#OC12-Navigating the Fifth/Sixth Transition

My last workshop at Orange was led by Daniel Scott.  He shared about the 5th/6th grade transition.  Here are my notes:
  • The Kids-What is Generation Z?
    • Born Between 1994 and 2010
    • Over 16 million in the US alone
    • This Year's 5/6 Graders: 1999-2001
    • Most are growing up in a post 9/11 world
    • They are more over-protected and over-parented than any previous generation.
  • Tween-Agers-Do they even exist?
    • Origins of the word: Late 90's when marketing companies studied brand awareness with 7-12 year olds (i.e. stores like Justice, Limited Too, etc.)
    •  Buying power: Tweens spend $30 billion on clothes, music, toys, and entertainment each year.
    • Youngest mother in 2011 was 11 years old.
    • What do they face?
      • Home: Untraditional
        • 6 living generations
          • Seniors 1900-1928
          • Builders 1929-1945
          • Boomers 1946-1964
          • Busters 1965-1980
          • Millenials 1981-1993
          • Generation Z 1994-2010
      • School: Unconventional
      • Culture: Unprecedented
        • "The problem: our culture is redefining the word, kid."
        • "Culture is focused on raising your kids a certain way."
  • The Church
    • What culture can't do: bring in leaders who authentically care for the FULL development of kids/students.
    • Church: Leadership
      • You need a common end in mind. What does the same page look like?
        • Alignment doesn't mean you agree about everything. It means you agree on the most important things.
        • What's happening in your department is as important to my department as what's happening in my department.
        • We need to create an environment that builds and cultivates staff relationships. 2 Ideas:
          • Weekly Prayer
          • Quarterly Team Meetings
            • Celebrate Wins
            • Present Status Updates
            • Review/Set Goals
      •  Where do we need alignment?
        • Salvation Discussions
        • Basic Truths
        • Unified Scope & Cycle
          • Where are the gaps?  How often do you return to topic?
      • The question is not . . .How do we get them to stay? The question is . . . How do we get them to engage?
      • What is relevant? Relevant doesn't mean cool. You present content in a way that makes sense to their personal story & connect with their life.
        • 2 > 1 + 1: Elevate Community
        • Fifth graders are so relationally connected to greater community (internet, facebook, texting) yet so unable to communicate.
  •  Power of Story: Refine the Message
    • Kids Learn When . . .
      • There is a gap in their knowledge
      • When there is a conflict between what they know to be true and what they're being taught.
    • Bloom's Taxonomy
      • Dictionary: Virtues
      • Encyclopedia: Bottom Lines
      • How-To Manual: Applications
      • Sorting Tray: Analysis
      • Debate: Seeing Both Sides
      • Einstein: Self (internalized)
  •  The Transition to Sixth Grade
    • Goal: Build bridges with transitional events
    • Event should be influenced by the kid's department but thrown by the student's department
  • Power of Experience
    •  Embracing story of gospel is not the same as experiencing the mission of the gospel.
    • We can't expect kids to come to church and love Jesus just because we tell them. They need to experience it.
  •  Home: How do we help parents win? The church partners with parents.
    • Connect our kids with something about God
    • Uncover something that matters about life
    • Experience something together
 Check back tomorrow for notes from Andy Stanley & Jon Acuff and Wednesday for notes from Kara Powell & Doug Fields.

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