaders Development Coordinator for further resources and ideas.