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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Symposium on Traditional Biblical Sexuality in a Changing Youth Culture

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Youth Ministry: Our Primary Task

There are many ways in which I envy my youth ministry friend Jake. . . healthy rather than sinful envy…
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More Thoughts On Paul’s Words To Youthworkers. . .

The older I get the more I see the relevance of how the old stuff speaks to the new. .…
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Youth Ministry: There’s A World To Know. . .

So. . . what is most important in youth ministry? That’s the question I asked yesterday and will be answering…
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 171: “Holy Sexuality” with Christopher Yuan

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Episode 53: Bible Teaching in a New School Year

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Featured Resources

Parent Prompt: Foundations for Biblical Friendships

Conversations for the College Bound: 10 Talks to Have Before Arriving on Campus

Parent Prompt: Youth Sports & Church Participation

A Parents’ Primer on Electronic Addiction

Parent Prompt: BeReal

Teens And Digitally-Interrupted Sleep

Parent Prompt: Grief

“The Simple Seven” Ad Filtering Questions

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

Trend Alert: Teen Suicide – Warning Signs and Cries for Help

Parent Prompt: Safetyism

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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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