I was reading an interesting book over the weekend called Think Orange, a challenge for people involved in Youth Ministry to look at how churches and parents can work together to be more effective.
I came across some interesting insights about the dangers of the "just behave" attitude toward young people.
In many churches, youth are usually encouraged to be a part of the church as long as being a part is not being too disruptive or challenging the status quo.
It is like the young teen with the died blue hair (blue rinse) walking through the church foyer and seeing the older lady, dressed up in her "Sunday Best" and them both thinking "Church would be better if there were less people like that around" (although this quote does open another rather large can of worms).
The challenge for parents, schools and churches is simply to see that the new generation, the Millenials, are an incredibly awesome generation. They want to experience, they want to discuss spirituality and even better they want to change the world - if only we would let them.
After an incredibly fun Friday night with over a dozen students hanging at my place, I really learned that this next generation will change the world. Maybe we need a few more people to join the Blue Rinse Club!
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