Wizz, the latest app for young people presents some issues that Christian parents will want to know about

Youth Culture Specialist from Urban Saints, Nesu Kwaramba, helps Christian parents consider the issues with the latest app taking youth culture by storm

I recently had a conversation with a teenage girl at one of our youth club sessions – it went something like this …

Her: I’ve just been chatting to this one guy…

Me: Oh, okay, where did you meet him?

Her: No, I’ve just been chatting to him on Wizz

Me: On what?

Her: Wizz…it’s like tinder for teenagers

Me: There’s a tinder for teenagers?

Her: Here, let me show you… I’ve changed the Wizz icon on my phone so that it looks like the settings app [she laughs]

Perhaps you’ve already heard of ‘Wizz’ and are familiar with how teenagers are using it today. However, for those of us who are just finding out, let’s take a trip down the road of thinking through Wizz and helping young people to