Discernment for A Digital Age: Practical Steps towards Online Media Literacy for Teens
Encouraging our teens to practice media literacy online equips them to navigate their digital world for God’s glory and their good.
Rather than only pointing out tech’s pitfalls and limiting its use, we can point our kids to a gospel-centered lifestyle in which healthy tech use is but a part.
Encouraging our teens to practice media literacy online equips them to navigate their digital world for God’s glory and their good.
Youth minister, take courage that the gospel you preach to teenagers is the very words of eternal life (John 6:68) for students who are anxious, distracted, lonely, and needing purpose.
Given the changes in the industry, it’s worth asking the questions: what does God-honoring play look like?
Parents can turn to the timeless wisdom of God’s Word when they face the difficultly of navigating smartphones.
Perritt wants to help teenagers understand how God enters in and transforms our relationship to social media.
“With appropriate accountability, older teens may benefit from more freedom with their phones while still under the protective cover of our home.”