Yesterday was day #2 of our FYI Sticky Faith Summit. We’ve got teams from 12 amazing churches gathered to discuss our research and its implications for ministry - youth ministry as well as children’s, college, young adult, and even the approach of an entire church.

We got talking about how to engage senior pastors in the vision and research, and one senior pastor attending the summit, Dave Burns from Hillside Community Church, shared some interesting insights about how youth pastors can connect with senior pastors. Few highlights:

-Find out what sort of experience your senior pastor has had with intergenerational ministry (which was the focus of yesterday morning), or any other areas you’d like to see change in your church. Perhaps he or she doesn’t have much experience with your vision.

-Give him or her a taste; invite him or her to an event and give them a specific role that can help them really experience the vision.

-Give him or her tangible action steps about what you are hoping they will do in the future. They’ve got a lot to juggle so the more specific you can be, the better.

Can’t wait for today - Dr. Scott Cormode from Fuller will help us all understand how to bring about organizational change that sticks.