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Help Christian Parents Disciple Their Kids
Ed Stetzer, director of LifeWay Research is quoted as saying this:
"There is no easy way to say it, but it must be said. Parents and churches are not passing on a robust Christian faith and an accompanying commitment to the church. We can take some solace in the fact that many do eventually return. But, Christian parents and churches need to ask the hard question, ‘What is it about our faith commitment that does not find root in the lives of our children?’"
Parents attending churches that have youth programs seem to have completely abdicated the responsibility of discipleship of their kids to the youth leader or the Sunday school teacher. In fact the data seems to show that Sunday School and youth group is having a detrimental effect on kids spiritual growth.
More is caught than taught.
While a youth pastor or Sunday School teacher can have a pivotal relationship with a teen, the parent/child relationship is by far the most influential relationship in every kid's life. Kids learn to be Christian adults by watching their parents react to life in a Christ-like manner.
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Building Your Family to Last By Kari Torjesen Malcolm Review by: Cynthia S. Lathrop In "Building Your Family to Last" Kari Torjesen Malcolm reminds us that this world is not our home, but our life here is a journey we walk with our loved ones as we move toward the City of God. Any distractions from this journey toward God's city ultimately reroutes our priorities and leads to difficulties down that road. Our marriages are the starting point and a Christian marriage begins with commitment, "the decision to act lovingly even when you don't feel like it." This Christian marriage is marked by mutual respect and understanding which births a mutuality in marriage and ministry. Malcolm exposes those things that slow down our walk: sex, money, and power. She uses Scripture to reveal God's heart on these issues. The responsibility for the nurturing and upbringing of our children, she stresses, are both the mother's and father's biblical mandate. |
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Raising Kids to Extraordinary Faith: Helping Parents & Teachers Disciple the Next Generation By Debbie Salter Goodwin / Beacon Hill Press Raising Kids to Extraordinary Faith is a valuable resource that gives parents and teachers a practical guide for developing Christian virtue in children. Filled with spiritual growth ideas and suggestions for developing a faith-enriched home and church environment, it provides everyone who influences children purposeful advice, spiritual insight, and essential awareness to help them make discipleship the key component of their parenting, teaching, or mentoring. Paperback. |
Character Building For Families
Topical Bible Character Educations Studies for the
entire family.
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When Kids Hurt: Help for Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze By Chap Clark & Steve Rabey / Baker Books Clark's best-selling ethnographic study Hurt revealed the hard truth about contemporary adolescence: societal changes and systemic abandonment have left teenagers navigating the difficult transition to adulthood alone. Here he and Rabey sum up that research in an accessible form and lay out practical ways youth workers, volunteers, teachers, counselors, and parents should respond. An indispensable resource! Paperback. |
10 Minute Moments: The Red Stuff
Suggest this resource to parents as a devotional for their kids.The Red Stuff is a 31-day devotional and journal that gets kids into the words of Jesus - aka "The Red Stuff" - and keeps their spiritual journey on the path.
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You're A Youth Minister (full page)
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Use this article as a church handout to increase your church's awareness of the need to include young people in their lives.
Many news reports of coaches, day-care workers, even youth pastors accused of child abuse and sexual ms-conduct have caused parents to be very guarded with the relationships their kids have with other adults. The isolation of nuclear families alienates children from the strength of extended families.
Mature christians need to be aware of the incredible blessings that come from being a surrogate grandparent, uncle, aunt, older brother or sister, to the youth in their church.
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Family-Based Youth Ministry Revised and Expanded By Mark DeVries / Inter-varsity Press In a culture that worships youth even as it abandons its young, this book gets adults, families and congregations involved. If you are disappointed with the results from the glitzy programs and entertaining activities you've used with your church's young people, then this is the book for you. Family-Based Youth Ministry is a multigenerational approach that takes seriously the job of discipling teens and building mature believers. This revised and updated edition continues to hold out its bold challenge: Young people belong in the life of their church, and the church belongs in the lives of its youth. Now featured is free curriculum for use with youth and young adults together. |
