Gen Z is the loneliest generation because they are the first to navigate a hyper-connected digital world that paradoxically lacks the "Third Places" and deep, embodied community necessary for human flourishing. To combat this, the Church must transition from a program-centered model to a relational-first ecosystem that integrates spiritual formation with mental health support, recovering the biblical mandate to set the solitary in families. Gen Z, those born between 1997 and
