DERRICK MCQUEEN ASSISTANT PASTOR Freedom temple ministries Purpose Cant we all just get along This session focuses on building bridges of communication within the church to foster positive relationships among generations ID: 687310
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Multigenerational Approaches: Destroying the Generational Barriers by Creating Bridges
DERRICK MCQUEENASSISTANT PASTORFreedom temple ministriesSlide2
PurposeCan’t we all just get along? This session focuses on building bridges of communication within the church to foster positive relationships among generations.Slide3
ObjectivesTo better understand the demographics of our churchesLearn a new language
Repair and improve the bridgeSlide4
The Church is made up of……..All of Us!!!!- GI/Depression Generation
- Silent Generation- Baby Boomers- Generation X-
MillenialsSlide5
The Church is made up of……..All of Us!!!!- Personalities, backgrounds, and interests
- Gifts, talents, knowledge, and wisdom CELEBRATE THE CHURCH!!!Slide6
Generational Barriers- Personalities, backgrounds, and interests - Communication Slide7
Can We Talk - Baby Boomers- Born 1946 - 1964
- Current age between 54-72Impactful Events- Civil Rights Movement- Women’s MovementSlide8
Can We Talk - Generation X- Born 1965 - 1981
- Current age between 37-53Impactful Events- WWW launch- Fall of the Berlin WallSlide9
Can We Talk - Millenials- Born 1982 - present
- Current age between 0-36Impactful Events- 9/11
- InternetSlide10
Why is Communication Important?- Important for expressing
information, behavior and our feelings and thoughts.- Helps to understand and respond
to other’s feelings, thoughts, knowledge and behavior.Slide11
Communication Barriers
Inattention: not listening, being distracted Premature evaluation
: we hear part of the message, then jump to conclusions
Emotions
: strong feelings about the person or topic, often because of previous experience
Inconsistency
: Conflicting information
Lack of feedback
: not checking the message is understood or remembered
Individual differences
: gender, age, confidence, personality, history, education, beliefs, attitudes, languageSlide12
Communication…..What Are You Saying?- Be Clear
- Be Concise- Be KnowledgeableSlide13
Communication…..Why Are You Saying It?- Be Honest
- Be OpenSlide14
Communication…..Where Are the Results?- Be Productive
- Be FlexibleSlide15
What Does the Bible Say?Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.Slide16
Questions/CommentsSlide17
ReferencesBrewer, M. (2012). Bridging the Generations: The Challenge of Engaging the Community and Raising Money
Moore, A. (2017). How to Attract Millenials to Your Church
Grubb, V. (2016).
Clash of the Generations, Managing the New Workplace Reality
. John Wiley and SonsSlide18
Contact Information
DERRICK MCQUEENASSISTANT PASTOR
Freedom temple ministries
dmcqueen@ftmrockhill.org
803-327-7888