Helping Teens Navigate a Sexualized Culture
“I know where babies come from!” Those were the words my eight-year-old son blurted out in the midst of a conversational lull during a family dinner back in 1994. Before asking him what he had learned on the topic, I awkwardly swallowed…
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Leading Kids Onto the Path of Life
The famous theologian, Augustine, once said this: “This is the authentic happy life, to set one’s joy in you, grounded in you and caused by you.” After many years of wandering and struggle as a young man, God took hold…
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Episode 182: “40 Years of Detention” – What The Breakfast Club Can Teach Us About Youth Ministry
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: CPYU Research Fellows Molly Ringwald Reveals Breakfast Club Scene She Thinks…
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Parent Prompt: Self-Actualization (& Manifesting)
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. Every day our children are compelled by a host of cultural influences to look within themselves…
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Words of Wisdom 4
All this week I’m passing on some great words of wisdom from one of my heroes of the faith. Dr. John Stott was a theologian whose writings have shaped the way I think about faith, life, and family. In his…
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Episode 180: Cultivating Wisdom and Discernment
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: CPYU Research Fellows NYMS 2024 Highlight Video Teens, Social Media and…
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Words of Wisdom 1
All this week I want to take time to pass on some great words of wisdom from one of my heroes of the faith. Dr. John Stott was a theologian whose writings have shaped the way I think about faith,…
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Episode 64: “Transgender Teenagers and Theology” with Andrew Walker
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Kyle Hoffsmith (website) Old North Church (Kyle’s church) Walt Mueller…
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Truth, Lies, and our Kids
In her book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies, Alisa Childers says that there are endless ways that truth can be spun, manipulated, covered up, and even used to promote deception. Often, the lie is christened with religious-sounding language that…
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Current Trends Youth Ministry Volunteers Need to be Aware of at the Start of 2024 with Walt Mueller
Walt Mueller joins the “Youth Ministry Podcast for Volunteers”, episode 034, to discuss current trends youth ministry volunteers need to be aware of at the start of 2024. Discover practical tips for balancing trend-awareness with a busy schedule, enhancing your…
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Episode 175: “What a 100 Year-Old Book Has to Say to Us in Youth Ministry Today” with Steve Nichols
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Stephen Nichols Reformation Bible College Ligonier Ministries Christianity & Liberalism by…
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