Emerging Adulthood

Christian Smith, a distinguished professor of sociology formerly of UNC and

now at Notre Dame, will lead a four-week series in PCF on “emerging
adulthood” and its implications for Christian ministry and formation.
Emerging adulthood (also called “extended adolescence,” “youthhood,”
“adultolescence,” “young adulthood,” the “twenty-somethings”) is a term for
the life stage from roughly 18-30 when many people resist long-term
commitments like family and career and explore and keep their options open.
Anyway, I can’t explain it very well, but Chris wrote a fascinating article
in Books & Culture last fall:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2007/006/2.10.html 

Regardless of whether you are in that stage of life, have been in that
stage, have friends or family members in that stage or will have children
who go through that stage, it is a relatively recent development in American
society that has important implications for Christian ministry.

–Mark Elliott

If you weren’t able to attend the first day of the series today, it should be easy to jump in at any time during the next four weeks. The reading in the link above will give you all the background you need.