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Buzzword Warning...

A couple of things caught my interest in the most recent issue of Worship Leader Magazine and I thought they might spark some interesting conversation among those of you who stop by here from time to time.

If you'll allow me, I'd like to spread my thoughts out over a few posts (though, not consecutively of course - we need our Tuesday Tavin tomorrow, don't we?)

The first thing I want to throw at you is from the cover article entitled "The Millennial Generation." Yes, I said "millenial." We're all tired of hearing it, I know, but the article got me thinking...

Of course, authors Donald E. Miller and Richard Florry spent a few paragraphs describing millenials and how religious culture (read: business industry) has responded to the particluar culture's needs.

The real interesting thing came when Miller and Florry referenced their own research at USC and some other "college religiosity" surveys. Check out the excerpt:
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Here are some characteristics of Millinials:
-They perceive religion to be a choice and not an obligation.


-Religious labels, including denominational identifications, are relatively unimportant to them.

-They are typically tolerant of other people's beliefs and, in fact, enjoy the variety of different religious practices that they see on campus.

-Religious authority is internal rather than located in some external source, such as the hierarchy of a church.

-They see more value in relgious experience than in a codified set of beliefs.

-They affirm the idea of being on a religous journey rathe than embracing a static set of beliefs and practices.

_If they join a relgious group, they are more interested in the authenticity of the people - their honesty, openness, and humility - than they are in an authoritarian presentation of the truth.

-They have no problem being eclectic in their relgious taste, which sometimes includes creating their own hybrid relgiious identities.

-They want to make a difference in the world and therefore believe that relgion should address issues of justice and equality.
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Now, we can bemoan this as horrible information about millenials (those born after 1975,) but I'd rather talk about this:

For those of you ARE millenials or who work with them, do these characteristics ring true? And if so, what have you found most beneficial in reaching this particular group.