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Rachel Joy Welcher (website)
Fathom Magazine
The Purity Issue of Fathom Magazine
Project Six19
Sexual Integrity Initiative
Christian Sexuality – A collaborative resource from The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender & Project Six19
CPYU Media Discernment Resources

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality by Rachel Joy Welcher
God Made All Of Me – A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies by Justin S Holcomb & Lindsey A. Holcomb
The Meaning of Sex: Christian Ethics and the Moral Life by Dennis P. Hollinger
Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality by Nancy Pearcey
Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry
Redeeming Sex: Naked Conversations About Sexuality and Spirituality by Debra Hirsch
Divine Sex: A Compelling Vision for Christian Relationships in a Hypersexualized Age by Jonathan Grant

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Sean McDowell (website)
Sean on Facebook @seanmcdowellphd
Sean on Twitter @Sean_McDowell
Sean on Instagram @seanmcdowell
Sean on TikTok @sean_mcdowell
Sean McDowell (bio on Biola University website)
Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture (Sean’s Podcast)
Project Six19
Sexual Integrity Initiative

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships in a Confused Culture by Sean McDowell
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality by Rachel Joy Welcher

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Steven Garber
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Steve Turner
L’Abri
The Beatles Book Monthly
History Lesson (poem by Steve Turner)
the social dilemma (Netflix documentary)
The Trinity Forum
Squirrel!!!
Smashing Pumpkins: SPIN’s 1996 ‘Mellon Collie’ Cover Story, ‘Zero Worship’
twenty one pilots – “Stressed Out” video
CPYU’s 3(D) Review of “Stressed Out”

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Some books by Steven Garber:
The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior
Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good
The Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love & Learning Worship & Work

Some books by Steve Turner:
Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts
Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media and Entertainment
The Day I Fell Down the Toilet and Other Poems
Hungry for Heaven: Rock ‘N’ Roll & the Search for Redemption
Turn, Turn, Turn: Popular Songs Inspired by the Bible
Beatles ’66: The Revolutionary Year
A Hard Day’s Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
The Gospel According to the Beatles
An Illustrated History of Gospel: Gospel Music From Early Spirituals To Modern Gospel

1968: The Year That Rocked The World by Mark Kurlansky
1969: The Year Everything Changed by Rob Kirkpatrick
The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage by Todd Gitlin
The God Who Is There by Francis A. Schaeffer
True Spirituality by Francis A. Schaeffer
The Dust of Death: The Sixties Counterculture and How It Changed America Forever by Os Guinness
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
The Confessions of Saint Augustine
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

The 5 Best Albert Camus Books You Should Read and Why
The Best Nietzsche Books
Where to Start with Flannery O’Connor
Books by Alexis de Tocqueville

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Karen Swallow Prior (website)
Karen Swallow Prior (bio at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary)
Follow her on Twitter @KSPrior
Books by Karen Swallow Prior
Karen Swallow Prior on YouTube

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:

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On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books by Karen Swallow Prior

Other books by Karen Swallow Prior including:
Jane Eyre: A Guide to Reading & Reflecting
Sense and Sensibility: A Guide to Reading & Reflecting
Frankenstein: A Guide to Reading & Reflecting
Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues
and more…

The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster
How to Mark a Book by Mortimer Adler
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships in a Confused Culture by Sean McDowell
Rethinking Sexuality: God’s Design and Why It Matters by Dr. Juli Slattery
Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality by Rachel Joy Welcher
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters: A View of Our World from the Dark Depths of Hell by C.S. Lewis
Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity – and Why This Harms Everybody by Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane C. Ortlund

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Thanos to Theos podcast
Mike McGarry: @revmcgarry
Clark Fobes: @fobesman
Kevin Yi: @kevinhyi
Thanos to Theos on Twitter: @thanostotheos
Rooted Ministry
The Bizarre Origins of the Words Nerd and Geek
How Marvel Comics Lost Their Trademark on Zombies
Comic Book Easter Eggs – “Se”X-Men #118 Edition
Neil Tennant’s FURY

Books and other resources mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Superheroes Can’t Save You: Epic Examples of Historic Heresies by Todd Miles
Christian Sexuality – A collaborative resource from The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender & Project Six19
How To Use Your Head to Guard Your Heart: A 3(D) Guide to Making Wise Media Choices

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Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:
Carl Trueman
Mortification Of Spin Podcast
Carl Trueman articles in First Things
Carl Truman videos on YouTube
Grove City College
Duffy Robbins
Meatloaf Discography
Meatloaf Recipe
Learn more about Hamloaf
Rolling Stones in Havana, Cuba concert
Social Media Is Hate Speech – article from D.C. Schindler
Youth Culture Today radio show

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre
Various books by Philip Rieff
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Book of Common Prayer
The Juvenilization of American Christianity by Thomas E Bergler
The Confessions of Saint Augustine by Augustine
Strange Rites: New Religions For A Godless World by Tara Isabella Burton

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Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:
Stephen Nichols
Reformation Bible College
Ligonier Ministries
TableTalk Magazine
The State of Theology
5 Minutes in Church History Podcast
Ligonier Ministries on YouTube
Ligonier Ministries App (Android) (Apple)
Reformation Bible College Foundation Year Online

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
The Church History ABCs: Augustine and 25 Other Heroes of the Faith by Stephen Nichols and Ned Bustard
Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life: From the Cross, for the World by Stephen Nichols
More books from Stephen Nichols published by Crossway
Yet more books from Stephen Nichols available through Ligonier Ministries
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
ESV Study Bible
ESV Reformation Study Bible
Christian Standard Bible Study Bible
Strange Rites: New Religions For A Godless World by Tara Isabella Burton
Dynamics of Spiritual Life: An Evangelical Theology of Renewal by Richard F. Lovelace
Everyone’s A Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology by R.C. Sproul
Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

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Dr. Diane Langberg (Bio and Journey)
DianeLangberg.com
Diane Langberg online training videos
How Should the Church Respond to Abusers? (blog post from Dr. Langberg)
How Churches Elevate and Protect Abusive Pastors (article on Christianity Today by Dr. Langberg)
Dr. Langberg’s books
Global Trauma Recovery Institute
Trauma Healing Institute
GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment)
Trauma Healing Advisory Council – American Bible Society
CPYU Virtual Parent Seminars
The Goldbergs

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Diane Langberg
Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores by Diane Langberg
Counsel for Pastors’ Wives by Diane Langberg
Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Diane Langberg
On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Diane Langberg
In Our Lives First: Meditations for Counselors by Diane Langberg
What Is A Girl Worth? My story of breaking the silence and experience the truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics by Rachael Denhollander

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Jordan Martin
Martin Paving
Duffy Robbins
Marv Penner
Youth Ministry Sherpas
Youth Ministry Team Podcast
DYM Podcast Network
Cultivated Podcast
Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller (daily 60-second radio show and podcast)
Mortification of Spin Podcast
Dissect Podcast
Unbelievable? Podcast
The Alisa Childers Podcast
Tackling the Tough Stuff Seminars
“When to Refer” handout provided by Marv Penner
National Network of Youth Ministries
Church Law & Tax
Jim Burns at HomeWord
Rooted Ministry
Reformed Youth Ministries
LeaderTreks
CPYU Virtual Parent Seminars

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Hope and Healing for Kids Who Cut: Learning to Understand and Help Those Who Self-Injure by Marv Penner
This Way to Youth Ministry Companion Guide: Readings, Case Studies, Resources to Begin the Journey by Duffy Robbins and Len Kageler
Youth Ministry Nuts & Bolts: Organizing, Leading, and Managing Your Youth Ministry by Duffy Robbins
Building a Youth Ministry that Builds Disciples: A Small Book About a Big Idea by Duffy Robbins
Your First Two Years In Youth Ministry: A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right by Doug Fields
Teaching That Makes a Difference; How to Teach for Holistic Impact by Dan Lambert

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Ron Belsterling (bio)
American Gospel: Christ Alone (Netflix Documentary)
CPYU Virtual Parent Seminars
Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller (daily 60-second radio show and podcast)

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
A Defense of Youth Ministry: Attachment Relationship Ministry by Ron Belsterling
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch
Too Christian, Too Pagan: How to Love the World Without Falling For It by Dick Staub
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It’s Impossible to be Spiritually Mature While Remaining Emotionally Immature by Peter Scazzero
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark A. Noll
The Juvenilization of American Christianity by Thomas E. Bergler
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel
iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – And Completely Unprepared for Adulthood * and What That Means for the Rest of Us by Jean M. Twenge
The Next Story: Life and Faith After the Digital Explosion by Tim Challies
A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry: Teenagers in the Life of the Church by Michael McGarry
Re/Modeling Youth Ministry: A Biblical Blueprint for Ministering to Students by Christopher Talbot
First-Century Youth Ministry: Exploring Our Jewish Roots to Reclaim Discipleship by Heather Quiroz

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Alisa Childers (website)

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity by Alisa Childers
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, and Claude King
A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World by John Stonestreet & Brett Kunkle

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Leonard Sax MD PhD (website)
Amy Flavin
Why WAP Matters – Dr. Sax article on The Public Discourse
Sexual Integrity Initiative
Project Six19
Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria – Lisa Littman research
Politicizing Pediatrics: How the AAP’s Transgender Guidelines Undermine Trust in Medical Authority – Dr. Sax article on The Public Discourse
Transition as Treatment: The Best Studies Show the Worst Outcomes
Teens Did Surprisingly Well in Quarantine
Teens in Quarantine: Mental Health, Screen Time, and Family Connection 2020 – Research by Jean Twenge (and others)

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Girls on the Edge: Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, And Obsessed – And What Parents Can Do by Leonard Sax
The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups by Leonard Sax
Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Leonard Sax
Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences by Leonard Sax
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier

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A.J. Swoboda
Holy Spirit Leadership & Ministry Practice DMin Cohort with A.J. Swoboda
Thank You for Being Late – Google Talk from Thomas L. Friedman
Youth Suicide rate increased dramatically in last decade, CDC says
Sabbath Living

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
Subversive Sabbath: The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World by A.J. Swoboda
After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith without Losing It by A.J. Swoboda

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Mike McGarry (Rooted) (South Shore Baptist Church)
thanos to theos podcast
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary – Ministry to Emerging Generations Doctoral Track
Kerry Trunfio (Rooted) (Our Savior Lutheran Church)
Chelsea Erickson (Rooted) (First Congregational Church of Hamilton)
Kevin Yi (Rooted) (Church Everyday)
Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria (research by Lisa Littman of Brown University)
Lead Them Home – Guiding Families of LGBT+ Loved Ones
Even the mellowest teens are raging against the pandemic quarantine. Here’s how to help them cope.
Faith in an Anxious World: A 4-week High School Curriculum from Fuller Youth Institute
Youth Culture Today
Voice of Calvary Ministries
Confessing Complicity in Systemic Sin
thanos to theos podcast – Episode 6: Re-Inking the Color of Comics: A Conversation On Race and Representation in Comics and Ministry
Leader Treks
Family TableTalk Daily Devotionals from CPYU
CPYU Trend Alert – The Sex-Positive Movement

Books mentioned or helpful to the conversation:
A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry: Teenagers in the Life of the Church by Mike McGarry
Practical Theology: An Introduction by Richard R. Osmer
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood and What That Means for the Rest of Us by Jean Twenge
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry
Let Justice Roll Down by John M. Perkins
The Book of Common Prayer
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Subversive Sabbath: The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World by A.J. Swoboda

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Welcome to Youth Culture Matters, a podcast from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. We’re taking a short break from recording new episodes, so for the next few weeks of summer we’ll be highlighting episodes from our archive. Today’s episode is a discussion about intergenerational prayer and the “Pray For Me” campaign. Listen in to a replay of Episode 50: “Intergenerational Ministry Through Prayer” with Tony Souder. The original episode has been edited to begin today’s version at the onset of our interview with Tony. The full episode was originally released on December 22, 2017.

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Tony Souder – bio
Pray for Me Campaign
Pray for Me – Prayer Guides
Fuller Youth Institute – Sticky Faith
CPYU Seminars

Books Mentioned or Recommended:
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Everyday Prayers: 365 Days to a Gospel-Centered Faith by Scotty Smith
Every Season Prayers: Gospel-Centered Prayers for the Whole of Life by Scotty Smith
The Book of Common Prayer
The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions edited by Arthur G. Bennett

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Welcome to Youth Culture Matters, a podcast from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. We’re taking a short break from recording new episodes, so for the next few weeks of summer we’ll be highlighting episodes from our archive. Today’s episode is an encouraging conversation with Pastor Scotty Smith. Listen in to a replay of Episode 29: “Prayer, God’s Story, and Preaching the Gospel to Yourself” with Scotty Smith. The original episode has been edited to begin today’s version at the onset of our interview with Scotty. The full episode was originally released on February 1, 2017.

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Other resources and links:
Scotty Smith – Twitter
Scotty’s blog on The Gospel Coalition
“God’s Story” by David Arms
“God’s Story” narrative
More works of art by David Arms

Books Mentioned:
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Books by Scotty Smith:
Everyday Prayers: 365 Days to Gospel-Centered Faith by Scotty Smith
Every Season Prayers: Gospel-Centered Prayers for the Whole of Life by Scotty Smith
Speechless: Living In Awe of God’s Disruptive Grace by Steven Curtis Chapman and Scotty Smith

Other books mentioned:
Come Back, Barbara by C. John Miller & Barbara Miller Juliani (this title is available in the CPYU Resource Center here)
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller
Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
The Heart of a Servant Leader by C. John Miller

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Welcome to Youth Culture Matters, a podcast from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. We’re taking a short break from recording new episodes, so for the next few weeks of summer we’ll be highlighting episodes from our archive. Today’s episode is a look back at a discussion with Dr. Virginia Ward on the topic of racial inequality and youth ministry. Listen in to a replay of Episode 13: “Race, Youth Ministry, and The Church” with Dr. Virginia Ward. This episode was originally released on July 14, 2016.

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Dr. Virginia Ward (bio here and here)
Center for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME) also known as the Boston Campus
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Tackling the Tough Stuff Seminar from CPYU
Sexual Integrity Initiative

Books Mentioned:
CPYU Highly recommends the books below be purchased through Hearts & Minds Bookstore.
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Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ To Engage Our Multicultural World by David A. Livermore
Divided By Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Christian Smith and Michael O. Emerson
The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity by Soong-Chan Rah
Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church by Soong-Chan Rah
The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change Leads to Social Change by Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson
The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. edited by Clayborne Carson
I Never Had It Made: Jackie Robinson An Autobiography

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Welcome to Youth Culture Matters, a podcast from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding. We’re taking a short break from recording new episodes, so for the next few weeks of summer we’ll be highlighting episodes from our archive. Today’s episode begins with some fun banter about baseball, appropriate with the 2020 season about to get underway, and concludes with a very helpful conversation with James K. A. Smith and his book You Are What You Love. Listen in to a replay of Episode 24: “Liturgies, Our Loves and our Habits” with James K. A. Smith. This episode was originally released on November 21, 2016.

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Links to news stories mentioned in the podcast:
Why all kids should see Anthony Rizzo apologize to MLB umpire
Mixing energy drinks, alcohol may affect adolescent brains like cocaine
Panasonic’s smart mirror finds your flaws, prints makeup to fix them
This is what football can do to a child’s brain after just one season
New Study Finds 15 Percent of 6th Graders Commit Cyber Abuse
Docs lay out media recommendations for kids, teens

Other resources and links:
James K. A. Smith – website
James K. A. Smith – bio
Calvin College
Comment Magazine
Project Six19
Common Sense Media – Family Media Agreement
Christian Reformed Church
Robert Weller and the Ancient Future Church

Books Mentioned:
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Books by James K. A. Smith:
You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works
Letters to a Young Calvinist: An Invitation to the Reformed Tradition
Discipleship in the Present Tense: Reflections on Faith and Culture

Other books mentioned:
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives by Dallas Willard
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God by Dallas Willard
Celebration Of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard Foster
Way to Live: Christian Practices for Teens by Dorothy Bass and Don C. Richter
Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church by Kenda Creasy Dean
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith
Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults by Christian Smith and Patricia Snell

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Karen Mason
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Preventing Suicide Book Bites Video Discussion
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Trends of Suicidal Behaviors Among High School Students in the United States: 1991-2017
Suicide is growing health crisis for African American youth
The Changing Characteristics of African-American Adolescent Suicides, 2001-2017
Family TableTalk Daily Devotionals from CPYU

BOOKS MENTIONED
Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors by Karen Mason
Preaching Hope in Darkness: Help for Pastors in Addressing Suicide from the Pulpit by Scott M. Gibson and Karen Mason

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Grove City College
Duffy Robbins
Takedown of Online Education
@gospel.vision on Instagram
Ministry to Emerging Generations – Doctor of Ministry Track at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Family TableTalk Daily Devotionals from CPYU

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