About this episode
The episode discusses the major obstacles to youth faithfulness in the church and how to overcome them.
Youth faithfulness remains one of the biggest challenges facing the church. As we strive to boost our percentages in this generation of young people, we examine some of the biggest obstacles that can shipwreck their faith, and discuss how to avoid those obstacles. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro and explaining our approach04:58 - Uninvolved parents12:15 - "Diversifying your family's portfolio"25:19 - Can they look "stupid" or "uncool?"31:23 - The hard work it takes37:17 - The social media pitfall44:24 - The pull of worldly pleasures starts really early48:41 - Dad and Mom's walk with God56:37 - Do we have vision? With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie Join us for the Deep End each Friday by becoming a supporter at focuspress.org/plus! Visit our sponsors at cobbpublishing.com Follow us at focuspress.org and jackwilkie.co
People in this episode
Host: Focus Press
Guests: Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, Joe Wilkie
Topics covered
- youth faithfulness
- obstacles to faith
- parenting
- social media
- worldly pleasures
- spiritual vision
Keywords
- youth
- faithfulness
- obstacles
- parents
- social media
- worldly pleasures
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cobb Publishing
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