1. Positioned for Influence
This session of the course shows how, as parents, we are perfectly positioned and perfectly equipped to daily and easily show our child the reality of a day-to-day life with God.
The Parenting for Faith course
Based on the book Parenting Children for a Life of Faith, the Parenting for Faith course is a video-based resource for communities that can be downloaded or live-streamed. The course, handbooks and promotional materials are all free to download and use or you can purchase a DVD and handbooks if you prefer. It’s normally run in a church or small group, but can be used by individuals as well.
The goal of the course is to help parents discover that they are perfectly positioned to show their children the reality of a life with God and to empower them to have their own vibrant two-way relationship with him.
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This is an amazing course. I have a better understanding of how I can help my children in their walk with God and feel empowered and equipped to do it. My kids are asking more questions about God.
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Sessions in the course
2. Making Sense of Life
This session of the course explains why and how we can give our children a spiritual framework for navigating life. This framework will help them connect the knowledge they have about God with their experiences of life.
3. Unwinding Wrong Views
This session of the course helps us to see how we can accidentally contribute to wrong views of God, and gives us tools to proactively unwind them.
4. Conversational Prayer – Chat
This session (and the next) will help release our children into a two-way conversation of sharing life with God. 'Chat' is the first stage of that conversation and this session will equip you to introduce your child to chat.
5. Conversational Prayer – Catch
This session (and the previous) will help release our children into a two-way conversation of sharing life with God. 'Chat' is the first stage of that conversation and this session will equip you to introduce your child to catch.
6. Surfing the Waves
In this session, we will learn about a simple six-stage model that will enable you to proactively disciple your child.
7. Prayer Ministry for Children
In this session, we will be looking at a simple model of prayer ministry designed for use with children and teens to ensure we keep our high-priest hats off and our coach heads on, and we will be giving it a go ourselves.
8. Helping Children Connect with Church
In this session we will look at how we can help our children grow in the biblical values of what church is and their place in it, so they feel connected, powerful and loved in their communities.