This One Move Gets Teens Hooked on God’s Word — Key Takeaways
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This One Move Gets Teens Hooked on God’s Word
Abraham's Wallet49mOct 1, 2025
Watch the originalA father-led weekly teen Bible discussion group (YAM — Young Adult Midrash) requires only 4 committed dads, a living room, and a two-year passage list — and has retained teens in faith at a time when 70–88% of evangelical youth abandon faith after one year at secular university.
Key takeaways
A YAM requires 4 committed fathers, not Bible experts — the bar is showing up consistently for 2 years
A YAM requires 4 committed fathers, not Bible experts — the bar is showing up consistently for 2 years
- The facilitating dad's only job: open the passage, ask one observation question, then referee — not lecture or teach.
- Groups that stayed small for 4+ years still produced lasting fruit; consistency over attendance numbers is the metric.
Deuteronomy 6 commands fathers to impress Scripture on children in every daily context
Deuteronomy 6 commands fathers to impress Scripture on children in every daily context
- Deut. 6 specifies sitting at home, walking, lying down, and rising — faith formation is woven into ordinary life, not outsourced to institutions.
- The YAM model operationalizes this by hosting in family homes, not church buildings, so teens learn that faith belongs in domestic life.
Proverbs 22:6 — 'Train up a child in the way he should go' carries urgent statistical weight
Proverbs 22:6 — 'Train up a child in the way he should go' carries urgent statistical weight
- Lifeway Research: 70–88% of evangelical youth abandon their faith after one year at a secular university.
- The speaker frames this as a direct indictment of the 'let them figure it out in college' parenting posture.
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In this video
- 1mIntro
- 5mWhat’s a Young Adult Midrash?
- 16mMust haves - Bought in Fathers
- 26mMust haves - Host Homes
- 28mMust haves - Leader
- 30mWhere to Start - Topics
- 40mDealing with a less established community
- 45mMistakes to Avoid
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