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The Conversation Gen Z Is Hoping to Have

The Conversation Gen Z Is Hoping to HaveAnd why it might be the one that changes everything.There is a moment that happens in almost every family, and most of us have lived both sides of it.A parent notices something in their young adult kid. A patte...

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Parenting , The Gen Z Reframe

The Conversation Gen Z Is Hoping to Have The Conversation Gen Z Is Hoping to Have

sethbarnes

Apr 20, 2026 8:07 PM 7 min read

Faith & risk , The Gen Z Reframe

What If the God You're Not Sure Exists Can't Stop Thinking About You What If the God You're Not Sure Exists Can't Stop Thinking About You

I have spent over thirty years watching young people wrestle with this question. Not the polished Sunday school version of it. The real one. The one that shows up at 2am when the room is quiet and the highlight reel of everyone else's life has finall...

sethbarnes

Apr 14, 2026 8:00 AM 4 min read

The Gen Z Reframe , Education

Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Graduate Actually Launch Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Graduate Actually Launch

When Your Graduate Doesn't Know What's NextYour son or daughter just graduated. The cap has been thrown. The photos have been taken. The relatives have gone home. And now you're facing a common dilemma: helping your graduate launch into adulthood whe...

sethbarnes

Apr 7, 2026 8:40 AM 10 min read

The Gen Z Reframe

Why the Best School for Your 19-Year-Old Might Not Be a School at All Why the Best School for Your 19-Year-Old Might Not Be a School at All

I watched something happen in Guatemala a few weeks ago that I have not been able to shake. We had two groups of young people serving side by side at one of our ministry sites. One group had been on the field for months, living in community, sleeping...

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Apr 2, 2026 8:45 AM 10 min read

The Gen Z Reframe

2026 Might Be the Year the Gap Year Changes Everything 2026 Might Be the Year the Gap Year Changes Everything

Something is shifting and I can feel it.For decades, the American script has been simple. Graduate high school. Go to college. Get a degree. Get a job. And for decades, parents have followed that script because it felt safe. It felt responsible. It f...

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The Conversation Gen Z Is Hoping to Have

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What If the God You're Not Sure Exists Can't Stop Thinking About You

Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Graduate Actually Launch

Why the Best School for Your 19-Year-Old Might Not Be a School at All

2026 Might Be the Year the Gap Year Changes Everything

The Diploma Is No Longer King. And That Changes Everything.

The Church Gen Z Actually Wants Is the One We're Afraid to Be

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The Conversation Gen Z Is Hoping to Have The Conversation Gen Z Is Hoping to Have

What If the God You're Not Sure Exists Can't Stop Thinking About You What If the God You're Not Sure Exists Can't Stop Thinking About You

Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Graduate Actually Launch Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Graduate Actually Launch

Why the Best School for Your 19-Year-Old Might Not Be a School at All Why the Best School for Your 19-Year-Old Might Not Be a School at All

2026 Might Be the Year the Gap Year Changes Everything 2026 Might Be the Year the Gap Year Changes Everything

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