As a result, they tend to be fiscally and socially conservative. They dislike borrowing money and place a great deal of trust in institutions and tradition. Builders are comfortable working through the channels and planning carefully. Their offspring, the Boomer generation born between 1946 and 1964, have a radically different perspective of the world. Attaining personal happiness is of paramount importance to Boomers.
Boomers are interested in ministries that meet personal needs, such as issue-based small groups.
Busters, those born between 1965 and 1983, were shaped by such events as the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of their own families. Nearly one-third of all Busters were raised in single parent homes. Busters, like their Boomer parents, don't trust institutions and therefore demand integrity in organized religion. They seek faith families whose words are backed by deeds, and they are most attracted to social welfare outreach and hands-on mission projects. Hard on the heels of the Busters are the Bridgers born between 1977 and 1994.