What Is It Like to Have Faith in High School and College Today? (Gen Z Speaks)

What does faith actually look like for Gen Z right now?

In this episode of Together 4 Good, I sit down with two incredible young people, Addison, a high school sophomore, and Sophie, a first-year college student at Virginia Tech, to talk honestly about faith, friendship, and belonging in high school and college today.

We talk about:

How friendships shift from middle school → high school → college

Why community matters more than having all the right answers

What it’s like to be Christian without making it your entire personality

How Wednesday night youth group became a lifeline

Why service, mission trips, and shared experiences shape faith more than lectures

Navigating faith with friends who believe differently — or not at all

This conversation is thoughtful, funny, deeply human, and refreshingly honest. It’s not about forcing belief or having perfect theology — it’s about connection, curiosity, and finding people who help you feel less alone.

Whether you’re a student, a parent, or someone wondering how faith connects to real life today, this episode offers a hopeful glimpse into what Gen Z is actually experiencing.

🎧 Listen now and join the conversation.

00:00 – Intro: Faith, Gen Z, and real questions

01:30 – Moving from high school to college

04:00 – Making friends when everything changes

07:30 – Surface-level vs. deeper friendships

12:30 – Being Christian without pushing it on others

17:00 – Why community keeps people connected to church

21:00 – Wednesday nights, youth group, and belonging

26:30 – Denominations, differences, and curiosity

31:00 – Mission trips, service, and lived faith

35:00 – Final advice for students today