Who Is Entering College and What Has Shaped Them

I love demographic research and trend speculating and attempting to apply them to ministry contexts. In this link -- The Class of 2013 - EdStetzer.com -- Ed links to the Beloit College annual About The Mindset List. It is a list of things that have either shaped the mind of the freshman class of that year or are things that make them distinctive from previous generations. Here is the Class of 2013's Mindset List. Here are 4 that I found interesting: They have never used a card catalog to find a book. Rap music has always been main stream. They have never understood the meaning of R.S.V.P. Most communities have always had a mega-church.