Parent Equip Video Series
Session One: Influence with Intent
Our brains have limited capacity to truly focus on multiple things at a time. When we focus on one thing, we now have limited capacity to also focus on other things. As parents, there are a lot of things vying for our focus, and it’s very easy to focus on the immediate instead of the eternal.
Lesson Plan
Parent Equip Worksheet
Conversation Starters and Prayer Prompts
Session Two: Influence with Love
Today’s session will focus on the importance of helping our children make their relationship with Jesus the primary source of their individual identity. Church involvement is particularly significant when pointing your family toward Jesus as the ultimate source of their identity.
Lesson Plan
Parent Equip Survey
Parent Equip Worksheet
Conversation Starters and Prayer Prompts
Session Three: Influence with Wisdom
In the previous session, we discussed the role church involvement plays in helping children establish a solid identity as part of the body of Christ. This session will dig into the importance of complementing church involvement with intentional discipleship in the home.
Lesson Plan
Small Group Resources
True/False Quiz of Silly Laws
Parent Equip Worksheet
Conversation Starters and Prayer Prompts
Session Four: Influence with Action
Our children are growing up in a world that is hostile to biblical truth. This session will focus on 5 primary values to equip families to live intentionally Christ-focused in the midst of this hostile culture.
Lesson Plan
Gospel Conversations
Parent Equip Worksheet
Conversation Starters and Prayer Prompts
Recommended Reading
Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
In Parenting, author Paul David Tripp unfolds a more biblical perspective on parenting than merely adhering to a list of rules. He lays out fourteen gospel-centered principles that will radically change the way parents think about what it means to raise up a child, informing everything they do as a parent. Principles include grace, identity, lies, authority, foolishness, and character.
The New City Catechism for Kids
A simplified version of The New City Catechism designed for children, this 64-page booklet contains 52 short questions and answers aimed at helping them better understand God, humanity, sin, and salvation.