Welcome to the YA Ministry Focus Group
Click on the icon on the lower right.
This is a "Qualitative" tool (the chatter) for you to get an idea how young people in their 20's might react to something.
Some example questions:
"Here is a title for a new book on prayer: 'Shut Up and Listen.' How does the group react?"
"I'm writing an email to invite young adults to a Wednesday night theology pub. Here is the opening line... [Paste text]. Is this too cringey?"
"I want to do a sermon series on 'The Sin of Pride.' The Seeker seems sensitive to shame-based language—how do I frame this so I don't scare them off?"
Here are two ways to get even more value out of it right now.
1. The "Rewrite" Trick (Instant Value)Don't just ask the group to critique. Ask them to fix it.
Some example questions:
"Here is a title for a new book on prayer: 'Shut Up and Listen.' How does the group react?"
"I'm writing an email to invite young adults to a Wednesday night theology pub. Here is the opening line... [Paste text]. Is this too cringey?"
"I want to do a sermon series on 'The Sin of Pride.' The Seeker seems sensitive to shame-based language—how do I frame this so I don't scare them off?"
Here are two ways to get even more value out of it right now.
1. The "Rewrite" Trick (Instant Value)Don't just ask the group to critique. Ask them to fix it.
- Prompt: "The Seeker hated that paragraph. Ask the Seeker to rewrite it in a way that would actually make them feel welcome, without changing the core meaning."
- Why: It’s often easier for the AI to show you the right tone than to explain it.
- Prompt: "I am not going to tell you what this is. Just have the four personas read this text and tell me: Who do they think wrote this? (A corporation? A pastor? A friend?)"
- Why: This reveals hidden "church-speak" or "marketing-speak" that you might be blind to.