FOREWORD

The paradigm of God is multi-generational

. From one generation to the
next, we are to participate in the story of. His glory Yet within the Body
of Christ, we struggle with this thread of. continuity It seems there is a
leadership gap instead of a bridge between generations
.
Global Advance has equipped and served great commission leaders
around the world
. Several years ago, we began surveying our global
partners
. We asked them to rank the greatest challenges facing
them and the Church
. Leaders from almost every continent told us
that engaging the next generation was one of their
! cult most di
challenges.
This started us on a revelatory journey to more intentionally engage
the next generation
. We sought to be more intentional about
understanding them, inviting their participation and teaching what
we’re learning to the elders
. We all yearn to see God pour out His spirit
on both the young and . old
Global Advance believes that God has uniquely fashioned the
upcoming generation with gifts, talents and abilities that the world
needs
. We want to empower the next generation to fulfill the Great
Commission, to strengthen the global church, and to penetrate every
sphere of culture with the .gospel
And we want to do this in a multi-
generational way
.
I’m so excited about Global Advance’s new NextGen Engagement
initiative
. We are committed to investing in up and coming
. leaders
We’re also committed to helping the already established leaders to
better engage the next generation
. This is our first Global Advance
resource for engaging NextGen. leaders
We hope this is a blessing for
you.

NEXTGEN RISING i

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 NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF GREAT COMMISSION LEADERS
Joel first proclaimed and the Apostle eter later confirmed, Jesus
liberally poured out the Holy Spirit on His Church for the blessing and
salvation of the nations.

ALL PEOPLE “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all
people.”

On the day of Pentecost, when the whole church was gathered

together, the sound of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the
room where they were meeting. What seemed to be tongues of fire
separated and came to rest on “each of them,” baptizing them all with
the promised Holy Spirit. Luke recorded that “all of them were filled
with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit
enabled them.” The phrases “each of them” and “all of them” indicate
that none of them were left out or denied the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit. When the Apostle Peter quoted the Old Testament prophet Joel
in his anointed sermon, he proclaimed that the Holy Spirit would be
poured out “on all people.”

From Luke’s narrative, we know that there were at least fifteen

languages and people groups who heard and saw the evidence of
the outpouring of the Holy Spirit among believers that day.
possibly more nationalities and languages represented in theThere were
crowd

in Jerusalem
listening each
to Peter, year
since at Pentecost.
people gatheredWhat
froma perfect
all overtime and place
the known world
for the church to be born and for God to demonstrate the power and
blessing of the Holy Spirit who now indwelt His people.

In many nations, certain people groups are discriminated against

and denied access to resources and social privileges. Not so in the
Kingdom of God! When writing to the Church in Ephesus, located in
Asia Minor, the Apostle Paul assured believers, “Consequently, you
are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s
people and also members of his household” Ephesians 2:19. To the

2 PRINCIPLE 1: INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP

NEXTGEN ENGAGEMENT