PARENT PATHWAYS TOOLS
Key Opportunities
Focus Areas
What is “Parent Pathway”?
Leading People
As a parent, you are called to lead your kids to know, love, and follow Jesus. Not only are you called but you are the best suited to do it.
The parent pathway gives you the tools to know how to lead your kids at each step of the journey. Kids that retain their faith into their 20s have been known, shown, and own their faith.
Resources
Known, Shown, Own
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KNOWN
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SHOWN
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OWN
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Tables, Trails, Trials & Miles
If this sounds overwhelming, let me give you some key opportunities that have a huge impact over time. look for ways to build rhythms around these 4 key inetractions.
TRIALS
Tables are the intentional, scheduled conversations that you regularly have with your kids – whether it is a daily devotional time, memorizing scripture in the car, or praying at bed time. What table times are part of you rhythm. Here are a few ideas.
TRAILS
Trails are the unplanned conversations that happen as you go. Look for opportunities to point our kids to God in daily life Here are a few ideas.
TRIALS
Trials are those times when things don’t go well. Whether it is a consequence of poor choices or something out of our control, these are key opportunities to point our kids to Jesus and understand the world through the lens of scripture. Here are a few ideas.
MILES
Miles are those milestones where we celebrate what God has done. We can always look back to significant events that act as an anchor as we move forward. Here are a few ideas.
Authority, Story, Glory, Ways & World
What do we teach them? Maybe you don’t have a clue what they need to hear or know. Here are 5 categories to help. As they develop, there is a progression of focus from one to the next. Learn More.
AUTHORITY
Our kids need to understand God’s authority and how he gave parents authority to lead them. This is foundational to being able to lead them all the way through the journey.
STORY
In order for kids to understand their own story, they need to understand the story the find themselves in, which is God’s story that we see in the Bible. Here are more ideas and resources..
GLORY
Our kids need to see God’s glory, understanding who He is, what he has done, and how we are to respond. Click here for ideas and resources. Here are more ideas and resources.
WAYS
Our kids need to know and see the rhythms and commands God has given for how we are to live. Here are more ideas and resources.
WORLD
Our kids need to know and see the rhythms and commands God has given for how we are to live. Here are more ideas and resources.
How Does Parent Pathway Work?
Now that we have seen the core pieces, how do i lead my kids at each stage of their lives? Click an age group below to see a summary of a plan for that specific age group.
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