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This is a great book for anyone with children, grandchildren or working with children and youth. DeYoung's book on winning the next generation for Christ is remarkably short - only 35 pages. More of a pamphlet, in fact. But it packs into a few pages a huge amount of challenge and reassurance. In his own - very readable - words:

`Reaching the next generation - whether they are outside the church or sitting there bored in your church - is easier and harder than you think. It's easier because you don't have to get a degree in postmodern literary theory or go to a bunch of stupid movies.  You don't have to say `sweet' or `bling' or know what LOL or IMHO means. You don't have to listen to...whatever people listen to these days. You don't have to be on Twitter, watch the latest box set or drink fancy coffees. You just have to like Jesus. That's it. So the good news is that you don't have to be with it. The hard part is that you have to be with him. If you walk with God and you walk with people, you'll reach the next generation.’

DeYoung warns that spiritually lukewarm churches will not win converts for Jesus. Our hearts have to be like Jesus towards the coming generation. We cannot challenge others until we have challenged ourselves, and allowed God to search our own hearts. Well worth the hour or so it will take you to read this. 

Lane Butt