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Learn MoreWilliam Strauss and Neill Howe, generational experts define Generation X as those being born between 1961 and 1981. If you wish to think of yourself as an Xer or not, that is fine. Xer’s hate labels. “I don’t want to be grouped with them’ people have said to me. This generation used to be viewed…
This the sermon shared on April 11: Holy Humor Sunday! Tommy the Twin—that’s what he was called back in the day. Jesus and Thomas were blood brothers growing up. They walked to school and learned the Torah together. They would wander off from time to time in the hills near Nazareth. Thomas and Jesus were…
Throughout Lent were discussing the different generations that make up a congregation. I have found this to be an interesting exercise…What are you… G.I. Generation (Greatest Generation) 1901 – 1927 Silent Generation 1928 – 1945 Baby Boomers 1946-1964 Generation X 1965 – 1980 Millennials (Gen Y) 1981 – 1996 Generation Z 1997 – 2012 Alpha…
I spent a few words on Baby Boomers and Generation X, now I want to share about stereotypes and ways we might engage the ‘Millennials.’ I am relying heavily on the book “Myth of the Millennial” by Ted and Chelsey Doering, two pastors who happen to be Millennials. Some basics: Millennials, born between 1981-1996 are…
Binge Watching is a thing! Before the incredible success of streaming, we might pull out DVD season of our favorite television show that we purchased at a bargain price on Black Friday. I used to hunt out seasons of The West Wing, so that I could forever watch one of my favorite programs. Binge watching…
GenX is ambiguous about orthodoxy. We love ritual and get bored with ritual. To be attractive to Xers we may have to be less attached to the church building. We need to bring the institution to the world, and not wait for the world to come to us. That is what the pandemic forced us…
I am not a Baby Boomer. I am a Generation Xer. I don’t know what it was like to grow up in the 60s. I have to rely on what has been written about the group born between 1943 and 1960 (I recognize that different years have been used as the parameters for defining a…
About 25 years I was at a concert for one of my favorite bands, Phish. Phish is a band that built up its fan base by relying heavily on exhaustive touring. Before the concert I walked the expansive parking lots and was able to see license plates from just about every state in the country. …
I was having a conversation with some clergy and the subject came up of how we write sermons. Not-how we come up with ideas, but how the sermon actually gets put on paper. We reminisced about the days before computers. One pastor shared she used a non-electric typewriter. One pastor still hand writes everything down…
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent for many in the Christian Church. The 40 days (not counting Sundays) may begin with the imposition of ashes on the foreheads of the faithful. The imposition of ashes is not widely used in the United Church of Christ, but it is becoming a more common practice. …
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