
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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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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Episode 216: “Inviting Teens and Young Adults into Biblical Truth” with Rut Etheridge
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:Rut EtheridgeGeneva CollegeGod-Breathed: Connecting through Scripture to God, Others, the Natural World, and Yourself by Rut Etheridge…
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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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Pushing Back on Materialism 3
All this week we’re looking at how to help our kids see and run from the idol of materialism. We need to teach them that the accumulation of things will never satisfy their deepest yearnings and desires. They need to…
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Episode 215: “Longevity in Youth Ministry” with Jody Livingston
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:Jody LivingstonStaying Power: 10 Essentials for Longevity in Youth Ministry by Jody LivingstonThe Longer Haul in Youth…
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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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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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