The Floater·Presence before platform
“That packet made me realize I kept waiting for the perfect ministry moment instead of just crossing the yard. The wall broke. After that, the real conversations started.”
Jaylen M. · Baltimore, MD
Field Packets for Teens · 61 Canonical Guides
See your friends the way Jesus sees them.
These packets help you read the kid in front of you more truthfully — the pressure they carry, the mask they wear, and the honest next question that opens a real gospel conversation.
51%
of Gen Z are open to spiritual conversations
61
teen field packets
6
core sections per packet
The Athlete
The Creative
The Influencer / Clout Chaser
The Child of Divorce
Describe the Person
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The Athlete
The Performers
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The Burned-Out Overachiever
The Performers
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The Influencer / Clout Chaser
The Performers
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The Popular Kid
The Performers
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The Helper / Fixer
The Performers
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The Academic / Try-Hard
The Builders
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The Creative
The Builders
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The Gamer / Tech Head
The Builders
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The Hustler
The Builders
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The Party Kid / Substance-Centered
The Builders
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The Child of Divorce
The Family-Wounded
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The Fatherless
The Family-Wounded
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The Motherless
The Family-Wounded
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The Caretaker
The Family-Wounded
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The Kid with the Addicted Parent
The Family-Wounded
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The Kid with the Mentally Ill Parent
The Family-Wounded
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The Adopted Kid
The Family-Wounded
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The Teen Parent / Pregnant
The Family-Wounded
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The Kid Running From Home
The Family-Wounded
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The Foster Kid / Group Home
The System-Involved
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The Formerly Incarcerated / Returning Kid
The System-Involved
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The Trafficked / Exploited
The System-Involved
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The Immigrant / First-Gen
The Displaced
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The Military Kid
The Displaced
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The Mixed / Multiracial Kid
The Displaced
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The Grieving
The Displaced
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The Newly Arrived Refugee / Asylee
The Displaced
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The Floater
The Invisible
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The Loner / Frozen Kid
The Invisible
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The Quietly Struggling
The Invisible
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The Chronically Ill / Disabled Teen
The Invisible
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The Neurodivergent / Twice-Exceptional
The Invisible
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The Body-Shame Kid
The Invisible
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The Romantically Obsessed
The Invisible
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The New Kid / Transfer
The Invisible
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The Street Kid / Hood
The Resisters
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The Rebel / Edge Kid
The Resisters
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The Radicalized / Pipeline Kid
The Resisters
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The Gang-Involved
The Resisters
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The Church Kid / Nominally Religious
The Religious / Worldview-Defined
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The Genuinely Devout
The Religious / Worldview-Defined
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The Deconstructing / Secular Teen
The Religious / Worldview-Defined
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The Teen from a Non-Christian Religious Home
The Religious / Worldview-Defined
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The Formerly Homeschooled / Newly Enrolled
The Homeschool Spectrum
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The Homeschooled-Still / Home-Educated Teen
The Homeschool Spectrum
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The Dropout / School Refuser
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Gifted / Intellectually Isolated
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Shadow Sibling
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Gender-Questioning / Trans Teen
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Undocumented Teen
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Working Class Kid in a Wealthy School
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Suicide-Bereaved
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Bully / Aggressor
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Porn-Formed Teen
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Veteran's Kid Watching a Parent Unravel
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Returned from the Mental Health System
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Aging Out of Foster Care
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Chronic Absence Kid
The Structurally Overlooked
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The High-Achieving Minority Kid in a Predominantly White School
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Socially Anxious Performer
The Structurally Overlooked
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The Teen Caregiver for a Disabled Sibling
The Structurally Overlooked
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What’s Inside
Every packet gives you the same spine.
The packets are different from each other, but their structure is stable. Once you learn how to read one, you know how to work through all 61.
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Recognition
The Portrait
A fast, concrete sketch — not generically, but in the hallway, on the team, in the friend group.
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Discernment
What They’re Actually Carrying
The hidden weight under the surface, the lie running their life, and what well-meaning people usually miss.
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Gospel
The Good News for Someone Carrying This
One Bible story retold, brought straight to Jesus, the cross, the resurrection, and this exact wound.
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Action
Practical Ways to Love This Person Well
Six costly, incarnational moves. Presence first. Honest action next. Then the actual gospel conversation.
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Guardrails
What Not to Do
The mistakes that make things worse for this exact teen — and the cost of staying when nothing dramatic happens.
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Scripture
A Passage to Put in Their Hands
One or two Scriptures chosen for this exact teen, with a simple note on why these words fit their world.
From the Field
What happens when you actually read the packet.
The Immigrant / First-Gen·Better questions
“I read that packet and immediately thought of my friend who’s always translating for everybody. It helped me ask a better question. She said, ‘All the time.’ We’d never talked that honestly before.”
Tiana P. · Houston, TX
The Burned-Out Overachiever·Stay present
“The packet called out the way I sort people by who seems most likely to respond. After that, I stopped chasing the perfect opening. I stayed present longer and asked one true question.”
Devon W. · Annapolis, MD
Read the packet. Cross the yard.
Find the title that sounds like someone you know. Read it tonight. Pay attention tomorrow. Ask the second question when the moment opens.
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