Several people asked me recently for new recommendations on books about ministering to youth and children, and I told them I had nothing new for them. And the very next day I heard an interview with author Dave Boden talking about his new book Raising Gen Alpha: Helping Kids Navigate Everything from Anxiety to AI!
Boden is a former pastor and educator passionate about ministering to the next gen. I found the short book to be a helpful overview of some of the experiences that have shaped Gen Alpha, as well as highlighting some of the implications and opportunities for how we minister to them.
The chapters are organized according to the acronym ALPHA, which stands for Anxious-minded, Leading influencers, Pandemic-impacted, Hyperconnected, and AI-shaped.
Gen Alpha is generally thought to include those born between 2010 and 2025, so this is everyone from age 1 to about 10th grade or so. That means we’ve all got “Alphas” in our lives who we love and are discipling, whether as parents, teachers, mentors, aunties, or uncles.
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