Worlds Apart: Understanding the Values and Mindset of 18- to 25-Year-Olds
Chuck Bomar
Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2011, 176 pp., $14.99
If the church today wants to do a better job at reaching today’s college students and young adults, we need to do a better job of truly understanding the world in which they live. As this age demographic is missing from many churches throughout the country, Chuck Bomar’s new book Worlds Apart cannot come at any better time.
With a well-balanced mix of research and personal experience, Bomar paints a very clear picture of the sociological changes that have developed in our culture and how they have impacted the process of identity formation in young adults. Many of the traits of this younger generation that are so often criticized are explained by Bomar with humility and an insight that will help church leaders approach this age group with a new mindset and clearer understanding.
For anyone working with 18- to 25-year-olds or any church leader who wants to try and reach this age group, this book is a must-read that will help bring clarity and direction to your ministry. The book is chock full of ideas for engaging young adults, as well as gentle corrections as connecting with young people must be done differently than in years past.
For the youth worker, this book is also very applicable toward students in middle school and high school as the majority is easy to translate to a younger age. Worlds Apart would also be the perfect book to bless parents of graduating seniors with at the end of each school year.
