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