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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Blurred Lines: Where Does the Culture End and I Begin?

Here’s something I tell parents and youth workers all the time: “There are three basic questions every child and teen…
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Helping Kids Navigate Fear of War: Teaching God’s Providence

For my elementary-aged self it was the alligator under my bed and the guy hiding in my closet. When my…
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The Collapse of Parenting: Reclaiming Authority

A few years ago I watched as a cute little two-year-old girl took on her parents in the middle of…
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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

The Holy Spirit and Parental Influence

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 215: “Longevity in Youth Ministry” with Jody Livingston

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Youth Culture Today Radio Show

Episode 103: “Knowing the Word and Making Disciples” with Peter Krol

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Featured Resources

Spiritual Nurture: The Value of the Local Church

Teens And Digitally-Interrupted Sleep

Parent Prompt: Parents as Disciplers

Spiritual Nurture: The Bible’s Most Dangerous Word: Why “Tomorrow” is Deadly for Gen Alpha’s Faith

Parent Prompt: More Than Youth Group – Why Your Teen Needs the Whole Church

“The Simple Seven” Ad Filtering Questions – Super Bowl Edition!

Family TableTalk – Conversation 110

Parent Prompt: The Idol of Materialism

Trend Alert: K-Pop Demon Hunters & Inner Battles

Family TableTalk – Conversation 109

Parent Prompt: Online Extremism

3(D) Review: “Wood” by Taylor Swift

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Featured Seminars

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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