Jim McKenzie has worked in K-12 education for 25+ years, including more than 20 years in leadership at a Christian school.

He holds an M.Ed. from the University of Florida. Jim and his wife, Hannah, have five children and live in Gainesville, Florida. When he’s not writing, speaking, or attending school events, Jim enjoys playing pickleball with friends.

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About the Book:

One Generation to the Next: A Guide to Forming Your Faith and Finding Your Way

In the transition from high school to college to career, a new generation of young adults is wrestling with questions like these: Does being a Christian mean aligning with the celebrity sub-culture within the church? Does it mean adopting the views of politicians and podcasters who claim the faith as the foundation for their work? Does it mean adhering to extremist views at the center of church scandals? Does it mean blindly rejecting science or eschewing the work of justice? In these pages, Jim McKenzie offers a portrait of a Christian that is rooted in the life and teaching of Jesus.

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This book will help you:

  • Evaluate how to seek peace for yourself and your community.
  • Learn ways to do justice as a Christian.
  • Explore the intersection of your faith and vocation.
  • Consider the implications of Jesus’ command to love your neighbor and your enemies.
  • Balance your care for others with caring for yourself.
  • Weigh your self-interest in contrast to loving the least of these.
  • Acquire spiritual practices to facilitate your personal growth
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"In a way that only an educator, parent, and follower of Jesus could, Jim distills the foundations of a life with Christ into a text that is Biblically sound, approachable, moving, and transformative all at once."
DR. KATIE WIENS
Executive Director, Council on Educational Standards and Accountability
The book isn't just for the next generation: it's for me. I don't know that I've ever encountered so much kindness, faithfulness, and clarity condensed into one slender work."
KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR
author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
"One Generation to the Next is a welcomed guide for all who want to follow Jesus."
DAVID EATON
CEO & Cofounder of Axis and author of Engaging Your Teen’s World

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