Getting Real

You need two things to build a thriving Gen X or Net Gen Ministry - The desire to do it and this book.

Getting Real has all the information you need to begin an effective young adult ministry. It offers an essential overview of Gen X and the Net Gen, providing valuable insight into how they think and what they need. Along with real life examples, it presents essential principles that often spell the difference between a healthy ministry and a group that never gets off the ground. In Getting Real, the authors - Baugh, a Gen Xer, and Hurst, a Boomer - write from their own experience with young adults as well as their extensive reseach and interaction with ministry leaders from the United States and abroad.

KEN BAUGH is the pastor of Frontline Ministry, a young adult church-within-a-church at McLean Bible Church near Washington, D.C. Since its conception in 1994, Frontline has grown to serve over 1,200 single and married young adults. Over the last ten years, Ken has worked with military leaders and pastors from all over the world to help them be more effective in reaching Generation X for Christ. A Gen Xer himself, he speaks and consults on a variety of issues at churches, retreats, and conferences. Ken and his family live near Sterling, Virginia.

RICH HURST is a popular leader, encourager, and dynamic speaker who travels throughout North America teaching pastors and church leaders. He is a recognized authority on the topics of young adults, generational differences, and singles. Rich is also a national consultant for service ministries and organizations. He has authored or co-authored several books including Giving The Ministry Away: Empowering Single Adults For Effective Leadership which won two awards from the Network of Single-Adult Leaders, Intimacy: The Search For Significance (both David C. Cook), and the best-selling, Calling (Dreamtime Publishing). Currently, Rich serves on the board of The Next Level Church, in Denver, Colorado and oversees the National Gen X Conference. He and his family live in Monument, Colorado.