Episode 5: Partnering with Parents (Walt Mueller)

Most of us know that we should be partnering with parents, but we aren't always sure where or how to begin. In this episode, Mike talks with Walt Mueller from the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding about ways youth workers can partner with parents. Topics include:

• Walt shares the story about how CPYU came about as an effort to partner with parents.
• How can younger youth pastors partner with parents without overstepping their bounds?
• If parents are called to be the primary disciple-makers of their kids, what role do youth pastors play?
• What are some ways that younger youth pastors can co-disciple students alongside parents? 
• How can youth workers be agents of reconciliation between parents and students during conflicts without taking sides? 

Learn more about Walt's ministry at the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, checkout his long-form weekly podcast Youth Culture Matters, one-minute daily podcast Youth Culture Today. Walt also highlights CPYU's newer podcast, The Word in Youth Ministry, about teaching Scripture to students. 

Check out Walt's books - especially his book The Space Between, which helps parents understand the internal and external influences working on their kids during adolescence. Yes, it's an old'ish book, but it's still relevant and is very accessible.

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