Spiritual Nurture: Equipping Teenagers to Stand Firm – Moving From Motivation to Activation
By: Josh Good, CPYU Research Fellow and Ministry Director, Christian Endeavor USA, Gilbertsville, PA Download the free Spiritual Nurture handout here. Anyone who’s stood at the ocean’s edge knows the feeling—waves pushing and pulling, sand shifting beneath your feet, making…
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Convincing Our Kids of Their Sin
Parents, today I want to ask you a question that you might find a bit odd. The question is this, Are you doing what you can to convince your kids that they are indeed sinners? Listen to these words from…
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Parent Prompt: Fear of the Lord
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: Katie SchneiderCPYU Research Fellow and the Director of Youth Ministry…
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Episode 217: “Effective Spiritual Nurture of Our Kids” with Katie Polski
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast:Katie PolskiTrinity Church KirkwoodThree Reminder For Christian ParentsBeyond the Back Row: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Local…
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Family TableTalk – Conversation 111: Drawing Near
Drawing near Download Conversation 111 here. by Kyle Fulks: Kyle is a CPYU Research Fellow and Assistant Pastor at Hope Community Church, Gilbertsville, PA. READ Ephesians 2:13, 18-22; Hebrews 10:19-25 THINK Ephesians 2:18–22 declares that through Jesus we are given…
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Your Kids and True Conversion
Parents, do you understand that seeing your kids come to Jesus is not just about belief, repentance, forgiveness, and eternal life? Something else has to happen after our kids accept Christ as their Savior. Salvation is not just about justification,…
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Barriers to Lasting Faith 5
All this week we’ve been 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. In his helpful…
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Barriers to Lasting Faith 4
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 3
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 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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