Raising Spiritually Aware Kids
Email 1
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Subject Line: Raising Spiritually Aware Kids, Part One
Hello Amazing Parents!
Yes, that is you! You are amazing! You may not hear it enough or feel like it
enough either. If you are seeking to raise Godly kids in this crazy world, you are
an amazing parent!
It is not an easy task, and you may feel like some days you are failing, but God is
with you, and we are too. We always want to give you some love, help, and
continued prayer!
One of the ways we work to keep you going on your amazing journey of parenting
your kids is by offering up a variety of tools, like our “monthly toolbox resources”
or our special monthly Online Parenting Classes.
This month our short Online Parenting Class is here to help you as your raise
children to be spiritually aware and growing in faith. I hope that gave you a quick boost toward continuing on, this month in your parental awesomeness.
Teaching your kids to be more spiritual aware is such an important thing.
Even for ourselves as parents, we need to be constantly working to keep
ourselves aware of what God is doing in and around us!
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Blessings on your month-
Children’s Pastor
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Subject Line: Raising Spiritually Aware Kids, Part 2
Hello Parents:
One of the greatest opportunities you have as a parent is opening your children’s
eyes to God’s presence in our world. It is a wonderful moment when your
children become more spiritually aware of their world and God’s work in it.
This month’s Online Parenting Class is a quick encouragement about “Raising
Spiritually Aware Kids.”
Here are a few reflections and questions to consider after watching this month’s
video:
1. What are your insecurities when it comes to discussing God’s presence and
personal faith with your children?
2. How have you seen your own personal pursuit of God changing your family
life?
3. What is a verse that has been powerful in your journey of faith that you could
share with your children?
4. How can you make staying engaged in your church as a family a priority this
summer?
5. When and where will you have time together as a family during the summer
months (mealtimes, long car rides…) that will give you opportunities to have
spiritual conversations?
We hope your summer months are fun and exciting times as a family, but they are
also moments of God making you all more aware of His presence!
Blessing on Your Home-
Children’s Pastor
Video Script
Raising Spiritually Aware Kids
Welcome to this month’s online parenting class. Being a parent can be challenging and
our team just wants to be one voice cheering you on. God created you to parent your
child and speaking of God…this month we want to help you raise spiritually aware kids.
There is nothing quite as complicated for a parent as God and their children. Every
parent has their own insecurities when it comes to faith. That insecurity is what tries to
convince us that we have no place in helping our kids understand what it means to
follow God or have faith or read the Bible. We think we will mess everything up, but the
truth is that it’s impossible to mess faith up when you are being honest and pointing kids
to a God that loves them more than we ever could!
Raising spiritually aware kids begins with parents that consistently point their children
toward the love and goodness of God and not their own goodness. Our goodness and
our effort are not what lead kids to God. Our honesty and consistent pursuit of God is
what our kids need to see from us. What you pursue will shape what your kids pursue.
If you want God to be something your kids pursue then there are a few steps you can
consistently take…
Help your kids engage the Bible early.
This Bible is God’s story and God’s ways revealed to us, so getting kids to engage the
Bible opens the door to something bigger than just our own spiritual advice. There are
great versions of the Bible that are easy for kids to understand. Help your kids engage
the great moments of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus quickly and watch God work
in their lives.
Engage at church as a family.
Church is a place of community where you link arms with other families to pursue Jesus
and serve others. For many families, church has become an option and not a regular
part of family life. When your church engagement grows as a family your spiritual
influence grows because you have other people investing in your kids.
Make spiritual conversations a normal part of family life.
The more you talk with your kids about God when they are young the bigger that door
will be open as they grow into teens. Now is the time to talk about faith on a regular
basis. You can leverage meal times, bedtimes or car time, but just be intentional about
making time and starting the conversation. You can even listen more than talk or offer
advice!
You can lead your kids toward God and allow them to discover the love and goodness
of God over time. Be brave and allow God to use you!
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Tweet Five: When your church engagement grows as a family, your spiritual influence
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Tweet Six: The more you talk with your kids about God when they are young, the bigger opportunities will be open to you as a parent as they grow into teens. #teenlife #parenting #familylife #opendoors #godlyparenting