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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TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

Youth Min and Culture Cohort

An online guided cohort experience with youth ministry peers, designed to increase your knowledge, skills, and effectiveness in equipping your students to navigate culture and apply faith to all of life. Takes Place October 2024 – February 2025.

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FEATURED EVENT

Symposium on Traditional Biblical Sexuality in a Changing Youth Culture

Join us November 12-15, 2024 in Lancaster, PA

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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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Cheer Them On! – A Youth Min Metaphor

Last Monday I drove down to Philadelphia to meet three friends who were part of my own high school youth…
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Youth Min & Culture Cohort: Come Learn With Us!

We’re starting something new for youth workers. . . and we’re inviting you to join us! Over the years it’s…
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Latest Podcasts

Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Teens Driving Drowsy

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 189: “The Anxious Generation” A Round Table Discussion

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 74: “Union with Christ” with Kyle Worley

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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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