Gen Z men are going to church and taking an interest in the Bible at a rate many never expected. For pastors, this is an opportunity—and a responsibility—to reach a generation that many have assumed would never take Jesus seriously. A faithful missionary approach does two things: It both connects and confronts the culture. It is no different with young men. We must understand their language, recognize their pressure points, and demonstrate to young men that Jesus offers something far better than what they’ve been chasing.
So when you meet them in a coffee shop, at the gym, or in the lobby of your church, what do they need to hear from you? They need to hear that the good news of Jesus is relevant to the issues they’re already preoccupied with. They need the truth about sex, money, power, wisdom, and your affection for them, specifically, and their generation, generally. The five headline phrases below speak into their confusion, confront their cynicism, and offer a better story than the one the world offers them.
