Chasing the millennial generation--a how to

 

Just Google "church attract millennials" and you'll find

• 5 ways, 
• 10 ways, 
• why they don't,
•  how to attract, 
• what they want, 
• why we need them, and 
• where are they. 

And you'll also read nonsense, and appeals to buy a how-to book. 

• First, you need a very loud band, 
• second, casual attire like torn jeans and t-shirts, then
• no (apparent) theology (although it's there), 
• dramatic presentations highly entertaining, 
• something called transparency (which usually isn't there), and 
• if your church is growing, you probably have post modern architecture, or a repurposed building that doesn't look like a church, and 
• very important to pull it all together is a minister/pastor with a terrific personality who has no discernible credentials or ties to any church of the past or recognizable to their boomer grandparents because "non-denominational" sounds better to them. 
• And even though there are thousands of service/ministry opportunities already asking for their help, start something new they can support.

That's a quick summary, and I just skimmed the highlights. The Gen-X generation has hit 55 and the boomers are in their 70s, so every church is looking for millennials.

Imagine Jesus' apostles starting off with this check list.