Barriers to Lasting Faith 2
All this week we’re looking at barriers to lasting faith and the reality that far too many kids are leaving high school, home, and church, then heading off to college and walking away from their faith. Pastor Jon Nielson believes…
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Barriers to Lasting Faith 1
Several years ago here at CPYU we began what we call our College Transition Initiative. This initiative was our response to the concern parents, youth workers, and pastors were expressing regarding the growing percentage of youth group kids who had…
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Parent Prompt: Never Alone, Always Lonely – Breaking the Cycle of Mediated Connection
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. Download the Parent Prompt here. By:Josh Good, CPYU Research Fellow and Ministry Director, Christian Endeavor USA,…
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Spiritual Nurture: The Value of the Local Church
By: Katie Schneider, CPYU Research Fellow and the Director of Youth Ministry and Administration at Highview Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Dousman, WI Download the free Spiritual Nurture handout here. As I’ve worked in youth ministry for almost a decade now,…
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Episode 103: “Knowing the Word and Making Disciples” with Peter Krol
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)Peter KrolKnowable Word: Helping Ordinary People Learn…
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Spiritual Nurture: The Bible’s Most Dangerous Word: Why “Tomorrow” is Deadly for Gen Alpha’s Faith
By: Josh Good, CPYU Research Fellow and Ministry Director, Christian Endeavor USA, Gilbertsville, PA Download the free Spiritual Nurture handout here. The plague of frogs had done its work. Pharaoh’s palace reeked with the stench of amphibian invasion, his servants…
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Parent Prompt: More Than Youth Group – Why Your Teen Needs the Whole Church
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. Download the Parent Prompt here. By:Kyle Fulks, CPYU Research Fellow and Assistant Pastor at Hope Community…
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Episode 102: “Using The Apostles’ Creed with Students” with Andrew Slay
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)Andrew Slay (Westwood Baptist Church)How I’m Teaching…
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Teaching Kids to Walk with God
It is not enough to see our kids come to Jesus. Rather, our goal should be to lead them into walking with Jesus, both now and for the rest of their lives. Some three hundred and seventy five years ago,…
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The Influence of Bible Reading
Recent research from Lifeway tells us that “the single greatest influence over spiritual health is regular Bible reading while growing up. Plainly put, the parents of young adults indicate that regular Bible reading as children yields the greatest influence over…
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Episode 101: “Teaching Children about Identity” with Christina Fox
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)Christina FoxWho Are You?… A Little Book…
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