“Because parents are the primary faith influencers of their children, the cost of investment into parent ministry should not be seen (negatively) as time that could have been spent with youth, but as a long-term investment in their family.”- Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry, pg. 91
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Articles
- Show Them the Gospel: Partnering with Parents in an Asian-American Church by Terrence Shay
- Learning to Partner with Parents of Teenagers, Not Judge Them by Josh Hussung
- Ask Rooted: How Do You Partner with Grandparents in Ministry to Teenagers?
- The Duty and Delight of Partnering with Parents in Youth Ministry by Huey Lee
- How to Hold a Mission Trip Info Meeting for Parents by Kyle Bjerga
- When Teenagers Choose Sports or the Arts Over Youth Group by Matt Brown
- Responding to That Critical Email from a Youth Ministry Parent by Ryan Oakes
- How to Talk So Parents Will Listen: Building Rapport as a Youth Minister by Chelsea Kingston Erickson
- Partnering Along the Way: Deuteronomy 6 as a Framework for Partnering with Parents by Skyler Flowers
- I Go to Church to Partner With Parents by Arek O’Connell
- What Do Parents Need From Youth Ministers? by Anna Meade Harris
- The Vital Importance of Partnering With Parents in Youth Ministry by Meredith Dixon
- Youth Ministers as A Bridge of Reconciliation Between Parents and Children by Mark Culton
- A Youth Leader’s Word to Parents on Discipleship Part Two by Rachel Cain
- A Youth Leader’s Word to Parents on Discipleship Part One by Rachel Cain
- Dear Youth Pastors- Parents Want to Partner With You by Amy Bond
- How Grace Informs the Youth Leader’s Relationships with Parents by Liz Edrington
- A Parent’s Perspective Part Two: What I Pray for in a Youth Pastor by Anna Meade Harris
- Family Milestones and Parent/Child Discipleship by Seth Stewart
- Partnering with Parents: The Student Minister’s Balancing Act by Davis Lacey
- Four Ways to Minister to Fathers by Mark Culton
- Partnering with Parents: Give Them Some Space by Shaun McDonald
- Should the Youth Pastor Disciple Parents? by Mike McGarry
- Partnering with Parents for God’s Glory: Youth Ministry with a Mission by Mark Culton
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Podcasts
- Tweens and Teens: Equipping Parents to Make the Right Tech Decisions for their Families with Tucker Fleming
- Foundations of Youth Ministry: Partnering with Parents, with Vince Greenwald
- Rooted 2017: Walt Mueller on How the Youth Pastor Can Support and Lead Parents in Discipling Their Kids
- Partnering with Parents: A Conversation with Liz Edrington, Andy Cornett, Sarah Seibels and Dave Wright
- Mike McGarry: Youth Ministry as a Bridge Between Church and Home
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Books
A Youth Worker’s Field Guide to Parents Understanding Parents of Teenagers by Danny Kwon and Walt Mueller. This book is for youth workers who struggle to communicate with and relate to the moms and dads of the teenagers they want to reach the most. It provides tips for peacemaking, insights for better empathy, and the motivation you need to make these important relationships work.
Perspectives on Family Ministry: Three Views by Paul Renfro, Brandon Shields, and Jay Strother. Learn three strategies — Family- Integrated Ministry, Family-Based Ministry, and Family- Equipping Ministry — to disciple parents as they disciples their children in the home.
Trained in the Fear of God: Family Ministry in Theological, Historical, and Practical Perspectives by Randy Stinson and Timothy Paul Jones. Stinson and Jones focus on parents as the primary disciplers of kids and discuss how the church can equip them for that calling.
The End of Youth Ministry? Why Parents Don’t Really Care about Youth Groups and What Youth Workers Should Do about It by Andrew Root.