Teen Trend Predictions for 2008

nigec

Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:05 am : 1 : 0 Flag

I think teens will have a larger voice and say. I just came across an article which said how artists are using the fan band sites to raise funds. I think teens will use more networking tools to get their voice out there and make choices. There are sites like mozes.com which directly connect the bands/artists to the fans and help them have a say in music and direct feedback. So I think yes, teens will utilize technology in spreading the word.

timr38s

Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:54 am : 0 : 5 Flag

As a college student and youth leader for several years, I think that the whole perception of Christianity in America will change again with this generation. Weekly, I gather with my friends and discuss religion, often at Starbucks :). But as an older person do not go there unless you have a goatee and a pipe. Yes Christianity will sadly become more fractionalized and strong church denominations will probably drop by way side. I am too young to speculate on all of what will happen as a result but I think Lex and Mara need to realize that young people more than anything want to belong and that is what will keep them in a church setting if not necessarily in a denomination.

Gratus

Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:40 pm : 0 : 1 Flag

I appreciate the article, BUT PLEASE tell me what the first half of paragraph 3 means. I suppose I am not as 'hands on' as the Audrey Barrick. Fox Faith, I assume, is not part of the mainstream media. Hollywood is. The rise of a 'Christian entertainment ghetto' seems to present us with a better opportunity to reach younger Christians with the gospel than Hollywood. "Starbucks spirituality" however, may carry the risk of gathering together a religious outlook from all over, and not necessarily from the Bible.

Lex

Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:40 am : 6 : 2 Flag

Of course they're going to cut themselves off from mature Christians. Older Christians need to take the warning we've been given, and remember that when we were teenagers we thought we knew everything too.

The point is not to give teenagers a hard time about foresaking the assembling of the saints; the point is for the mature Christians to start hanging out at Starbucks like Jesus hung out at wells.

maranatha7593

Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:19 pm : 3 : 2 Flag

While these teens are busy gathering at Starbucks, which can be a great thing, I do hope they don't cut themselves off from mature older Christians who have been where they are and can give solid Biblical guidance and counsel. Regardless of who we are or what is our age, we need to remember "not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together" with other believers.