NEWS, RESEARCH,
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The Largest Day of Online Giving in Lancaster (PA) County!
Save The Date:
November 21, 2014
Click here for CPYU's exclusive ExtraGive donation page. Donations will be accepted on this page only on November 21st.
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Webinars on DVD
Five Pressing Mega-Trends In Youth Culture
Every Youth Worker and Parent Must Address
a CPYU webinar with Walt Mueller
Now Available on DVD!
Be sure to check out all of CPYU's previous year webinars on DVD.
They are all currently 50% off!
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Sponsor: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
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WALT'S BLOG
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Posted by Walt Mueller on 11/3/2014
 Over the course of the second half of last week, we found ourselves wholly focused on the physical battle our 14-month-old grandson Nolan was fighting. Little Nolan wound up in the pediatric ICU of Georgetown University Hospital in D.C., where he was fighting a viral issue that made it difficult for him to breathe. The good news is that he's home now, recovering and doing well! But seeing him sitting in a crib with countless wires, tubes, and other types of paraphernalia hooked and taped to his little body served as a gut-wrenching reminder of just how messed up and broken our world is. Things are not the way they're supposed to be. Every other little occupant of every other room on the Pediatric Unit's 5th floor at G.U.H. drove that reality home even more...
OTHER RECENT BLOGS FROM WALT:
10/29/2014
10/22/2014
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I didn't grow up in a world saturated with social media. But I do remember receiving and looking at communications during my years of parenting that somehow left me feeling less than good about myself. Every December, our mailbox would fill with Christmas letters from people I hadn't seen or heard from...
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Featured Resource
Love Into Light: The Gospel, the Homosexual and the Church
by Peter Hubbard
Introductory Rate of $10!
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Featured Music Video:
 Selena Gomez - "The Heart Wants What It Wants" Watch Here
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Top 10: Albums
Issue Date: 11/15/2014
- Taylor Swift - 1989
- Various Artists - NOW 52
- Sam Hunt - Montevallo
- Barry Manilow - My Dream Duets
- Jason Aldean - Old Boots, New Dirt
- Florida Georgia Line - Anything Goes
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
- Chris Tomlin - Love Ran Red
- Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter
- Black Veil Brides - Black Veil Brides
Source:
Billboard Magazine
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CPYU on the Web
Youth Culture 101: Walt Mueller Interview on
Faith Radio
On October 20, 2014, Walt Mueller joined Faith Radio host Neil Stavem for the Connecting Faith radio program to discuss all things related to youth culture. Click here to get access to the audio stream or download the entire show.
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As a nonprofit organization, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding is supported by the generosity of churches, individuals, businesses, foundations, and corporations. All contributions are tax deductible.
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DIGITAL KIDS INITIATIVE
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3(D) REVIEWS!
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3(D) Review for the Song/Video
"Take Me to Church" by Hozier
3(D) Review for the Film
The Fault in Our Stars
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COLLEGE TRANSITION INITIATIVE
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YOUTH CULTURE TODAY
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YOUTH CULTURE HOT QUOTE
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"The past does haunt you, but it haunts you for a reason: to remind you of the mistakes and actions you've made along the way and you have to grow from those actions."
- RJ Mitte, actor who played Walter White Jr. in AMC's "Breaking Bad" reflecting on his past and his real-life struggles with cerebral palsy, Intelligencer Journal/New Era, September 11, 2014.
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CPYU ON THE ROAD
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Here's a preview of some upcoming events CPYU will be speaking at:
- November 7, 2014 - Understanding Today's Youth Culture - Willow Park Church, Kelowna, BC, Canada
- November 8, 2014 - The College Transition: Your Purpose, Your Faith, Your Community, Andover, KS
- November 12, 2014 - Training Session for House Parents - Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA
- November 15, 2014 - Kids and Media - Calvary Church, Souderton, PA
- November 16, 2014 - Connecting with Today's Youth - Calvary Church, Lancaster, PA
- November 21, 2014 - Family Room Participation - Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention, Atlanta, GA
- November 21, 2014 - 5 Pressing Trends in Youth Culture - Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention, Atlanta, GA
- November 22, 2014 - Family Room Participation - Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention, Atlanta, GA
- November 22, 2014 - Teaching Students to Think Critically and Christianly about Music and Media - Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention, Atlanta, GA
- December 3, 2014 - Training Session for House Parents - Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA
- December 4, 2014 - Bible Engagement for Youth in Today's Culture - 2014 Forum of Bible Agencies, Niagara Falls, ON Canada
Click here to view more details and see the full calendar of upcoming events.
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DISCLAIMER
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CPYU does not necessarily endorse, support, or condone the sites linked to in this e-mail. They may contain material that is considered offensive or objectionable. They are provided for informational and research purposes only as they are prevalent in youth culture today.
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Elizabethtown, PA 17022
717-361-8429
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