This week Elliott sits down with two Christ Fellowship members who fall into the Gen Z category -- Maressa Bento and Kaleb Boyd. Generation X is the generational classification for anyone born between 1997 and 2015. While some of them are still in school, the elder Gen Z members are already in college and well into their 20's. There's a lot to unpack in this episode, from how their humor revolves around memes and Tik Tok, to how they are the first tru digital natives, to how events in the late 90's and early 2000's completely altered what their educational experience would be like, to how Gen Zers relate to their Gen X parents. Elliott, Maressa, and Kaleb talk about how and why their generation is so much more sensitive and aware of others as compared to their parents and how they deal with an older generation who doesn't share that sensitivity.

In our lightning round, we get a list of our Gen Zer's favrorite pieces of pop culture, from movies, to sports, and yes to memes.

This is Generation Z's story.

Jump to a Segment:
00:00:00 Opening
00:00:33 This Week on CF Stories...
00:01:38 Allow us to introduce Gen Z
00:05:37 Identity theft is not a joke!: Who is Gen Z?
00:18:02 You and I are not so different: Gen X parents vs Gen Z kids
00:35:00 What is it like being a Gen Zer in the Church?
00:52:38 Lightning Round: Gen Z favs
00:56:59 What should other generations know about my generation?
01:00:28 How can we pray for you?
01:02:15 Wrapping it up
01:03:04 Outro / Thanks for listening

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Hosted by: Elliott Johnson
Guest: Maressa Bento, Kaleb Boyd

Produced by: William Hartz | Twitter

Audio Engineer: William Hartz
Music by: Giancarlo Cordon

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Special Guests: Kaleb Boyd and Maressa Bento.