Engaging Today's Teens Pastor Matt Schulte of Youth for Christ has worked with teens for over 2 decades

This is our final episode for season 1. We look forward to returning in 2023.


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 I have come to firmly believe that that the primary difference between teens who lived out their faith beyond college and those who didn't is when teens serve alongside their parent.

This doesn't diminish the need to teach and talk about faith with them. But is probably most connected to a parent who is living out their faith and doing it with their teen. The Sum of your life is more valuable than the words you say. Parents and adults -- live out your faith with your teens if you want to see them continue in the faith. 


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Teen exposure to pornography has grown significantly. Porn is a dangerous and sleazy imitation of the beautiful union that God designed it to be. 

John Paul II said: “There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.”

Things you can do to prevent access to pornography:


Phone settings and Parental Controls

Iphone has a new Sexting Filter
AA type groups for anyone addicted to porn
xxxchurch.com has great tools to help






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If your teen is on social media they are having a bad experience with it. No one walks away from scrolling social media for 20 minutes and feels better about themselves. Teens often have less of a resiliency than we as adults do to bounce back. 

How should we address this as

1. Be curious


Are you using your phone a lot?
Are you looking at things that are healthy

2. Establish boundaries.


Require or encourage a social media fast

3. Model healthy habits.


Its easier to hide behind a screen than to live out the vulnerability that living life in person requires.

Slang of the day


Buy the Dip


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INsecurity has always been an issue for teens and it has played itself out in different ways. One of the ways insecurity is most obvious is that some teens try to face their insecurity through the way they dress and the way they act. 

What to do as parents


Look for warning signs - Social media - what are the posting… are they drawing attention to themselves - Words they use - are they attention seeking? - Dress - are they confident or trying to stand out for the purpose of standing out
Examine what you are teaching them in your home

Perhaps they dont have a high opinion of your self or even think that God made a mistake. But the bible has a very different message


Everyone has a seat at the table
Every life has worth and value

Verses to Use with Your Teens 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/199qJ1mWFv1fDkCGwGCIzDmsTLGOnxc1h/view?ts=628e5815




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Gratitude cannot coexist with depression. Gratitude can help combat the me-focused culture we live in today. Gratitude has many benefits… how can we teach our teens to be grateful?


Appreciate the things Around You
Appreciate Yourself
Gratitude journal
Winstreak (Download the App)


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