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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Olivia Rodrigo: “drop dead” influencer

Culture is both reflective and directive. It is both a mirror and a map. Looking critically and Christianly at cultural…
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He Caught . . . and Got Caught!

It was the best of days. . . and it was the worst of days for 13-year-old Steve Saner. On…
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Generation Q(uest): Looking For Who I Am

Ever since I can remember I’ve seen and referred to the developmental period of Adolescence as “an earthquake.” I experienced…
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

A Prayer for Our Kids

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 219: “Making Tech-Wise Disciples – A Youthworker Addresses Screens with Students and Parents” with Jake Bier

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 106: “Teaching Psalm 23” with Kyle Hoffsmith

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Featured Resources

3(D) Review: “drop dead” by Olivia Rodrigo

Parent Prompt: Monkey-Barring

The Dopamine Delusion: Episode 4 – Dopamine and Consumerism

Spiritual Nurture: Equipping Teenagers to Stand Firm – Moving From Motivation to Activation

3(D) Review: “Drag Path” by Twenty One Pilots

Parent Prompt: Fear of the Lord

Family TableTalk – Conversation 111: Drawing Near

Parent Prompt: Never Alone, Always Lonely – Breaking the Cycle of Mediated Connection

Spiritual Nurture: The Value of the Local Church

Teens And Digitally-Interrupted Sleep

Family TableTalk – Conversation 110

Trend Alert: K-Pop Demon Hunters & Inner Battles

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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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