The Millennials

Connecting to America's Largest Generation
By Thom S. Rainer & Jess W. Rainer

At 78 million strong, the Millennials - those born between 1980 and 2000 - have surpassed the Baby Boomers as the larger and more influential generation in the United States. Now, as its members begin to reach a defining state of adulthood, best-selling research author Thom Rainer and his son Jess (a Millennial himself) present the first major investigative work on Millennials from a Christian worldview perspective.

Sure to interest even the secularists who are studying this rising group, The Milllenials is based on 1,200 interviews with its namesakes that aimed to better understand these men and women personally, professionally, and spiritually. Among the most compelling data unpacked here:

• 96% of Millennials believe they will do something great
• 76% are highly motivated to serve society
• 13% say some type of spirituality is very important to them

There are also intriguing how-and-why findings on family matters (Millennials are closer-knit than previous generations), their desire for diversity (consider the wave of mixed race and ethnic adoptions), Millennials and the new workplace, their attitude toward money, the media, the environment, and perhaps most telling, religion.

The Rainers close with a thoughtful response on how the church can engage and minister to what is now, in fact, the largest generation in America's history.

Publisher: B&H Publishing
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288