September 2026
Today’s generation has grown up in a world where truth is viewed as personal,
where identity is self-defined, and where social media, entertainment, and academia
shape beliefs long before many ever hear a biblical worldview.
Let’s start the conversation about God’s love.
Dear Friend,
I had just finished speaking at a church in California on Rethinking Apologetics for the 21st Century when a couple approached me with tears in their eyes. Let’s call them Joe and Meg. They’ve loved Jesus for decades. They faithfully raised their children in a Christian home. They were active in church. They prayed together as a family. They even made the sacrifice to send their children to Christian schools.
Yet today, their children have rejected their faith, embraced values completely contrary to Scripture, and, in some cases, even distanced themselves from their own parents.
As they stood before me, they asked the question that countless Christian parents and grandparents are asking today:
“What do we do now?”
They’ve read the books. They’ve shared podcasts. They’ve had difficult conversations. They’ve met with pastors. They’ve prayed faithfully. But nothing seems to break through.
Friend, I’ve heard this story over and over again. Every time I do, it breaks my heart.
The reality is that many of the approaches that helped previous generations simply aren’t connecting with today’s young people.
Not because the gospel has changed.
Not because truth has changed.
But because the culture has changed.
Today’s generation has grown up in a world where truth is viewed as personal rather than objective, where identity is self-defined, and where social media, entertainment, and academia shape beliefs long before many ever hear a biblical worldview.
I remember the moment this became crystal clear for me. After I finished teaching on apologetics, one of the most committed teenage girls in our church came up to me.
She looked me in the eye and said, “Chip, I love Jesus with all my heart. I know you believe the Bible is God’s authority. But if following Jesus means telling my gay friend she’s wrong, then I want you to know… I’ll choose my friend over my faith.”
I wasn’t shocked by her sincerity. I was struck by how differently she saw the world. She wasn’t rejecting Jesus. She genuinely believed she had to choose between truth and love.
That conversation changed me. It helped me realize that before many young people are willing to consider what we believe, they need to know how deeply we care.
They need someone willing to listen before speaking.
To ask questions before giving answers.
To build trust before addressing the hardest issues.
Eventually, every important theological question comes up. But those conversations rarely happen until a relationship has been established.
That’s why this month we’re teaching a new series, Caring Enough to Connect, introducing one of the most practical individual or small group resources we’ve ever been part of: the Not Beyond Reach video series.
Together with Aaron Pierce, we’ll explore how parents, grandparents, mentors, pastors, and friends can lovingly engage the next generation without compromising biblical truth.
You’ll learn:
- How to build genuine trust with teenagers and young adults.
- How to ask questions that invite conversation instead of shutting it down.
- How to navigate difficult topics like politics, gender, sexuality, and faith with both conviction and compassion.
- How to avoid the “conversation stoppers” that often close hearts instead of opening them.
- How to become the kind of person younger people want to keep talking with.
We’re seeing something remarkable happen.
Young adults are coming to Christ.
Students are asking honest questions.
People who once dismissed Christianity are becoming genuinely open to the gospel.
Why?
Because someone loved them enough to listen.
Someone created a safe place for questions.
Someone cared enough to build a bridge before presenting the truth.
That’s exactly what Jesus did.
And it’s exactly what we’re called to do.
I’d love to send you our digital Not Beyond Reach Small Group Video Series to help you in your journey to reach the next generation. I truly believe it can help restore relationships, strengthen families, and equip you to have conversations that open hearts to Jesus.
Your faithful partnership makes resources like this possible.
Every message we teach, every study we produce, every young leader we equip, every family we encourage is made possible by friends like you who believe the next generation is worth reaching.
Would you prayerfully consider a special gift today to help Living on the Edge continue developing biblical resources that equip Christians to lovingly and confidently engage this generation?
Most of all, would you pray?
Pray for the next generation.
Pray for parents and grandparents whose hearts are breaking.
Pray that God would raise up believers who speak the truth in love and reflect the grace of Christ so clearly that young people are drawn to Him.
Thank you for standing with us. Together, we can help the next generation discover that Jesus is not only true—He is also good, gracious, and worthy of their lives.
With deep gratitude,
Chip Ingram
Co-Founder, CEO & Teaching Pastor
Living on the Edge
P.S. Join us today to reach the next generation with God’s love. Download your FREE copy of the Not Beyond Reach video series.
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