Generations: Gen Y (Millennials)

We're continuing our Generations series, and this time we're jumping forward to the 1990's and the Millennial generation. Millennials are the first digital natives in our world. Yes, they know how the Internet works, created social media, and have an unexplainable affinity for avocado toast, but they also have a much deeper story to tell.

Generation Y, more commonly known as "Millennials," is the generational classification for anyone born between 1981 and 1996. This week Elliott, who is a Millennial himself, sits down with three other Millennials -- Leslie Chacon, Cristina Fernandes, and Eric Stanley. All three of them have been a part of our church for years. Each has served in our youth program, The Bridge. Leslie is also an active worship leader in our Sunday morning band, and Cristina has also helped our with our Trail Life kids group.

In this conversation, we dive deep into just what makes a Millennial, what are the things that drive them, and how they view the world. We also explore the effects of how they emerged from college into the Great Recession of the mid 2000's, how the lack of jobs and housing crisis affected them and altered their goals in life, and how this all affects how they view the world compared to previous generations. And yes, the avocado toast came up once or twice. We also discuss how their experiences have affected how Millennials view the church and how the church deals with current issues in the world as well as how the churc can best meet and minister to their age group.

In our Lightning Round, we take a trip back to the late 90's and early 2000's to reminisce on the trends of the day, including clothing styles and musical tastes.

This is the Millennial story.

Jump to a Segment:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:33 This Week on CF Stories...
00:01:38 Meet the Millennials
00:03:13 Defining the generations
00:05:45 What makes a Millennial
00:12:53 Jobs, Housing, and Stability: The Millennial struggle
00:25:58 Lightning Round: First memories
00:37:59 What is it like being a Millennial in the Church?
00:47:22 What does the Church need to do to reach Millennials?
01:01:03 What should other generations know about my generation?
01:02:54 Wrapping it up
01:03:50 Outro / Thanks for listening

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Hosted by: Elliott Johnson | Instagram
Guest: Leslie Chacon, Cristina Fernandes, and Eric Stanley

Produced by: William Hartz | Twitter Instagram
Audio Engineer: Oliver Kaufmann
Music by: Giancarlo Cordon | Instagram

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