Project: Generation Distinct
Leader: Hannah Gronowski Barnett
Website: www.generationdistinct.com
Purpose
Generation Distinct equips next generation leaders (18-28) to discover the wrong they were born to make right, leading them to experience who Jesus really is.
Project Categories
- Church Planter Recruiting and Equipping
- Disciple Making and Church Engagement
- Methods and Models for Mobilizing Everyday Missionaries
- Other – Innovative, unique projects that may not fit in an identified category but still fulfill our mission of church multiplication
Big Idea and Overview
Generation Distinct equips next generation leaders (18-28) to discover the wrong they were born to make right, leading them to experience who Jesus really is. We offer a fresh, relevant and edgy way for a generation skeptical of the Church to encounter Jesus. Young leaders enroll in a Cohort for our online 6-month World Change Strategy Program to create their own custom world change strategy. At the end of this 6 month experience, they will be enrolled in our Online Community and invited to our yearly gatherings.
2016: Created vision and started launching trial products. Built our Volunteer Staff with two people
2017: Became a certified 501c-3 Nonprofit & Started Building the 6 month World Change Strategy Program with the collaboration of over 40 Leaders from around the Globe who are experts in their fields
2018 – 2020: Built the 6 Month World Change Strategy Program, Raised Funds, Grew our Volunteer Staff to 10 people, Launched the Generation Distinct Podcast, spread the vision and had Beta Testers go through the 6 Month World Change Strategy Program
2020: Officially released the 6 Month World Change Strategy Program to the Public and Successfully launched our first two Cohorts
Released the book “Generation Distinct: Discover The Wrong You Were Born To Make Right” by Hannah Gronowski through NavPress Publishers to spread the vision and story of Generation Distinct.
2021: Bought on first part-time Employee, launched three more Cohorts, and started developing our Church Partnership Model to be utilized by our first Church Partner in September
Customer / Mission Field Context
- 18-30 year olds
- Passionate about injustice
- Skeptical of the Church
- Familiar with Christianity
- Longing for purpose
- Unsure of their purpose
- Lack of strategy to go after their Calling
- Wants to fight for justice, but has no idea where to start
- Has been hurt by the Church
- Is searching for a community that also cares about injustice & wants to take action
We currently are targeting young leaders in America & Canada. We especially feel called to target young leaders in Northern City centers: Chicago, New York, Portland, Seattle, Detroit, Boston, Vancouver, Toronto, etc.
Goals and Desired Outcomes
We are currently in the midst of an Initiative called 2023 in 2023.
Here are our goals:
See 2,023 young leaders go through our program by the end of the year 2023
Partner with 50 Churches & Universities by the end of the year 2023
See 200 World Change Strategies fully executed by the end of the year 2023
Results and
Impact
29 individuals enrolled in our Cohorts
2 Church partnerships
Grown volunteer staff to 12 people
Brought on first part time paid staff
Media Assets
KC Underground
Exponential's Future Church Podcast
KC Underground
Outreach Magazine Article
Outreach Magazine Article
