I hate to admit it, but I was one of the crazy people that got up early and went shopping on Black Friday. My excuse is that my washer went out and it was a way to get a good deal on something I needed. While at the store I noticed people standing in long lines waiting to pick up items or to check out. Most of these people were only going to save a few dollars and some people spent more on other tiems than they would be saving on the special sales! Still, people got out early to be a part of the Black Friday experience.
I'm sure others have spent many hours studying such things, but my brief observations reaffirmed my own sense that people are hungry for an experience. People want to have an experience. That is an important reminder to us as church leaders. We are surrounded by people who want to be more than observers—they want to be involved in an experience. Thom Rainer (in his book The Millennials) shows us the next generation wants to be involved in something meaningful, something that matters. That may be among our greatest challenges in the years ahead: engaging our people in a way that allows them to experience kingdom truth in their own lives.
So, what are you doing about it?
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