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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The Unexpected Legacy of a Youth Ministry “Failure”

You never know. You just never know. You never know how our faithful God is working through our lives and…
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Youth Ministry and AI

Does it make your head spin like it does mine? Mine’s been spinning since first learning about and then fiddling…
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Youthworker In Exile Syndrome

“What happened to him (her)?!?” That question was verbalized a few times last week when I was catching up with…
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

The Morning Shed

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 217: “Effective Spiritual Nurture of Our Kids” with Katie Polski

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 103: “Knowing the Word and Making Disciples” with Peter Krol

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Featured Resources

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

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

Parent Prompt: Parents as Disciplers

Spiritual Nurture: The Bible’s Most Dangerous Word: Why “Tomorrow” is Deadly for Gen Alpha’s Faith

Parent Prompt: More Than Youth Group – Why Your Teen Needs the Whole Church

“The Simple Seven” Ad Filtering Questions – Super Bowl Edition!

Family TableTalk – Conversation 110

Parent Prompt: The Idol of Materialism

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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