Tag Archives: training young Christians

I became a Christian when my first two children were very young. They have no memory of me prior to my conversion. But all four of my kids were raised in Christian community. I didn’t train, mentor or prepare them on my own, and you shouldn’t either. Young Christians are …

I’ve written extensively about the growing number of young people who have abandoned their Christian identity. The problem is statistically significant, and for many of us, painfully true. For this reason, young Christians (and their parents) are our focus here at Cold-Case Christianity (and at the Case Makers Academy) , …

All four of my kids were raised in the context of Christian community. I didn’t train, mentor or prepare them on my own, and you shouldn’t either. Young Christians will face a real challenge in their college years. If our kids aren’t trained and exposed to the challenges at an …

Doreen Virtue (DoreenVirtue.com) and Melissa Dougherty interview J. Warner Wallace to talk about the challenges facing young Christians and the importance of developing an evidential view of the Christian faith. For more information about Doreen and Melissa, be sure to visit their YouTube page. To see more training videos with …

In this episode of Incarnate Investigation, Jimmy Wallace (J. Warner’s son) taps into his experience as a police officer to describe the value of perceived “danger” in training young Christians to defend what they believe and grow in their confidence as Christ followers. Incarnate Investigation podcasts will be featured occasionally …

To work as a police officer at my agency, applicants go through several steps. If the applicant passes the written, physical, and psychological test, in addition to the interview and background investigation, we hire them and send them to a 7-month academy. If the recruit does well in the academy …

In this rebroadcasted radio show from Stand to Reason’s weekly podcast, J. Warner Wallace talks about how to effectively train your kids, then he answers a question about facts and discusses “choosing your jury” and how to study your Bible forensically. To listen to additional Stand to Reason podcasts, please …

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace plays a video recorded at Green Bay Community Church in which he describes the difference between teaching and training. J. Warner provides a simple T.R.A.I.N. acronym to illustrate the nature of training using media to support each point. Here …

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner Wallace provides four simple principles parents can employ to help their kids defend what they believe as Christians. Given the high rate of attrition for young Christians, is there anything the Church (and parents in particular) can do to address …

J. Warner Wallace (author of Cold-Case Christianity) speaks to Green Bay Community Church about the important difference between teaching and training. How can a shift in our thinking help young Christians learn how to defend their faith? In this video, J. Warner finishes his description of five key characteristics of …