Boomers vs Busters

Dieter Zander

Boomers: “Me” generation; Busters: “We” generation

Boomers: Live to work; Busters: Work to live

Boomers: Jay Leno; Busters: David Letterman

Boomers: Enlightenment world view; Busters: Postmodern worldview

Boomers: Institutions; Busters: Relationships

Boomers: Propositional truth; Busters: Relational truth

Boomers: Excellence; Busters: Authenticity

Boomers: Growth; Busters: Community

Boomers: Lonely; Busters: Alone

Boomers: Success; Busters: Wholeness

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And the Patriarch Fell

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Ideas that Work

Best Books on Busters

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From Solitude to Community to Ministry

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Reaching the Happy Thinking Pagan

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Contact Sport

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Baseball Worship vs Soccer Worship

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Baptism on the Ninth Hole

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Trend Watch

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Preaching to Ordinary People

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Quick takes: Article Summaries

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Heart & Soul / The Back Page

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A Prayer for My Enemies

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Growing Edge

Calvin Miller evaluates a new book on "journalistic preaching"

Feel the Pain

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Lonley in a Close-Knit Church

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Confessions of an Evangelistically-Impaired Pastor

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Why Churches Don't Want to Grow

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Pastors' Pulse

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Christianity's Competition

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Communion When Seekers are Present

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What Matters in Ministry

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My Good Enemy

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