Engaging Youth Culture Today

The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (CPYU) endeavors to increase the ability of home and church to nurture children and teens into a lifetime of biblically-faithful, whole-life Christian discipleship.

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The Decline In Reading = Declining Kids?

The warning was being raised years ago. . . at just about the time more and more of us –…
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Youth Worship: Formative or De-Formative?

Would a seminary paper I wrote forty years ago this month still be timely, relevant, and something helpful? I wondered…
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The Bible: Alive, Life-Giving, and Trustworthy!

It’s a pretty good thing when the Foreward to a book, written by someone other than the book’s author, causes…
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Boast Not of Your Kids

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 210: “Intentional Discipleship through Youth Worship” with Tom Yarbrough and Tammi Rhoton

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 97: “From Burnout to Fruitfulness – Productivity for Youth Workers” with Reagan Rose

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Parent Prompt: Gaming – The Entertainment of Our Hearts

Trend Alert: K-Pop Demon Hunters & Inner Battles

3(D) Review: “Wood” by Taylor Swift

Parent Prompt: Fast Fashion

3(D) Review: “APT.” by Rosé & Bruno Mars

A Sexualized Society

Spiritual Nurture: How Do I Discern God’s Will?

Parent Prompt: Teen Loneliness & Smartphone Use

God in the Gap Year: The Benefits of Taking Time Off Before Going to College

Parent Prompt: Spiritual Formation in the Home

Family TableTalk – Conversation 108

The Journey with Ron Moore Podcast: Generations Unpacked

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Youth Culture 101: Cultural Forces Shaping Children and Teens Today

Our kids are growing up in a world that powerfully shapes and mis-shapes their values, attitudes, and behaviors. What are the major cultural forces that are influencing the worldviews of children and teens today? How can we begin to temper the negative influences that present challenges for Christian parents and youth workers? … Learn more here.

Catechizing 101: Raising Spiritually Healthy Kids In Today’s Youth Culture

Our children and teens are at a unique stage of life where they are making decisions about who they are and what they believe. . . both now and for the rest of their lives. Culture is “catechizing” or teaching them 24/7. The challenge for the Christian home and church is to counter this cultural education with the life-shaping truths of the Gospel. … Learn more here.

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