Given the unique nature of Gen Z as “digital natives,” how can we help teach them about the Christian worldview? What unique approaches might we engage to help young people understand the truth? In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner offers 6 tips to help you teach …
Read More »The Skill Set Pastors Will Need to Master to Reach the Next Generation (Video)
If there was one thing pastors could do to better reach and engage young believers, what would it be? In this interview with Adam Tucker from the Why Do You Believe Podcast (the official podcast of the Southern Evangelical Seminary), J. Warner discusses the need for case making and the …
Read More »An Example of How Theology Can Be Made Practical to Gen Z Believers (Video)
How can we help Gen Z believers apply the word of God to their everyday lives? How can we offer two “why’s” for every “what”? In this interview with Adam Tucker from the Why Do You Believe Podcast (the official podcast of the Southern Evangelical Seminary), J. Warner discusses the …
Read More »Simple Suggestions to Challenge Young Christians Toward Spiritual Maturity
As a youth bi-vocational youth pastor, I quickly learned the difference between teaching and training, especially when it comes to preparing the next generation of Christians to grow in their confidence and spiritual maturity. While teaching provides an opportunity to learn truth, training directs this effort toward a tangible challenge. …
Read More »Why Are Young People Leaving the Church? (Video)
The number of young people who identify as Christians continues to decrease. Why is this the case? J. Warner Wallace answers this question in his “Think Like a Detective”series on RightNow Media, the “Netflix of Christian Bible Studies”. If your church is subscribed to RightNowMedia, you can watch the Cold-Case Christianity …
Read More »How Can We Leverage This Moment to Reach Young People with the Gospel? (Podcast)
In this episode of the podcast, J. Warner is interviewed by Leah Chapman of the Apologetics Simplified Podcast. They discuss strategies for reaching young people with the gospel and the challenges facing youth pastors, parents and Christian teachers. How does technology impact the young culture and how can we leverage …
Read More »How Can We Instill a Faith that Endures?
My colleague at Biola University, Robert Marriot, recently wrote a book entitled, A Recipe For Disaster: Four Ways Parents and Churches Prepare Individuals to Lose Their Faith And How They Can Instill a Faith That Endures. Given that this topic is near and dear to my heart, I asked him …
Read More »Why Are Young Christians Leaving the Church? It’s Simple Math
Several years ago I had the opportunity to speak to an engaging group of Christians in Elgin, Iowa at the First Baptist Church of Elgin. The congregation was a wonderful combination of young families and older members who understand the challenges facing the younger Christians in their midst. I shared …
Read More »What Nurturing Looks Like When You’re Training Young Christians (Video)
In this presentation before an audience of Summit Worldview Ministry supporters, J. Warner Wallace describes the effort all parents, youth leaders and Christian educators must make to equip and inoculate young people. How can adults help young believers as they train them to encounter the challenges of a secular worldview? …
Read More »The One Thing That Turns Teaching Into Training (Video)
In this presentation before an audience of Summit Worldview Ministry supporters, J. Warner Wallace describes the effort all parents, youth leaders and Christian educators must make to equip and inoculate young people. How can we get young believers to take their Christian “walk” seriously? How can we motivate them to …
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