Interview 100: Fostering Resilience in Young Adults

We took a few weeks off over Christmas and are just now getting going once again. Today’s interview also comes from our November/December FrontLine magazine, which had the topic “Raising Children to be Adults in an Adolescent World.”In this interview, I’m interviewing Emily Haynes, whose article was called “Fostering Resilience in Young Adults.”I really enjoyed having this conversation with Emily and then enjoyed it a second time while editing it. I hope you find it profitable as you think about your interaction with young people in your home and church.Our recording software has an AI component that gives us a summary of our session. I thought I’d read its summary of this conversation to give you a sense of where we are going with it:In this conversation, Emily Haynes discusses the importance of fostering resilience in young adults, emphasizing the need for purpose, community, and mentorship. She shares insights from her experiences as dean of women at Maranatha Baptist University and highlights the challenges faced by today’s youth, particularly in the context of social media and emotional health. The discussion also touches on the role of the Christian community in supporting young people and the significance of discipleship in building resilience and purpose.There you have it. We’ll commence shortly, but first let me remind you that his article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.Maybe I should also mention that this interview works out to be Interview 100 in our series. I’m not sure why we put significance behind round numbers like that, but here we are. We are counting, if no one else is!The Contents & Editorial for the November/December FrontLine:Raising Children to be Adults in an Adolescent World [FrontLine Nov/Dec 2025] – Proclaim & DefendThe Article:Fostering Resilience in Young Adults Get full access to the Proclaim & Defend Podcast at proclaimdefend.substack.com/subscribe