Tag Archives: Youth Group

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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? …

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 …

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. Are we teaching our kids what’s true, why it’s true and why it matters? Are we helping them …

My good friend Brett Kunkle and I have been working diligently to address a dilemma facing the Church: the departure of young Christians who walk away from Christianity in their college years. We’ve had great success with youth groups when we’ve been able to convince their leaders to stop teaching …

In this brief podcast, J. Warner talks with Janet Mefferd (on her wonderful radio program, Janet Mefferd Today) about the challenges facing young Christians in culture and in the Church. These challenges also face older Christians, but they are amplified for the next generation. What can we do to prepare …