In this special episode of the Rooted Parent podcast, Cameron and Anna welcome renowned researcher Dr. Kara Powell. As the Director of the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Seminary, Dr. Powell has spent her career studying the spiritual lives of American teenagers. She shares their findings from the past twenty years (first shared in her seminal 2011 work, Sticky Faith), and then talks about how parents can apply the research to discipling their teenagers. Knowing that teenagers are searching for identity, belonging, and purpose helps parents understand how offering their children the gospel meets all of these needs. Dr. Powell also shares practical ideas for how to engage kids in hard conversations- and how to actually have the conversations that answer the questions kids are asking. You won't want to miss this episode of the Rooted Parent Podcast!

Resources:

Fuller Youth Institute

Dr. Kara Powell

Three Big Questions That Change Every Teenager: Making the Most of Your Conversations and Connections by Kara Powell

Three Big Questions That Shape Every Teenage, A 60-Day Exploration of Who You Were Made to Be by Kara Powell, Kristal Acevedo, and Brad M Griffin

Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith Into Your Kids by Kara Powell and Chap Clark

Making Sure Kids Know the Gospel: A Gospel Catechism for Teenagers by Cameron Cole

Ask Alice: How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen; How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk

Teenagers Need A Safe Place to Ask Hard Questions by Anna Meade Harris

Romans 8:31-37

Psalm 61:1-4

Romans 8 for Parents

Why Teenagers Need to Know that God is For Us by Steve Eatmon
 

Mom and Dad, Nothing Can Separate You from the Love of Christ by Dan Hallock
 

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