There are 5 big things every kidmin leader needs to know: the why behind children's ministry, how to use every minute, how to lead a child to Christ, how to explain theology, and that their faith matters. 

Eternity is at stake. 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Intentional Children's Ministry – https://link.amazon/B0842VeAb
• Believer's Baptism – https://link.amazon/B0grtBbdz
• Roll-&-Thank Prayer Activity – https://amberpike.org/blog/f/roll–thanks-an-interactive-prayer-station-of-thanksgiving
• Leading a Child to Christ Card – https://store.renewanation.org/products/leading-a-child-to-christ-card?_pos=1&_psq=leading&_psid=8d8a1a029&_ss=e
• Leading a Child to Christ Blog – https://www.renewanation.org/post/six-recommendations-for-leading-a-child-to-christ

Arlene Pellicane has a sobering number for parents: if a boy plays video games a fairly conservative ten hours a week starting at age nine, he’ll have spent a full year of his life in front of a gaming console by the time he’s twenty-one. If a girl is on social media the similar amount of time, she will spend a full year of her life on social media. In this episode, Arlene, author of The Great Tech Reset: Reclaiming Real Life for Christian Families, joins Josh and Jen to talk honestly about what screens are costing our children and what to do about it.

Arlene walks through her ABCD framework for the harms of unchecked screen time, why boredom is a gift rather than a problem to solve, and why delaying a phone or social media account tends to produce a more mature, self-governed teenager than handing one over early and hoping to monitor it. She also unpacks two of the most common myths parents use to justify giving kids devices sooner than they should.

This conversation goes beyond screen time limits to the deeper stewardship question underneath: what is discipling our children when we’re not watching? Arlene makes the case that families have an opportunity, not just a restriction, in front of them, and offers a practical, faith-rooted starting point for any family ready to reclaim real life together.

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Matthew 21:23-32

1. Let us observe how ready the enemies of truth are to question the authority of all who do more good than themselves.
2. Let us observe the consummate wisdom with which our Lord replied to the question put to Him.
3. Let us observe what immense encouragement our Lord holds out to those who repent.

“It matters nothing how high and self-confident a man’s profession of religion may be. Does he really give up his sins? If not, his profession is abominable in God’s sight, and he himself is still under the curse. Let us take courage ourselves, if we have been great sinners in the past. Only let us repent and believe in Christ, and there is hope.”