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Is Christianity really going to be dead in three generations?
Why is my twentysomething still in the basement?
Is it even possible for young people to save sex for marriage when they don’t marry until age twenty-eight?
How do I pass on my faith to my children when they don’t respond to the things I find most meaningful?
What can I do now that my child is walking away from the faith?
Why won’t the younger generations come to our church?
How can our church keep all the generations engaged?

All of these problems share one thing in common: they are rooted in generational differences. Yet we often don’t know enough about the problems to know how big of a deal these differences are or what to do about them. We need intelligence to help us sort fact from terrifying fiction.

That’s where Generational IQ comes in. If we don’t have generational intelligence, we overreact to the small things, ignore the big things, and do the wrong things, making our relationships worse. People of faith tend to overreact to generational differences even more than others do. The reason is that it’s personal. The people we worry about are our children, our friends, and our churches. Or our faith itself. The questions above keep Christians up at night because they hit us in the heart. The more we read about them in the news or online, the more frightened we get. It’s like we’re watching one of those scary movies where the girl heads into the dark basement, and we know the bad guy is there, because the ominous music tells us he is there. We end up yelling at the screen, “No! Don’t go down there! Run away! What’s wrong with you?” Many of us are doing the same to those closest to us, and frankly, it isn’t helping.

Generational IQ brings the best of generational research close to home, to help you find a way to dispel generational tensions in your family and church community. Generational problems aren’t going away anytime soon. We may be tempted to wonder,Why can’t we go back to the way things were? Like the young woman going into the dark basement, wecan’t go back.

But we can turn on the lights.

Haydn Shaw is a leading expert on helping the four generations work better together. He has worked with more than fifteen hundred businesses, nonprofits, and governmental organizations. He is a business consultant for FranklinCovey, specializing in leadership, trust, and personal productivity methodologies, as well as a speaker and consultant with religious organizations. Haydn was hailed as a “leadership guru” by theWashington Post and an “expert on cultural differences at the office” by TIME. The father of four Millennials, Haydn lives with his wife, Laurie, in a multigenerational household in Illinois.

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Is Christianity really going to be dead in three generations?
Why is my twentysomething still in the basement?
Is it even possible for young people to save sex for marriage when they don t marry until age twenty-eight?
How do I pass on my faith to my children when they don t respond to the things I find most meaningful?
What can I do now that my child is walking away from the faith?
Why won t the younger generations come to our church?
How can our church keep all the generations engaged?

All of these problems share one thing in common: they are rooted in generational differences. Yet we often don t know enough about the problems to know how big of a deal these differences are or what to do about them. We need intelligence to help us sort fact from terrifying fiction.

That s where Generational IQ comes in. If we don t have generational intelligence, we overreact to the small things, ignore the big things, and do the wrong things, making our relationships worse. People of faith tend to overreact to generational differences even more than others do. The reason is that it s personal. The people we worry about are our children, our friends, and our churches. Or our faith itself. The questions above keep Christians up at night because they hit us in the heart. The more we read about them in the news or online, the more frightened we get. It s like we re watching one of those scary movies where the girl heads into the dark basement, and we know the bad guy is there, because the ominous music tells us he is there. We end up yelling at the screen, No! Don t go down there! Run away! What s wrong with you? Many of us are doing the same to those closest to us, and frankly, it isn t helping.

Generational IQ brings the best of generational research close to home, to help you find a way to dispel generational tensions in your family and church community. Generational problems aren t going away anytime soon. We may be tempted to wonder,Why can t we go back to the way things were? Like the young woman going into the dark basement, wecan t go back.

But we can turn on the lights.

Haydn Shaw is a leading expert on helping the four generations work better together. He has worked with more than fifteen hundred businesses, nonprofits, and governmental organizations. He is a business consultant for FranklinCovey, specializing in leadership, trust, and personal productivity methodologies, as well as a speaker and consultant with religious organizations. Haydn was hailed as a leadership guru by theWashington Post and an expert on cultural differences at the office by TIME. The father of four Millennials, Haydn lives with his wife, Laurie, in a multigenerational household in Illinois.

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Generational IQ

Christianity Isn't Dying, Millennials Aren't the Problem, and the Future is Bright

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Contents

CHAPTER 1 Turning On the Lights, 1, 
CHAPTER 2 Generational Intelligence, 9, 
PART 1: HOW WHEN YOU WERE BORN AFFECTS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, 
CHAPTER 3 Traditionalists (Born before 1945), 25, 
CHAPTER 4 Baby Boomers (Born 1946–1964), 43, 
CHAPTER 5 Generation X (Born 1965–1980), 63, 
CHAPTER 6 Millennials (Born 1981–2001), 81, 
PART 2: FRIENDS AND FAMILY, 
CHAPTER 7 What Do I Say to Friends Who Claim, "I'm Spiritual but Not Religious"?, 103, 
CHAPTER 8 When Will My Twentysomething Move out of the Basement?, 121, 
CHAPTER 9 How Do I Reach My Twentysomething Who Is Drifting from God?, 139, 
CHAPTER 10 What Do I Do When My Kid Is Putting Off Marriage but Not Sex?, 155, 
PART 3: CHURCH, 
CHAPTER 11 Will Christianity Really Disappear in Three Generations?, 175, 
CHAPTER 12 Why Won't Younger People Come to My Church?, 197, 
CHAPTER 13 What Am I Supposed to Do Now That It Doesn't Feel like My Church Anymore?, 217, 
PART 4: WHY WE NEED EACH OTHER, 
CHAPTER 14 The Ultimate Generational Intelligence, 237, 
Acknowledgments, 251, 
Discussion Guide, 253, 
Notes, 259, 
Sticking Points sample chapter, 277,