The Bridger Generation
By Thom S. Rainer
(B&H Academic, Paperback, 9780805443813, 224pp.)
Publication Date: May 2006
Categories: Christian Church - Church Administration
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Now in paperback. The Bridger Generation is the first comprehensive study of the new generation, 72 million strong, born between 1977 and 1994. These are the Bridgers’the first generation to come of age in the twenty-first century, bridging the gap between two centuries and two millennia. Rainer’s in-depth analysis explores and explains revealing data, facts, and trends about tomorrow’s leaders and how best to present them with the gospel of Jesus. Moving beyond the Baby Boomers, Busters, and Generation X, The Bridger Generation takes a unique first look at the next American demographic phenomenon.
Thom S. Rainer, Ph.D., is president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, one of the largest Christian resource companies in the world. He has consulted with more than five hundred churches, served as pastor in four churches and interim pastor in seven churches, spoken in hundreds of venues, and authored sixteen previous books. Rainer and his wife, Nellie Jo, have three grown sons and live in Nashville, Tennessee.











