PreachFor Foundation Executive Director, Trygve Johnson, has spent many hours in conversation with prospective candidates for the PreachFor America Fellowship. These interviews have been among the most meaningful parts of his work this season. They have been thoughtful, honest, hopeful, and—perhaps most surprisingly—deeply encouraging. Three consistent themes have emerged and together, they reveal not only the longings and interests of Gen Z, but also why the mission of the PreachFor Foundation matters so deeply in this moment.

PreachFor Foundation Executive Director, Trygve Johnson, observes milestones achieved in his first year at PreachFor, announces nominations for the first cohort of the PreachFor America Fellowship, and ponders what it looks like to cultivate exceptional emerging leaders who can help the Church flourish in a complex and challenging age.