Generation Spark partners with you to build authentic intergenerational relationships between 16-24-year-olds and spiritual mentors in your church. It’s a totally free process that helps your church implement faith-based mentoring safely and intentionally. If you are interested in learning more about Generation Spark, schedule a call with us. On the call, you’ll learn more about how Generation Spark works. We’ll also get to know you and your ministry. This will help us discern together whether Generation Spark is a good fit for you. If you decide to move forward after our conversation, you may fill out the application. Once you have completed the application, we’ll continue the discernment process with an interview and assessment.
GENERATION SPARK
Christian Mentoring for Teens and Young Adults
Want to build mentoring relationships in your church?
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How to apply
The application link to apply for the Generation Spark cohort will be made available for churches June 1-November 30, 2025. In the meantime, if you would like to know more about Generation Spark, you can schedule a call with our team anytime or email us at generationspark@rca.org.
Why it's time to take a serious look at mentoring ministry
Young Christians
have left their worshiping congregations (Barna Research).
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MORE YOUNG ADULTS CONNECT TO A CHURCH
when they move away from home or start college if they have a spiritual mentor in their home church (Renegotiating Faith).
Young leaders
Key benefits of spiritual mentoring for churches
- Keep youth and young adults involved in church beyond high school graduation.
- Fully integrate a new generation into the life and leadership of the church.
- Learn from and about each other through intergenerational relationships.
- Skip the awkward stage of forming intergenerational relationships with built-in structure and shared purpose.
How Generation Spark mentoring ministry works
Recruit your team
Find mentors and connect them with mentees. Ask others to serve as prayer partners in your mentoring ministry.
Engage mentoring pairs in problem-solving
Mentors and mentees work together on a solution to a problem in your church or community.
Youth present solutions
Mentees share the ideas for solutions that have emerged through their mentoring partnership with your church or community.
Determine what’s next
Discern what it would look like to move forward with the ideas mentoring teams share. Consider how you can continue to foster intergenerational ministry partnerships with mentoring.
Testimonials and stories
Spark Dialogue – A Generation Spark Podcast
A Generation Spark Podcast on Intergenerational Mentoring and Ministry
Featured articles
Are you ready to become a more intergenerational church?
Schedule a call with us to see whether Generation Spark is the right fit for your church or organization. Or email generationspark@rca.org to connect with our team.
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