Conversational generation

Read Craig Groeschel's latest blog about reaching the next generation for Christ and realized that I was obviously born in the wrong generation. He was discussing that in order to reach the next generation we need to be conversational. "This generation craves intimacy in relationships. They want to know and be known. This generation wants to talk. Conversation matters. Relationships matter. Intimacy matters. Before they listen to you, they want to know if you're listening to them." Man, sounds totally like how I would describe myself a lot of the times. Another part of that is bringing the real you. Fakeness can be spotted a mile away. You don't have to be cool or relevant to have a conversation with them, but you do have to be real. Probably one of the reasons I enjoy talking with high school and college students. They don't seemed to be as concerned with putting on the "everything is great" face and also probably why they think a lot of the church is hypocritical (the number one thing I hear from students in regards to problems with the church). The flip of that is if you are the type to judge based on how they look, then you probably aren't going to connect. If we are concerned about how many piercings they have, if they have tattoos, concerned with the style of clothing they wear, then it is going to be mighty tough to reach them. It is refreshing for me to know that others crave intimacy in relationships as much as I do.