Posts Tagged Parent Resources
Family Friday-Resources for the Partnership
Posted by Randall W. Ross in Parenting, Resources, Teaching, Thoughts and Reflections on July 31, 2009
Over the last few months, we have been working on a new philosophy of family ministry at Faith Church. We see the need (because the Bible teaches it) for parents and church to work together for the spiritual growth of children. We summarize it in this way:
The Family Ministry Team at Faith Church exists to partner with parents in helping children become mature followers of Jesus Christ.
We envision a partnership that supports what parents do at home with their kids while providing additional avenues for growth and development at church. Implicit in all of this is the role of the spiritual family, the body of Christ, in caring for and bringing up children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Eph. 6:4)
You can see the full philosophy of ministry HERE.
One of the goals that we want to pursue is putting helpful resources and ideas into parents’ hands. This website will be a significant channel for this. On Fridays in particular, we will be sharing ideas for fun and learning that families can enjoy together.
Check back each week and see what we come up with.
If you have any ideas for family traditions, fun, learning, and spiritual growth, leave them as a comment on this post.
The Do Hard Things Tour-July 11
Posted by Randall W. Ross in Conferences, Curriculum, Events, Leadership Issues, Parenting, Resources, Student Ministry, Teaching, Theology, Thoughts and Reflections, Youth Culture on June 17, 2009
Coming To Chicago
Saturday, July 11
9am-5pm, Cost $30/person
Parents and Students Come See Our Summer Study In Action!!
We will be taking a group down to the Moody Church for the conference so sign up soon to reserve your seat!
Sign Up before July 2 for a savings of $5 per person (price goes up to $35 after July 2)
Download the Flier HERE
Register by e-mail or call the Church Office
Gather Book Store…Any Ideas?
Posted by Randall W. Ross in Curriculum, Leadership Issues, Parenting, Resources, Teaching, Youth Culture on April 20, 2009
We are discussing the idea of having a book store (really just a table with books on it) available to you on Sunday mornings and other special events. The books, magazines, articles, videos, etc. would be selected for their connection to student ministry, parenting, teaching and ministry leadership. Some items would be for purchase and others could be loaned out (like a library).
With this in mind, we’d like to know from you any suggestions for what should be on that table. What have read lately…What have you seen or heard…What is something you’d like to read see or hear…that we should make available through this book store?
Please leave your suggestions as a comment on this post…or click here.
Thank you so much for your help!
What Can We Watch Tonight?
Posted by Mark Moulton in Book Reviews, Media Critique, Movies, Parenting, Parenting, Resources, Youth Issues on March 31, 2009
Book Review by Mark Moulton
Recommended
Movies, TV, video games, music, and other media claim our children’s attention about 3 1/2 times the hours that they spend in classes. Yet sadly, patterns of media use in the households of believers differ little on the average from those in a typical American home. Such statistics motivate Dr. Ted Baehr in the introductory chapters of What Can We Watch Tonight? to probe into just how our families and their members might better honor Christ in their use of the visual media.
Believing that “whoever controls the media, controls the culture,” Dr. Baehr’s concerns extend beyond simply providing Christian reviews of popular movies (in this case, movies of note from the nineties). The reviews provided represent only one of several prongs in the strategy of his Good News Communications/Christian Film and Television Commission. The organization aims both to promote better Christian viewing practices and to encourage those managing the public media to clean up its moral appeal and produce comparatively more Christian-friendly offerings.
