Would You Give Up Social Media?
If you’ve ever had a family game night, you are most likely familiar with the game called would you rather? You might have used questions like would you rather team up with wonder woman or captain marvel, or would you…
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Too Much Classroom Screentime?
Over the course of the last few years, we’ve had a host of parents and educators ask our opinion on the use of screens in the classroom. In every case, we advise people to keep their eyes on the research…
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Strange New Word: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution – by Carl R. Trueman
Strange New Word: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman
How did the world arrive at its current, disorienting state of identity politics, and how should the church respond? Historian Carl R. Trueman shows how influences ranging from traditional institutions to technology and pornography moved modern culture toward an era of “expressive individualism.” Investigating philosophies from the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Wilde, Freud, and the New Left, he outlines the history of Western thought to the distinctly sexual direction of present-day identity politics and explains the modern implications of these ideas on religion, free speech, and personal identity.
For fans of Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Strange New World offers a more concise presentation and application of some of the most critical topics of our day. Individuals and groups can work through the book together with the Strange New World Study Guide and Strange New World Video Study, sold separately.
- Cultural Analysis from a Christian Perspective: Explores the history of the sexual revolution and its influence today
- A Concise Version of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Offers an approachable presentation of the points in Trueman’s popular book
- A Great Resource for Individual and Small-Group Study: Each chapter ends with thought-provoking application questions
- Part of the Strange New World Suite: Can be used with the Strange New World Video Study and Strange New World Study Guide
Digital Discipleship: Teens, Tech, and Social Media
The latest research tells us that our children and teens are spending over 8½ hours a day engaged with their screens. It’s no coincidence that as time spent on social media and screens has been steadily rising, there’s been a…
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Trend Alert! Roo: Planned Parenthood’s 24/7 Teen Sex Educator
Planned Parenthood expanded their already significant sex-education efforts with vulnerable and developing children and teens into the world of online technology with the launch of Roo, a “sexual health chatbot.” Read more about this app by downloading our free handout…
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Roo: Questions and Answers
Planned Parenthood expanded their already significant sex-education efforts with vulnerable and developing children and teens into the world of online technology with the launch of Roo, a “sexual health chatbot.” To download a list of sample questions and answers provided…
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Youth Workers: Give Parents The Gift Of “Bubbles”. . . .
When scuba divers are down deep, it is easy for them to become confused and disoriented. Since water diffuses light, divers often find themselves surrounded by illumination, making it difficult to discern which way is up. Feeling weightless and without…
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A Brand New Youth Ministry Training Opportunity! . . .
The challenges facing youth workers who lead and love kids in today’s world are immense. Perhaps you’ve found yourself trying to understand how to help kids navigate the pressures, stresses, and anxieties of life. Your kids are seeking to settle…
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Digital Self Harm
It’s important that we pay special attention to any new trends that are sparked by the growing presence of smartphones and technology in today’s youth culture. One new trend has been labeled as “digital self-harm”, and it’s on the rise…
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Virtual Parent Seminars
Are you looking for ways to continue your ministry to parents during these difficult days where parent ministry is more necessary than ever before? Would you like to “bring” CPYU’s Walt Mueller to your church in spite of Covid-induced limitations…
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Just Add Parents: Ready-To-Use Parent Meeting – “Tech-Sensible Parenting”
We’ve got your parent meeting covered! All you need to do is Just Add Parents.
This product is available as either a digital download or packaged on a physical USB drive. Please select the appropriate version you’d like in the drop-down menu below.
Each installment in the “Just Add Parents’ series addresses a topic of interest and need related to the pressures children and teens face in today’s youth culture.
“Tech-Sensible Parenting” is designed to raise the awareness of technology’s life-shaping role for children and teens, inform parents of some of the “danger zones,” and equip them to prepare their kids to engage with technology in positive Christ-centered ways.
The plug-and-play meeting features 3 ten-minute video teaching segments from CPYU’s Walt Mueller, each followed up with small group discussion. Perfect for use in a parent meeting or Sunday School class.
The teaching content is designed to not only inform parents regarding cultural issues, but equip them to respond to these unfolding contemporary realities in a Gospel-centered and God-honoring practical manner, all with the goal of helping parents lead their children and teens into believing and behaving “Christianly” in today’s rapidly changing youth culture.
Just Add Parents: “Tech-Sensible Parenting” includes:
- 3-ten minute video teaching segments from CPYU’s Walt Mueller
- Questions for small group discussion
- Articles and fact sheets that can be distributed to parents
- Promotional graphics
* Whether you choose the digital download, or the USB option, we encourage you to prepare for your parent meeting by testing the files right away to help ensure there are no technical difficulties.
An Interesting High School Club
Way back in the early 1800’s, several groups of textile factory workers in England took to destroying machinery in cotton and wool mills believing that the arrival of those machines threatened their jobs. They were led by a named Ned…
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