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You don't have to love video games in order to reach people who do. You simply have to have a heart willing to listen to them with curiosity.
Here are some videos that can help you learn about things from their perspective.
Shawn McDowell - How God Feels About Gaming
Training people in cultural diversity, this approach can help gaming students to open up when they feel heard and accepted.
Founder of Love Thy Nerd explains how people can tend to treat each other with differences, and how to respond.
When her son got into an unhealthy title, see what this parent did (instead of cutting him off) that deepened his faith and their relationship.
A common theme among gamers and nerd culture is the "journey of the outcast." They may have been burned by the church especially, which often looks critically at things and people that seem "weird".
A married couple who partners with Cru in professional nerd culture areas show how you can come alongside someone with a passion for something you don't understand. Jessica wrote a term paper on the dissonant mental makeup of the typical "geek" versus the typical church goer.
Brandon is a professor of Psychology at Full Sail (a gaming university). Here, he explains what makes gamers feel ostracized and how to overcome it