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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Needed: Youth Ministry/Parenting That Feeds Roots

Why are so many young people leaving the church and walking away from faith? The young little Japanese Maple tree…
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Praying For The Lonely And Hurting On This Christmas Day

It’s Christmas Day, and this week many of us have lifted our voices as we do each Christmas to sing…
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Confronting The Lie Of Christmas

I wonder what Christmas would be like for me if the childhood version of want-stuff-self was growing up in today’s…
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

An Important Resolution

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 213: “Recommended Devotionals for 2026”

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 99: “Challenging Students with the Truth about Sex” with John Kidd

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Parent Prompt: The Idol of Materialism

Trend Alert: K-Pop Demon Hunters & Inner Battles

Parent Prompt: Online Extremism

3(D) Review: “Wood” by Taylor Swift

Parent Prompt: Youth Sports & Church Participation

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

Parent Prompt: The Doctrine of Justification

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

Parent Prompt: Fast Fashion

A Sexualized Society

Family TableTalk – Conversation 108

Parent Prompt: Gaming – The Entertainment of Our Hearts

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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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