Your teenagers are inundated with media every day—video games, TV, movies, YouTube, texting, Facebook, iPods. In fact, studies show that the average teenager consumes more than 7 hours of media a day. That doesn’t even count any media related to homework assignments or class projects!

With so many media options out there, it’s critical for teenagers to be equipped with tools that help them make wise choices. That’s where Download comes in. This 3-week video curriculum from youth culture expert Walt Mueller will teach your teenagers how to filter their media choices.

In a culture where the traditional institutions like families, schools, and churches don’t nurture teenagers like they once did, students are turning more and more to the media for the nurture and guidance they need. Give your students—and their families—tools for walking wisely in this media-saturated worldDOWNLOAD- Teaching Teenagers to Filter Their Media Choices.

Lessons include:
Lesson 1 – Discover [10:22]
Lesson 2 – Discern [9:47]
Lesson 3 – Decide [10:49]

Includes CD with downloadable discussion guide, promo. materials, poster, etc.

Hosted by Ron Luce, this video- assisted training resource will challenge youth to think differently about living for God and give them parctical guidelines for turning up the volume in their relationship with Christ. This will teach: -what the people are like behind the tunes youth listen to -How to recognize and combat things in our lives that have become idols -How to find our purpose in life -What youth can do to turn up the volume in their relationships with Christ.
Session 1.Turn Up the Volume; 2.The People Behind the Tunes
3.Image Infatuation 4.Purpose

The sights and sounds of modern media explode across your field of vision every moment. They simply can't be ignored. This video recognizes this reality and empowers you to meet the media challenge head on - and win. There are no pat answers here. This video probes the media debate through discussions with students, music stars and youth culture experts. You will have clear biblical steps to make sound choices.

Video games are the fastest growing form of media among children, youth, and young adults. While there are many appropriate and educational games, there is a significant subset that features violence, killing, and gore. This video explores dark and disturbing side of the video and computer game industry and leads viewers to discuss how we can control of how they are used in our homes with our children.

This is one of "Beyond the News" series. This video looks at the business side of television and beyond the issues we don't often think about. TV's role in contemporary society and the economics of TV and why producers create violence are discussed in this resource.

This is an unedited video of the Violence in the Media Teleconference workshop held in October, 1994. Presented by United Methodist Teleconference Connection, this teleconference addressed violence in the media as one part of the multifaceted challenge of violence in our society as a whole. Media, which has become the messenger of violence, includes not only television, but also cable, music videos, video games, advertising and even T-shirts.