Not All Asian American Teenagers Are The Same
With any teenager, Asian American or otherwise, we should seek to know them for who they are. We should learn about their lives as we ultimately seek to share the gospel and disciple them in it.
Youth and family ministers find themselves in the midst of a significant generational shift as Gen Z comes of age and Gen Alpha becomes more dominant in our ministries. Many have observed a spiritual shift among these younger generations as well.

With any teenager, Asian American or otherwise, we should seek to know them for who they are. We should learn about their lives as we ultimately seek to share the gospel and disciple them in it.
God doesn’t sit above suffering and explain it from a distance. Our God steps into suffering. The incarnation is ultimately the response to suffering for the Christian.
The older generation carries scars that testify to God’s sustaining grace. The younger generation carries questions that remind us to keep trusting. Together, we embody the truth that salvation is for all ages.
Christian students can pursue science with a sense of security, because the Bible tells us that God is the sovereign Creator.
We asked our Rooted writers a simple question: How do you get your students to talk in a small group setting? What do you do to earn their trust and respect so that engagement with you in front of other students feels less scary?
Our access to God is not based on our performance, it’s based on his grace. We are justified by faith, not by works, college applications, letters of recommendation, or grade-point averages.