Youth

“1. Can This Young Person Count the Cost of a Life of Following Jesus?… 2. Can This Young Person Fulfill the Responsibilities the New Testament Gives to Church Members?… 3.

“The early church didn’t grow because it had better content than the Romans. It grew because people watched Christians live in ways that made no sense unless they were real.” - Phil Cooke

“New research from The Allstate Foundation and Gallup finds that participating in service is strongly associated with skills and mindsets that help young people thrive. Those who engage in service report greater outcomes in areas of career readiness, connection and resilience.” - Gallup

“The percentage of college students identifying as transgender or nonbinary has declined by nearly half over the past two years, according to a new report analyzing large-scale campus surveys.” - Relevant

“The difference between younger people and older people in the evangelical community is definitely statistically valid, statistically relevant….In every way, younger evangelicals are less engaged with Israel.” - Baptist Press

“Finding My Vocation is a rare achievement. It expresses rich biblical and theological principles (informed by some of the best minds from church history) with simplicity, clarity, and specificity.” - Ref21

“That is the argument I make in the new edition of my book (October 1) The Collapse of Parenting: namely, that the problems American kids are experiencing are not solely due to smartphones per se, but to an increasingly toxic American youth culture.” - IFS

“Claire Morell writes that ‘the tide is finally turning’ when it comes to children, smartphones, and social media. Thanks in large part to Haidt’s work, concerted efforts are being made to reclaim childhood from the pull of the screen.” - Public Discourse

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“When I finished speaking, a long line of people formed to ask questions…. they all asked me versions of the same exact question: ‘How do I get my kids to look away from their phone and engage?’” - Word by Word

“for the most part, what we really need to do is keep doing the same things that Christians in every age have been called to do: to make disciples and to love one another and to speak the truth and to be kind and ask good questions…. there really is no secret. It’s what it’s always been.” - Kevin DeYoung