The Critical 4-14 Window

Jan 23, 2026

More schools try to ban after-school Bible clubs 

The enemy knows about the 4-14 window too

Whether it’s a public school teacher urging an elementary student to run away to live with the teacher or public school administrators reporting good parents to child protective services for “abuse” when parents refuse to chemically and surgically mutilate their pubescent children, one thing is clear — the LGBTQ and their “allies” are after our kids.

You see, the LGBTQ advocates know what we know — that the best time to capture the heart and mind of a child is between the ages of 4 and 14.

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They know what we know, and they’re using it against our children.

Research by the Barna Group shows:

(1) A person’s moral foundations are generally in place by age 9, albeit with some adjustments, these values are formed early.

(2) A person’s response to the meaning and personal value of Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection is usually determined by age 12.

Further statistics show that nearly 85% of people who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior make that first commitment before the ages of 12-14.  

Seventy percent of people who are called to the mission field feel the initial call between the ages of 4 and 14.   

This “4-14 window” represents the critical formative years in young lives. And as the study shows, it is crucially important to fill that window of time with the love of God.

But the LGBTQ pushers apparently know about that window as well. They are not only trying to fill children's minds with warped, anti-Christ ideals about gender and sick fetishes but are also actively working to prevent children from hearing the Word of God. 

Don’t let the left silence the gospel!

Oakland, California, is among the offenders. The public school district there happily encourages elementary aged students to join after-school LGBTQ clubs, but they illegally banned Child Evangelism Fellowship’s “Good News” after-school Bible clubs.

These unlawful bans aren’t just happening in kooky California. From Hawaii to Illinois to cities in the east, the LGBTQ radicals are steadfastly trying to prevent children from hearing the Good News of Christ. Instead, they are trying to fill that void with LGBTQ child mutilation propaganda.

We have represented Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) for over 25 years. The anti-God crowd has tried banning Good News Clubs in countless ways, yet we have NEVER lost a case. But that’s not stopping them from trying.

In fact, the rise of “trans” pushers in public schools has led to an increased rash of school districts attempting to appease the LGBTQ by unlawfully banning Bible clubs. And although we have never lost a case, it still costs real money to defend these cases — thus far about 400 CEF cases.

We need your help to keep defending Good News Clubs. Support our legal fund today and our Challenge Grant will DOUBLE your impact.

Proverbs 22:6 instructs us: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Help us help CEF Good News Clubs to do just that. As children fall victim to the LGBTQ “trans” madness proves, lives are at stake. Please give generously today.

In His service,

Mat Staver
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel


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SOURCES:

Koh, Lindsey. “Child Evangelism Fellowship reaching kids in 4-14 Window.” Mission Network Fellowship, June 15, 2022. MNNonline.org/news/child-evangelism-fellowship-reaching-kids-in-the-4-14-window/.

“LGBTQ+ Programs.” Oakland Unified School District. Accessed January 22, 2026. OUSD.org/health-wellness/lgbtq-programs.

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