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Marshall Ballantine-Jones: Pastors helping parents talk to teens on social media, the internet and porn

The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele
Episode • Apr 8 • 32m


The average 11-year-old spends 4.5 hours daily on non-school screens. By 15, 70% of boys regularly view pornography. This isn't harmless fun—it's rewiring young brains during critical development. 

The addictive nature of social media, the mental health impact on teens, distorted identity and comparison, the way the attention economy undermines discipleship.

Parents (and pastors) so often feel out of their depth.

Marshall Ballantine-Jones created the Digihelp school curriculum addressing sexualised media, and the Resist Recovery Program.




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