In What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God, veteran youth worker and Gen Z expert Tanita Tualla Maddox presents a thoughtful and powerful guide for ministry practitioners striving to connect with this generation.Dr Maddox' WebsiteDr Maddox' BioBook: What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About GodWHAT YOU'LL LEARN:Gen Z Cares and ConcernsMajor Questions Gen Z-ers Ask About GodTraditional Ministry Methods Not Working So Well with Gen ZABOUT THE GUEST: Dr Tanita Maddox is the national director for generational impact for Young Life and serves as an associate regional director in the Mountain West Young Life region. With an expertise in contextualizing the gospel for Gen Z, Tanita has been featured on The Holy Post podcast and has been published in The Great Commission Research Journal, the Journal of Youth and Theology, and more. She has served as Young Life leader with adolescents for over twenty-six years and serves as a volunteer Young Life leader in her local community.RELATED LINKS:Dr Maddox' WebsiteDr Maddox' BioBook: What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About GodTIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:00:38 - Introducing Dr Tanita Maddox03:00 - Major Characteristics of Gen Z Different from Generations Before03:24 - ...technological change created another culture04:00 - Gen Z Cares and Concerns04:11 - ...authenticity, justice, creation, stewardship of the earth05:10 - ...high value for trust05:37 - ...care about mental health06:49 - Two Major Questions that Gen Z Ask About God07:32 - ...Am I Safe with God?10:28 - ......Where is the idea of safety coming from?11:06 - ......Gen X is primarily raising Gen Z12:28 - ......Protectiveness may have taken away confidence15:20 - ......Teach how to be safe16:29 - ......We raise children to prepare them to be in the world18:24 - Traditional Ministry Methods Not Working So Well with Gen Z18:31 - ...generations are also cultures19:04 - ...answering questions that Gen Z were not asking and ignoring what they were asking20:03 - ...the response to gentle correction is being contrary22:19 - ...what can we do or change when it comes to God?22:56 - ......uncover miscommunication places23:42 - ......allow Gen Z ask questions and have doubts24:11 - ......Gen Z do not see authority as hierarchy as valuable; it is flattened25:14 - ......Gen Z-er want to see how God impacts every area of your life26:15 - ......it's discipleship - open your life 28:46 - ......show how we rely on Jesus in all circumstances29:55 - Example: How Generations See the Parable of the Prodigal Son30:08 - ...why did the Prodigal Son starve?31:12 - ...we focus on one point and missing o