Engaging Youth Culture Today

The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (CPYU) endeavors to increase the ability of home and church to nurture children and teens into a lifetime of biblically-faithful, whole-life Christian discipleship.

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A Quick Thought on Youth Ministry Focus

A youth worker friend asked me a provocative question regarding how those of us in our youth ministry world spend…
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A Prayer For This Father’s Day

As we celebrate our Fathers today, here is a Father’s Day prayer from Scotty Smith. . . Dear Heavenly Father,…
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Telling The Truth Is Kindness

I remember that many of the arguments in the neighborhood of my childhood included go-to sentences thrown back-and-forth between the…
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Youth Culture 101: Cultural Forces Shaping Children and Teens Today

Our kids are growing up in a world that powerfully shapes and mis-shapes their values, attitudes, and behaviors. What are the major cultural forces that are influencing the worldviews of children and teens today? How can we begin to temper the negative influences that present challenges for Christian parents and youth workers? … Learn more here.

Catechizing 101: Raising Spiritually Healthy Kids In Today’s Youth Culture

Our children and teens are at a unique stage of life where they are making decisions about who they are and what they believe. . . both now and for the rest of their lives. Culture is “catechizing” or teaching them 24/7. The challenge for the Christian home and church is to counter this cultural education with the life-shaping truths of the Gospel. … Learn more here.