Activity time: 20 minutes

Materials for Activity

• Handout 2, Generations Theory Summary
• Newsprint, markers, and tape

Preparation for Activity

• Read Handout 2 and copy it for all participants.
• List group reflection questions on newsprint, and post.

Description of Activity

Say:

Research has shown that there are generational differences in our attitudes about money as well.

Distribute Handout 2 and invite participants to read it. Lead a discussion using the following questions:

• Where do you fit? Compare and contrast these generalized statements with your experience.
• Whose stories and experiences are left out of these descriptions?
• How might your generational experience affect your money attitudes and practices?
• What generational differences in money attitudes or practice have you observed in your family, your congregation, and other groups of which you are a part? What are the implications of those differences?
• Have you observed or experienced significant tension points between the generations around financial issues? For example:
  • Between the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers
  • Between Baby Boomers and Generation X
  • Between Generation X and Millennials
• Some generations are gone, but their money is not. How do perceived wishes of generations past influence money conversations in our congregations?