Friends, I have been doing some reading as it concerns reaching post-modern generations and reaching them with the saving Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I've also spent a little time with our three kids (two of who are Gen Xers masquerading as Millennials and the youngest is a Millennial) and asked them about many things I don't understand. One of these is the time surfing the Internet. I was shocked when my youngest daughter said, "About an hour a day, Dad." "Even at school?," which for her is Concordia University-Irvine. "That's right, Dad. But most kids my age spend two to four hours a day."
One of the things I am told, and I believe it is correct, is that, generally-speaking, the so-called post-modern generations of Gen Xers and Millennials are very desirous of "community."
Here's my thought, and I'm willing to be corrected: If you want to reach post-moderns who desperately want "community," patiently show them that God gives us this community where there is the abundant and unfettered sharing (administrating) and receiving and further sharing of the means of God's grace, His holy Word and Sacraments. There God is calling people together in authentic community, regardless of gender, age, race, color, ethnicity, or social/economic status.
This "further sharing" of God's gift of community is not through slick gimmicks, on the one hand, or a fortress mentality, on the other, but through personal Christian witness and through ministries of mercy and human care. This human contact also takes into account the tools of this day with which people, especially post-moderns, communicate.
I fear that some folks think that we mortals are the creators of "community," including the community of faith that gathers in worship. Rather, it is a gracious God who brings about community by forgiving sins, feeding, and empowering (or strengthening) through His holy means of grace.