Ministry to Parents

When we think about making a lasting impact in the lives of the children we serve, one of the ways we can do this is through meaningful connections and conversations.

Throughout the whole of the Bible, we see how important relationships are to God. He created us to be in relationship with Him as well as relationship with others. Our most formative relationships are within the family. In order to have healthy relationships, we need to have healthy communication, which means we need to be able to have healthy conversations.

While we continue to deepen our own relationship with Jesus in front of our kids, we will find many opportunities to model things a disciple does and teach them what we’re learning. It’s in “along the way” places where we put our faith into practice.

True, deep spiritual formation does not happen fast. It happens slowly, over time. Sure, there can be moments of rapid growth, but developing a real faith that lasts is a process that simply takes time.

As children’s pastors and directors, we want what we share to have a lasting impact on the spiritual lives of the children we lead. We all desire to help provide a solid foundation for kids’ faith journey by making biblical truths “sticky”. One of the ways to do this effectively is by incorporating tools used by great storytellers.