Next Gen for parents

0:00Right now, a young person you love is being formed, by the videos they scroll, the songs in their earbuds, and what you say at dinner.

0:09You're one voice among many, and every other voice is selling a way to see the world. A street camp says we're the real Israelites. A feed says crystals bring peace. A clip says Jesus was only a good teacher.

0:22These voices, and countless others, are working to form them. Too often, the church is only working to inform them, teaching lessons instead of making disciples.

0:33You cannot control every influence shaping their life. But you can prepare yourself to help them face it, and to build a faith that lasts.

0:41That's what Next Gen is for: a growing library of guides from Jude 3 Project for parents, youth leaders, and pastors.

0:49When your teen asks if the Bible can be trusted, you'll learn to find the question beneath their question. Scholars from our podcast walk you through whether the Bible was changed and whether history backs it up, so you're ready to answer.

1:02Another guide turns the question around: what is your own faith teaching them, just by watching you?

1:08Every guide carries a parent's toolkit for the conversation itself. Because the goal isn't to win an argument. It's a faith they understand and live.

1:17Our young people do not need us to be loud. They need us to be faithful. Informing the next generation prepares them to answer the attacks of the world, but forming them builds a faith that stands when the attacks pierce their heart.

1:31Become a member at jude3project.org, and start reading right now.