millennial church communication

Connecting and communicating with millennials is the focus of industries worldwide. Within the ever-changing digital landscape, modern millennial communication continues to be dominated by social media trends. Churches also want to meet, support, and communicate with their millennial members effectively. After all, they are the leaders of tomorrow, right?

It's hard to fathom, but religious activity among American young people is at a notable all-time low. Millennials (born ~1980-2000) are less religious than their parents or grandparents, and, though little data has been collected on Millennials little brothers and sisters (Gen Zers, 2000-Present), it is safe to assume they aren’t pumped about revival meetings or Bar Mitzvahs either.

In a 2001 journal article (I was 11 years old, for perspective), Mark Prensky, a thought leader in the educational technology world, coined the term “Digital Natives” to describe young people who do not know a world without video games, computers, Internet, and more. You are a Digital Native if you were born after 1980—so that would include all Millennials and every generation that follows.