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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Northeast Youth Ministry Summit

NYMS is a lively gathering of rookie youth workers, seasoned veterans, paid and volunteer, who come together to be equipped for ministry while connecting in rich community for four-days of youth ministry training.
MARCH 17-20, 2025 in Ligoner, PA

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Youth Sports: Perspective Needed!

There’s a fire in her belly. . . and it comes from being an athlete, being a coach, and being…
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When Kids Ask “Who Am I?”

I just finished up a Zoom call with a classroom full of high school students in Minnesota. As I looked…
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Tua, Youth Sports, & The Brain

Google the name Tua Tagovailoa today and you’ll have a front row seat to the online debate that’s unfolding regarding…
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Latest Podcasts

Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Nicotine and our Kids

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 190: “Grace-Filled Identity Formation” with Jonathan Holmes

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 75: “The Overlap of Evangelism and Discipleship” with Greg Stier

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Featured Resources

Family TableTalk – Conversation 104

Helping Teens Navigate a Sexualized Culture

College Stress: What Parents Should Know about Student Depression

Parent Prompt: Parent/Teen Conversations

Talking With Teens About Sex

Parent Prompt: Self-Actualization (& Manifesting)

A Parents’ Primer on Internet Pornography

Parent Prompt: Responding to Authority

Current Trends Youth Ministry Volunteers Need to be Aware of at the Start of 2024 with Walt Mueller

Parent Prompt: The Foolishness of Idols

Trend Alert: Language is Important – Problems with the Term “Gay Christian”

God’s Plan for Sex and Gender: 10 Teaching Points for Home and Church

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Featured Seminars

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.

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