Teaching Teenagers About Generosity and Stewardship
Through teaching on reciprocal service and respectful partnership, we promote human dignity and point to the poverty we all experience as those in need of Jesus.
Through teaching on reciprocal service and respectful partnership, we promote human dignity and point to the poverty we all experience as those in need of Jesus.
The more mom and dad love reading their Bibles, the more likely their children will want to know what compels our attention to those thin, rustling pages.
When our kids know that our commitment to their thriving is unwavering and our delight in them does not depend how they behave, they are likely to follow where we lead.
The greatest hope he offers parents of unbelieving children is the revelation of his character through his promises to save the lost.
When our children were teenagers, I prayed for our church’s youth ministers, I supported them, and I made sure my kids signed up and showed up.
Parents are irreplaceable and need to be engaged, encouraged, and equipped so that they can lead their homes in partnership with the local church.
A good icebreaker is open-ended, with infinite possible answers that everyone can personalize. These lighthearted questions often pave the way for connection and gospel conversations.
Clearly Scripture teaches us that we are to teach the Word of God to our children… but God’s Word does not give us a directive as to how children are to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Jesus lived his entire life on earth with one goal: to do his Father’s business, regardless of what people thought or how long it took. Let us have the same singular focus as well.