Conversations we Need to Have – Parents as Faith Shapers
Most believers would say their understanding of God came from what they learned about God in their home. The July 20th message focuses on the role of parents in shaping the faith of their children. I believe the greatest joy of a parent is leading their child in a dynamic relationship with Christ. Yet there is a tendency for the spiritual life of a family to be focused around just the time they are at church. How do we shape our children spiritually in our home? How do we have God conversations with our children in our daily life? What is the role of the church in helping parents be faith shapers? Watch the message at www.springhillbaptist.org and then share your joys and struggles in being a faith shaper and how your parents have influenced your life spiritually.
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I am looking forward to this message. It is a very timely message for our church. The Children’s ministry team has adopted a new curriculum and ministry vision (being put in place in September) which embraces the idea of parental involvement in spiritual development of their children. There will be new opportunities and expectations for parents to engage themselves in their children’s learning experience at Spring Hill. Spring Hill Children’s Ministry seeks to provide spiritual and practical tools which foster spiritually healthy FAMILIES.
Some of the best memories I’ve had as a dad have come from the bedtime conversations with my preschool daughters. My favorite so far was the time when Molly at age 4 asked me where I thought Heaven was? Before I could fumble my way through an answer, she emphatically tells me that Heaven must be in her heart. Curious, I ask her why she thinks that. Without missing a beat, she tells me, “Well, Jesus lives in Heaven, right? And Jesus lives in my heart, right? Then Heaven must be in my heart.” What could I say to that?
Dan,
Great Message! As a mother of two young children, I needed to hear that it’s my responibilty to develop my children’s thrist for Christ. Often times, it’s easy to assume someone else will do it or think that they learn what they need to know in Sunday School.
My parents didn’t do the best job of engaging me spiritually. We went to church, but that was about it. We only blessed our food at holiday meals. I think all in all I turned out okay, but hope to influence my children more dramatically. I certainly will make a heartfelt effort after this sermon.
Have you ever looked at your family’s calendar, I mean really looked at your calendar? It seems nowadays we outsource everything in our children’s lives. Soccer lessons- drop off at Darden Towe. Art class- Seminole Square. Jesus Time- did that hour at church last week. Being faith shapers means more than dropping off at Sunday School, that would just be outsourcing again. How do we guide our children in their faith walk while looking at our real life calendars? It’s a tough question, but it can be done by everyday conversations and family routines. Join us this fall and learn how your famiy can begin the walk.
After a divorce, I remember when my three children were still quite young; and at the same time every morning, we sat together and participated in what we called a Family Altar. We read one scripture verse each morning and discussed it to discover what it meant. Then we sang one short Christian song together before they were off to school. I often wondered if it was doing any good until one day out of the blue my oldest daughter (then 13) told me that she could see a markable difference in the days we had this time together from the days we didn’t. She said her days were always better after having our Family Altar. There is a difference in our life experience when we put God first. I am very thankful that when I was unsure, Jesus apparently was getting through.