Equipping couples and parents, in partnership with churches, to build connected families.
The little choices you make today shape your life. They establish habits and rhythms that will lead you down a path you may or may not want to go. The over-arching rhythm I am going to urge you to adopt must be checked and re-checked daily or you will settle into nothingness. But if you... Continue Reading →
The following is from Development Through the Lifespan, by Laura E. Berk.Respond to coos and babbles with speech sounds and words.Establish joint attention and comment on what child sees.Play social games, such as pat-a-cake and peekaboo.Engage toddlers in joint make-believe play.Engage toddlers in frequent conversations.Read to toddlers often, engaging them in dialogue about picture books.Put... Continue Reading →
FamilyTimeTogether.com | Building A Courageous Home. Based on the movie Courageous, comes a website designed to equip dads and families with tools for building a courageous home. Check out some great ideas!
News & Events. Human Trafficking is a worldwide problem. Canada is not exempt and neither is my home town of Sarnia, ON. Take a moment to pray for these children and young women who are being forced into prostitution and other forms of slavery right under our noses. Click the link for more information... Continue Reading →
The book called Parenting Beyond Your Capacity has a chapter discussing family rhythms. Every family has a rhythm, but not all rhythms are deliberate and strategic. Not all families have a plan, but every family settles into patterns, habits and rhythms that shape their lives together. I want to have a family that doesn't drift off into... Continue Reading →
For one of my classes in seminary I wrote a paper inspired by the Biblical passage in Exodus 20:5-6 and repeated in Deuteronomy 5:9-10, which says, ...I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,... Continue Reading →
(For part 1Â click here.) Challenges Of course there are many challenges when it comes to ministry with children and families. As mentioned in the rationale, people have sinned and are separated from God and therefore, need that relationship repaired. So sin is the number one challenge. Leaders, parents, extended families and children are tempted to... Continue Reading →
Rationale and Biblical Foundation God loves people. In the beginning God created a universe to display his greatness. Then he created people to share and revel in it. When those people sinned, the intimacy they shared with God was forever broken. But God had an even bigger plan to show off even more greatness so... Continue Reading →
Quest for Compassion | A free Christian educational game. Get your children informed about the poor around the world. Inspire your family to get involved!
Wes Stafford, president of Compassion International is a huge advocate for children of all kinds poor or rich. Here are his five habits for families: 1. Make an unbending commitment to the magical moments of bedtime. 2. Arrange leisure time with a view to minimizing absence from kids. 3. Refuse to let media push kids... Continue Reading →
Pastor Steve is a Children's and Family Pastor. He communicates about parenting, family and children's ministry.
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