Discipleship Moments On The Go: Kids
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Dear (insert parent’s name),
Have you ever thought about how you pass on your faith to your kids? When would you do it with your packed schedule? Where would you even start!
This month we want to talk about how you, as a parent, can create discipleship moments on the go. Yes, in the middle of your already busy life, you can make a spiritual impact. Check out this month’s coaching video.
https://vimeo.com/parentministry/review/368771014/dae5688bb7
We hope you will put some of these ideas into motion this month! Email me with any questions and know we are praying for you.
(insert leader’s name)
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Subject Line: Discipleship Moments On The Go
Dear (insert parent’s name),
This month we are talking about how to create discipleship moments on the go. If you missed this month’s coaching video, take just a few minutes and watch it now.
https://vimeo.com/parentministry/review/368771014/dae5688bb7
Those five simple ideas are all steps you can take in the normal rhythm of your life. That is the key to creating discipleship moments. You have to choose to be strategic. Most parents think their lives are too busy to be effective, but with just a little be of strategic planning, you can bring Jesus into the normal flow of life. When you choose to be strategic, you don’t try to do everything, but rather, you try to do a few things with purpose and focus.
The challenge we make to parents all the time is to imagine the end. Imagine what you want for your kids spiritually. Let that be the fuel to find discipleship moments on the go this month.
You can do this, and we are cheering you on!
(insert leader’s name)
Video Script: Kids
Discipleship Moments On The Go
Welcome to this month’s online parenting class! This month we are going to talk about one of our favorite topics. We are going to help you consider what it looks like to pass on your faith to your child on the go. In the middle of normal life, we give you simple things can you do to share your faith with your kids.
The idea of influencing our kids spiritually is really intimidating for most of us. We just don’t feel qualified and we live in a culture that relies on experts to teach our children. There are camps, classes, training videos, mentoring for every issue with our families and we look at the church as the expert to pass on the faith to our children but that’s not the only way God intended faith to be shared. There’s this moment in the Old Testament where a man named Moses gives some advice to God’s people…
Deuteronomy 6:4-7 (NLT) 4 “Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. 5 And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
Moses makes it really clear. Love God with focus and passion and reveal your faith to your children as you go. Obviously Moses did not raise your child so this is a little more complicated than it sounds in 2019 but the plan is simple and it works when we make it a priority. Most of passing on our faith happens as we go through the process of normal life and as our children grow up and face more complicated situations. Moses is inviting us to bring our faith into those conversations as life happens so it’s not forced.
As a parent, here are ways to consider investing spiritually into our children as we move through life. Here are 5 moves you can make as a parent…
- Backpack Notes / You can do this with your kids’ lunchbox or backpack, just drop them a note of encouragement and a Bible verse. Make it a surprise and switch up when they get it, kids love surprises. Notes allow you to say things that your kids need to be reminded of and it lets them know you are thinking of them. If you have boys make your cards cool…avengers, star wars, you get it!
- Dinner Check-in / Once a week make sure you are having a meal together as a family where everyone has a chance to check-in! It’s really simple, ask each person to share something they are excited about for the week ahead and something they need prayer for. You lead the way as the parent.
- Empower Spiritual Habits / Get your son or daughter a simple devotional guide and help them get in the habit of using it several nights of the week. It’s important for us to encourage our kids to engage the Bible and pray more than on Sunday.
- Prayer Ask / Make it a habit to ask your child how you can pray for them. Just ask, how can I pray for you today and then actually pray for that need. Intentional prayer gives you a chance to show your child you trust God with small things in real life.
- Sunday Recap / Don’t just go to church and allow it to be left at church. On the drive home or at lunch on Sunday take time to allow each person in the family to share what they experienced on Sunday through the experience. Talking through Sunday helps what was experienced become more real.
I am hoping that these ideas got you thinking. You can pass on your faith. God can use you to lead your child toward Jesus. We are praying for you this month as you try some of these.
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Influencing children spiritually will always involve the influence of parents.
We, as parents, need to encourage our kids to engage the Bible and pray more than just on Sunday.
Creating discipleship moments with kids on the go is all about creating natural moments for spiritual conversations.
Parents: love God with focus and passion and reveal your faith to your children as you go.
The idea of influencing our kids spiritually is intimidating for most of us because we don’t have a plan.
Intentional prayer gives you a chance to show your child you trust God with small things in real life.
It’s important your child knows you are praying for them and that you don’t have all the answers.
With kids, simple notes allow you to say things as reminders, and it lets them know we are thinking of them.
Laughter and fun invite moments of trust, connection, and conversation.
Don’t overcomplicate discipleship with your kids. Keep it simple and consistent.
