Effective Tools for family discipleship.
Parenting video courses and corresponding curriculum to equip you!

VIDEO COURSES
As you watch each video, you’ll have the opportunity to complete an accompanying Bible study with questions related to the video material and a Biblical text. Includes leader and participant guides.

BIBLE-BASED CURRICULUM
As you watch each video, you’ll have the opportunity to complete an accompanying Bible study with questions related to the video material and a Biblical text. Includes leader and participant guides.

DESIGNED FOR SMALL GROUPS
Do you know parents in your church or school who would benefit from these courses? We encourage you to watch, discuss, and pray together as a small group.

FOR YOUR CHURCH BODY
A one year subscription gives you and your entire church family access to all of these course and curriculum. Whether your church is 10 or 5,000, the subscription is for everyone.
Parenting has never been easy,
and in a sea of information it’s hard to find the gospel-centered, Bible-saturated resources you can trust.
Whether you’re a pastor serving in family ministry, or a parent in the thick of raising kids, Rooted Reservoir was created to equip you to disciple the teenagers in your life.
What’s Inside
Rooted Reservoir features 11 courses taught by practicing pastors, teachers, counselors, and parents. Along with every class, you will have the opportunity to complete an inductive Bible study, including questions about the video lesson, questions about the Bible text, and discussion questions for a group setting. Additionally, every course has a panel during which various speakers discuss how the topics explored in this course play out in their day-to-day parenting.
To download a sample of the courses for FREE, click here.
Pick Your Plan
Featured Course
- Includes all 8 video classes on this featured topic
- Includes accompanying Bible study curriculum for each class
Standard
- Includes all 11 Family Ministry Discipleship Courses
- Includes all 77 parenting video classes
- Includes all accompanying Bible study curriculum for each class
- Use one membership for your entire church
Youth & Family Bundle
- Includes Family Ministry Video courses
- Includes the Standard Youth Ministry Plan of your choice
Featured Course
This Fall, Rooted will be offering the course Pornography and Parenting as our Featured Course. Watch along with friends, a small group, or a church Sunday school class. This featured course costs $75 and includes videos and curriculum that you will have access to for one year.
Purchase today!Classes in this course include:
- The Neuroscience of Pornography | Adam Calvert
- Talking with Your Child About Pornography | Adam Calvert
- Using a Tone of Grace | Cameron Cole
- False Core Beliefs and Pornography Addiction | Adam Calvert
- Shame and Gospel Identity | Cameron Cole
- Getting to the Heart | Cameron Cole
- Panel: Developmental Truths to Remember with Technology
- Panel: Technological Truths to Remember with Technology
“Parents, myself included, are hungry for parenting resources that are accessible, relevant, and Gospel-centered. The RR Parenting Videos are easy to watch in a variety of settings—with a spouse, supper club, Sunday School class, or small group— with manageable lengths (most around 15 minutes!) yet packed purposefully with Biblical truths that are applied to daily life as a parent. Discussion questions are available as well, and I found myself reflecting on my own faith as well as processing ways to take what I learned and apply it to my own home. I cannot wait to see how the Lord will encourage and equip parents across a variety of cultures and communities through RR Parenting Videos.”
– Dawson Cooper, mom of three boys
Courses and Classes
Check out the wide variety of courses and classes that are available through the different Rooted Reservoir plan options!
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Discipleship Practices for Parents of Young Children
A course designed for parents who want to help their children grow spiritually in the early years. In this course, parents will learn about valuable tools such as Bible reading, prayer, church attendance, and more in this course.
Classes Include:
- The Duty and Delight of Catechizing Your Children | Collin Hansen
- How to Make Family Worship the Highlight of Your Day | Collin Hansen
- Your Family is the Church’s Business | Collin Hansen
- Why We Need Spiritual Practices to Teach Our Kids the Gospel | Cameron Cole
- Catechizing Our Children in the Gospel | Cameron Cole
- Reading the Bible With Your Child | Tara Davis
- Partnering in Prayer: Praying With Your Child |Tara Davis
- Catechizing Your Child With a Gospel Identity | Cameron Cole
- Praying For Your Child | Cameron Cole
- Panel: Discipleship Practices for Parents of Young Children | David Zahl, Collin Hansen, Tara Davis, Cameron Cole
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Shame and Grace in Parenting
This course explores the dynamics of the honor-shame worldview within the home, particularly as it relates to parenting. Parents will learn how the gospel informs family practices within an honor-shame dynamic
Classes include:
- Intro: Power of Shame | Clark Fobes
- Honor-Shame Worldview | Clark Fobes
- The Value of Honor-Shame | Clark Fobes
- The Gospel of Honor-Shame | Peter Ong
- A Conversation about Honor-Shame in Parenting | Peter Ong and Clark Fobes
- Panel: Shame and Grace in Parenting |Peter Ong, Kevin Yi, Katie Polski, Clark Fobes
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Law and Gospel in Parenting
In this course, parents will learn about the theological distinction between the law and the gospel, as well as how both inform parenting practices. This course addresses issues of performance, discipline, and justification for the weary parent.
Classes include:
- Commands and Conditions: A Quick Primer on the Law | David Zahl
- Promises and Proclamations: A Quick Primer on the Gospel | David Zahl
- Two Words, One God | David Zahl
- Parenting Your Actual Child, Not the Child You Imagine | Gil Kracke
- But What About Discipline? | Gil Kracke
- Justified by School Decals? | David Zahl
- Performancism in the Heart, Performancism in the Home | David Zahl
- Of Course You’re Going to Fail, and That’s Okay |David Zahl and Gil Kracke
- Panel: Law and Gospel in Parenting | David Zahl, Anna Meade Harris, Peter Ong, Katie Polski, Gil Kracke
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Parenting Across Cultures
This course was deigned with parents from non-Western cultures in mind, though Western parents will benefit as well to learn about parenting the new cross-cultural world of Generation Z.
Classes include:
- Cross-Cultural World of Gen-Z | Clark Fobes
- Cultural Paradigms Around the World | Clark Fobes
- Acknowledging Our Cultural Lens | Clark Fobes
- The Cultural Paradigm of Gen-Z | Clark Fobes
- Blind Spots: Cultural Context in Gospel Discipleship | Peter Ong
- Panel: Parenting Across Cultures | Peter Ong, Alton Hardy, Clark Fobes
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Idolatry in Parenting
We all struggle with idolatry, and parenting is no exception. In this course, licensed counselor Julie Sparkman helps parents recognize and repent of the ways they may have made an idol out of their child.
Classes include:
- Six Signs Your Child May Have Become Your Idol | Julie Sparkman
- Parenting is Your Highest Calling: The Myth that May Crush You and Your Kids | Julie Sparkman
- Panel: Idolatry in Parenting | Julie Sparkman, Peter Ong, Katie Polski
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Gospel 101
Here at Rooted, we always want to promote the gospel of Jesus Christ. However, many of us have heard this term yet do not know what it means or how it affects our day-to-day lives. In these three classes, pastors Alton Hardy, Cameron Cole, and Kevin Yi offer a presentation of the good news—the gospel—of Jesus Christ. As you watch these videos, we hope that you will be inspired to parent out of a posture of the rest, peace, and freedom that comes from the gospel.
Classes include:
- Why Did Jesus Come to Earth? | Alton Hardy
- Mephibosheth and the God of Grace | Cameron Cole
- The God Who Hears | Kevin Yi
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Discipleship Practices for Parents of Teenagers
In this course, parents will learn how to disciple their child through the teenage years. This course covers spiritual practices such as Bible reading, prayer, service, repentance, and more.
Classes Include:
- Cultivating a Relationship with Jesus: Praying with Your Teen | Katie Polski
- Cultivating a Heart of Service: Serving with Your Teen | Katie Polski
- Cultivating an Excitement for Eternity: Having Conversations with Your Teen About the New Heavens and New Earth | Katie Polski
- Cultivating a Love for God’s Church: Worshiping With Your Teen | Katie Polski
- Cultivating a Heart for God’s Word: Reading the Bible With Your Teen | Katie Polski
- Cultivating a Love for God in the Everydayness | Anna Meade Harris
- Cultivating a Heart of Repentance with your Teen | Anna Meade Harris
- Identity Theft: The Truth about Fraudulent Discipleship | Peter Ong
- Inside Out: Discipling Our Teens’ Emotions | Peter Ong
- Have Mercy: A Reversed Discipleship | Peter Ong
- Panel: Discipleship Practices for Parents of Teenagers | Katie Polski, Anna Meade Harris, Peter Ong
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Talking to Our Children About Sex
Do you fret the dreaded “birds and bees” conversation? This course was designed to help you talk about sex with your children in a healthy and biblical way. Parents will learn how to approach these tough conversations with grace, empathy, and a biblical narrative.
Classes Include:
- Our Sexual Story and God’s | Liz Edrington
- What is Sex for? | Liz Edrington
- Singleness and the Family of God | Liz Edrington
- Imago Dei and Teaching Our Kids to See | Liz Edrington
- The Tone of Conversations about Sex: Grace | Cameron Cole
- The Answer to Questions about Sex: Biblical Narrative | Cameron Cole
- The Context of Conversations About Sex: Intimacy | Cameron Cole
- How to Engage with Sex in the Media | Cameron Cole
- Answering Common Questions about Sex | Liz Edrington and Cameron Cole
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Pornography and Parenting
Unfortunately, as fallen creatures living in a fallen world, it’s inevitable that at some point, our children will encounter false representations of sex either online or in the media. This course was designed to prepare both you and your child for that moment. If you have ever wanted to tackle the sensitive subject of pornography with your child but haven’t known where to begin, this course is for you. Parents will learn from Licensed Counselor Adam Calvert and Children, Youth, and Family Pastor Cameron Cole about topics such as: the neuroscience of pornography, the anatomy of addiction, how to talk to your child about pornography, and more. Most importantly, parents will learn how to approach this topic in a gospel-centered and grace-filled way.
Classes in this course include:1) The Neuroscience of Pornography | Adam Calvert2) Talking With Your Child About Pornography | Adam Calvert3) Using a Tone of Grace | Cameron Cole4) False Core Beliefs and Pornography Addiction | Adam Calvert5) Shame and Gospel Identity | Cameron Cole6) Getting to the Heart | Cameron Cole7) Panel: Developmental Truths to Remember with Technology8) Panel: Theological Truths to Remember with Technology -
Train Up a Child: The Spiritual and Psychological Development of Children
Have you ever thought about how your child’s physical development factors into their spiritual life? In this course, Dr. Brent Bounds wants to help you do just that. Bounds walks parents through the stages of development that occur from birth- early adolescence. He explains how the developmental shifts that occur in each stage can help you train up your child in the faith. Parents will learn about the key truths of each stage, the best ways to communicate with their growing child, and how to use developmental milestones as opportunities to point their children to Jesus.
Classes in this course include:1) Introduction: Development and Our Understanding of God | Dr. Brent Bounds2) Birth- 18 Months | Dr. Brent Bounds3) Preschool Years | Dr. Brent Bounds4) Elementary Years | Dr.Brent Bounds5) Early Adolescence | Dr. Brent Bounds -
Navigating Technology: Girls and Social Media; Boys and Video Games
It would be hard to find a household that is free from the presence of either social media or video games. Given their ubiquity, writer and reporter Sarah Zylstra wants to help parents understand how they can faithfully navigate how their child uses both social media and video games. In this course, parents will learn: how these two technologies became so popular, what’s positive and what’s harmful about them, as well as some helpful practices both parents and children can implement to make the best use of their time with social media and video games.
Classes in this course include:1) How We Got Here: Why Your Child is Addicted to Social Media | Sarah Zylstra2) Social Media From a Reformed Perspective: What’s Good and What’s Broken about Social Media | Sarah Zylstra3) Best Practices (For You and For Your Child) WIth Social Media | Sarah Zylstra4) How We Got Here: Why Your Child is Addicted to Video Games | Sarah Zylstra5) Video Games From a Reformed Perspective: What’s Good and What’s Broken about Video Games | Sarah Zylstra6) Best Practices (For You and For Your Child) WIth Video Games | Sarah Zylstra7) Panel: Developmental Truths to Remember with Technology | Sarah Zylstra8) Panel: Theological Truths to Remember with Technology | Sarah Zylstra
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DownloadFrequently Asked Questions
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How should I use the Rooted Family Ministry courses?
We suggest that you complete these courses with a small group, Sunday school, or weeknight church program. Each course includes a downloadable Leader Guide and Participant Guide, intended to be used in a group setting.
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What if I am interested in purchasing a course to complete on my own?
For parents that are interested in just purchasing one course, we offer a rotating Featured Basic Course . Every three months, a new course will be available for purchase for $75.
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Why should I purchase Rooted Family Ministry curriculum?
Here at Rooted, we are passionate about children receiving grace-filled, gospel-centered, Bible- saturated discipleship at church and at home. Multiple studies have shown that the number one spiritual influence in a child’s life is their parents, so these video courses are intended to equip you as you disciple your children towards life-long Christ.
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Who are the teachers for these courses?
Each course is taught by a variety of parents, pastors, and counselors. You’ll learn from a variety of Christian parents ranging in age, cultural background, and profession.
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What is included with every course?
Each course is comprised of 2-10 classes, ranging from 8-15 minutes each. With every class, there is an accompanying Bible-based curriculum for both leaders and participants.
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How do I access the courses I purchase?
When you purchase a course it will ask you to enter your email address and create a password for your account. You can log into your account here using that email address and password. You will find the purchased courses in your library.
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Can I get a discount for Rooted Reservoir parenting videos?
If you already subscribe to Rooted Reservoir’s youth ministry resources, we can offer you a discount code to the parenting videos. Email Mary Beth at marybeth@rootedministry.com.
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