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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A Prayer For This Father’s Day

As we celebrate our Fathers today, here is a Father’s Day prayer from Scotty Smith. . . Dear Heavenly Father,…
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Telling The Truth Is Kindness

I remember that many of the arguments in the neighborhood of my childhood included go-to sentences thrown back-and-forth between the…
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A Prayer For This Memorial Day

Over the course of the last few years I’ve come to appreciate the prayers Scotty Smith has written to guide…
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

What Kids Say is Impacting Them Negatively

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 201: “Purposeful Parenting: The Rainbow and Pride”

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 88: “Growing as a Teacher” with Scott Herron

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Featured Resources

Spiritual Nurture: How Do I Discern God’s Will?

A Sexualized Society

Parent Prompt: Teen Loneliness & Smartphone Use

God in the Gap Year: The Benefits of Taking Time Off Before Going to College

Parent Prompt: Spiritual Formation in the Home

Family TableTalk – Conversation 108

The Journey with Ron Moore Podcast: Generations Unpacked

Family TableTalk – Conversation 107

Parent Prompt: Teens and Mental Health

Trends in Youth Ministry (Walt Mueller on the Youth Pastor Theologian Podcast)

Parent Prompt: Identity

3(D) Review: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter

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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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