__Reaching a broken generation with the hope of the gospel__  
  
Generation Y is the generation of tattoos, cell phones, social networking, and iPods. It is the generation of authenticity, social justice, racial diversity, and community. But it is also the generation of broken homes, school shootings, immense performance pressure, loneliness, self-indulgence, and insecurity. Christians have largely failed to bring restoration to this 70 million-member group of young people. What are we missing? And what are the consequences if it doesn't change?  
  
Josh James Riebock takes you on a journey deep into the soul of a generation that is slowly being transformed from within. Whether you're a pastor, a volunteer, a church leader, a friend, or a member of Generation Y yourself, you will value this honest and hopeful look at restoring a broken generation with the life-changing power of the gospel.  
  
  
"A must-read for anyone seeking to understand Gen Y. . . . Not only will Josh's imaginative, insightful, and gritty inside look prepare you to engage a new generation, but God might just change you in the process."--John Burke, author of No Perfect People Allowed and Soul Revolution  
   
"mY Generation puts language to the generational epidemic of brokenness and points to hope that is possible through the power of community and genuine faith. You will find within these pages compelling authenticity and remarkable humor, as well as a vision of living the way of Jesus."--Jon Peacock, director of Axis at Willow Creek Community Church  
  
  
Josh James Riebock has been a successful youth pastor and is now a sought-after speaker at conferences, colleges, and churches across the country. He speaks both to Generation Y and to people who are involved in leading this generation. He lives with his wife, Kristen, in downtown Austin, Texas.

Josh James Riebock has been a successful youth pastor and is now a sought-after speaker at conferences, colleges, and churches across the country. He speaks both to Generation Y and to people who are involved in leading this generation. He lives with his wife, Kristen, in downtown Austin, Texas.

Y is the generation of tattoos, cell phones, social networking, and iPods. It is the generation of authenticity, social justice, racial diversity, and community. But it is also the generation of broken homes, school shootings, immense performance pressure, loneliness, self-indulgence, and insecurity. Christians have largely failed to bring restoration to this 70 million member group of young people. What are we missing? And what are the consequences if it doesn't change?  
  
Foregoing formulas, models, and snappy acronyms (which don't work), Josh James Riebock offers readers a journey deep into the soul of a generation that is slowly being transformed from within. Whether pastors, volunteers, church leaders, friends, or members of generation Y themselves, readers will value this honest and hopeful look at restoring a broken generation with the life-changing power of the Gospel.

Whether pastors, volunteers, church leaders, parents, or members of generation Y themselves, readers will value this honest and hopeful look at reaching a lost generation with the life-changing power of the Gospel.

Riebock, Josh James

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

DEDICATION

A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

PRELUDE: PORTRAIT OF A GENERATION

THINGS THAT DON’T MATTER: THREE SHORT STORIES OF THINGS WE OFTEN CARE ABOUT, EVEN THOUGH JESUS DOESN’T

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH: INVITING OTHERS INTO CHANGE

DEATH TO CHAMPIONS: STRIPPING DOWN TO REAL LIVING

TRUE TALES OF A LONELY, LONELY PEOPLE: AND WHY FAMILY-STYLE LOVE MAY BE THE ONLY HOPE

THE GRACELESS STAMPEDE: AND LIVING ALONGSIDE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TRAMPLED

WHERE THE WILD ONE IS: BECAUSE IF GOD IS IN THE WORST PLACES ON EARTH, SHOULDN’T I BE THERE TOO?

HE CAME FROM LONDON: FINDING RELEVANCE WHILE DESTROYING AN EVIL EMPIRE

ARTIFICIAL PARADISE: FREEING CAPTIVES OF A PLASTIC LIE

THAT GRAVELLY ROAD/HATE/A DARK ALLEY/DIVISIONS/BROTHER/GOD’S DREAM: FREE-FLOWING THOUGHTS ON UNDISRUPTING A DISRUPTED WORLD

WETLANDS: GUARDING THE SOUL FOR EVERYONE’S SAKE

THE FIRST KID PICKED: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT THOUGH GOD DOES SOME REALLY CRAZY STUFF, HE’S NOT REALLY CRAZY

FINALE: FROM ASH TO COLOR

NOTES

ONE LAST NOTE

Y is the generation of tattoos, cell phones, social networking, and iPods. But it is also the generation of broken homes, school shootings, immense performance pressure, loneliness, self-indulgence, and insecurity. This book offers a journey into the soul of a generation that is slowly being transformed from within.

Y is the generation of tattoos, cell phones, social networking, and iPods. It is the generation of authenticity, social justice, racial diversity, and community. But it is also the generation of broken homes, school shootings, immense performance pressure, loneliness, self-indulgence, and insecurity. Christians have largely failed to bring restoration to this 70 million member group of young people. What are we missing? And what are the consequences if it doesn't change? Foregoing formulas, models, and snappy acronyms (which don't work), Josh James Riebock offers readers a journey deep into the soul of a generation that is slowly being transformed from within. Whether pastors, volunteers, church leaders, friends, or members of generation Y themselves, readers will value this honest and hopeful look at restoring a broken generation with the life-changing power of the Gospel.

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