The Youth Crisis

Pastor Chris Gordon sits down with his co-pastor at Escondido URC, Angelo Contreras.The issue on the table is the disturbing trend of young adults in America not following the Lord. They go over some shocking statistics that reveal how damaging this problem has become, leading to lack of productivity and the insatiable need to be entertained and instantly gratified. As fathers, they speak candidly about the challenges they see with a society that rejects God, and uses technology as a vessel to deliver the temptation of sexual sin directly into youth’s everyday lives. They discuss why it’s so important to acknowledge and invest in our young people, lead by example and preach the message of patience and hope. They remind us that no matter the sins that have trapped our youth, there's forgiveness found in the reading of scripture and the perfect sacrifice of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
03:30 - The Decline Of Marriage
04:49 - The Drop In Youth Church Attendance
05:19 - The Cultural Attack On Young People
06:00 - The Hope Of The Gospel
08:00 - Social Media Is Fakel
10:30 - Lack Of Productivity
12:00 - Entertaining Ourselves To Death.
13:30 - The Direction Of Young People
15:00 - Mosh Pit For Jesus?
17:50 - Stop Babying The Youth!
20:00 - Mentoring The Youth
21:30 - The Dinner Table & The Paddle
24:00 - Balance Is The Key
26:00 - Parenting Challenges
31:00 - The Lessons Of The Church
34:40 - Sins Of The Father
36:15 - What’s The Solution?
37:30 - Men, Technology & Sexual Sin
40:00 - Porn Destroys Men
42:00 - Getting Past Porn
48:00 - Message To Women
49:00 - You’re Not Enough & That’s OK
51:00 - The Challenge Of Marital Advice


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Pastor Angelo is a native Northern Californian. He was raised in a faithful Christian home and went on to study Philosophy at CSU Stanislaus where he earned his B.A. While working as a high school teacher, he sensed the Lord’s calling to pastoral ministry and enrolled at Westminster Seminary California. He graduated from WSC in 2011 and in 2012, received the call to be the Pastor of Congregational Life at Zion URC in Ripon, California. He served there for 9 years. In 2021 Pastor Angelo accepted the call to be the Pastor of Congregational Life at Escondido URC. He loves ministering to the flock and applying the Word of God personally to the life of the people by way of visits and relationship building. He has been happily married to his wife since 2006 and they have been blessed with four wonderful daughters. In his free time, Pastor Angelo enjoys spending time with his family doing all things outdoors or simply catching a ball game together.
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Pastor Angelo is a native Northern Californian. He was raised in a faithful Christian home and went on to study Philosophy at CSU Stanislaus where he earned his B.A. While working as a high school teacher, he sensed the Lord’s calling to pastoral ministry and enrolled at Westminster Seminary California. He graduated from WSC in 2011 and in 2012, received the call to be the Pastor of Congregational Life at Zion URC in Ripon, California. He served there for 9 years. In 2021 Pastor Angelo accepted the call to be the Pastor of Congregational Life at Escondido URC. He loves ministering to the flock and applying the Word of God personally to the life of the people by way of visits and relationship building. He has been happily married to his wife since 2006 and they have been blessed with four wonderful daughters. In his free time, Pastor Angelo enjoys spending time with his family doing all things outdoors or simply catching a ball game together.