12 Ways Millennials Can Serve the Local Church

One (of the many) ways we love to give Millennials a bad rap is by saying they’re a bunch of selfish lazy jerks who sit around in their parents’ basements playing video games and eating Cheetos.

Part of the stereotype is true, like any stereotype, but in a lot of ways young people aren’t selfish, especially when it comes to serving the local church. Below are 12 ways young people can serve their local churches.

Young people: church is not about you and your feelings. Church isn’t about personal fulfillment as much as it is about selfless service.

Stop treating church like a Broadway show or a therapy session and start serving people. Here are 12 ways to do it.... Keep reading

The 12 ways suggested in this article are just a few of the ways that your church can involve young people. Your church can also involve Millennials in community service projects, short-term mission trips, fund-raising, small group leadership, guest ministry, worship ministry, and more. Remember -  they are not the church of tomorrow. They are the church of today. 

Photo credit: Trinity Episcopal Church, Fulton, Kentucky