The Searching Generation: The Spiritual Life of Twenty-Somethings (DVD)
Auroris Media and Current Pictures, 2006, 30 minutes, $19.99, www.visionvideo.com
We get into a trap in our churches. We farm kids out of the worship service and make them go to “junior church.” Then when they become teens everyone asks, “Why don’t the youth want to come to church?” They haven’t been welcome until now—what did you expect?
This DVD and discussion guide take the question one step further: How do we get the 20-somethings back? How do we, as a church, reach them even if it means leaving the safety of the building to do so?
This is an excellent resource for any church. Announce free coffee and doughnuts to every person 30 or older in the congregation, then lock the doors and make them watch this 30-minute video. The DVD may be a little short on answers, but it is excellent in defining the situation and allowing congregations to decided how to reach out to this searching—not lost—generation.
