What is it?
Parents have expressed an urgent need for help innavigating the complex issues they face in trying to raise Godlychildren. This is a 3-hour workshop to give you the Biblical principlesand practical tools you need now.
Through Biblical teaching,interactive exercises and discussion, we explore real issues parentsare facing today, and offer practical steps to help families moveforward in their faith journey together.
Our culture is rapidly changing
As parents, it can be overwhelming to know how to lead our children toward good choices.
- How do I help my children engage culture?
- How much do I protect them from it?
- How do I educate them to be discerning and wise?
- How can I be a better Godly example?
- How do I initiate spiritual conversations with them?
Who is it for?
Parents with children of any age, no matter where their family is on their spiritual journey.
Who leads it?
MattReeve is a trainer for Real World Parents and travels the countryteaching, training and encouraging parents. He will join us to leadthis workshop for parents at Alexandria Covenant Church.
Matt, his wife Jami and their two teenage daughters live in Waconia, MN. He brings almost 20 years of youth ministry experience and a passion for strong Christian families.
What does this training provide?
- Realistic, practical next steps, not cheesy ideas that teenagers will roll their eyes at.
- Help understanding what is really happening in our culture by looking at the latest statistics and what they mean.
- A deeper look at the Biblical principles of parenting, and how to apply them.
- How to build trust, independence, proper boundaries and wise decision-making.
- Ideas for how families can integrate faith into their everyday lives.
- Vision of how God wants to use each family to bring His love and generosity to their neighborhood.
- Reframes the local church as a resource that supports the entire family.
- Follow up web site with free resources to help pastors and parents go beyond the seminar.
The Real World Parents Workshops are...
- Biblical: explore Biblical principles that will help your family grow together in as followers of Christ.
- Realistic: address real issues you are facing as a parent, and develop reachable next steps.
- Fun & Encouraging: connect with other parents, laugh, and gain hope and confidence that your families can grow in Christ together.
- Practical: gain simple, concise tools to help your children develop Godly wisdom.
- Inspiring: giving your family a vision of how God wants to use you together to bring love and generosity to your community.
This seminar will...
...give hope, vision, encouragement and practical skills for parents like you to help your families grow in Christ and accomplish God’s purposes on earth.
...explore Biblical principles that will help your family grow together in their identity as followers of Christ.
address real issues you are facing as a parent, and help give you realistic, practical next steps.
...be relevant to where you family is on their spiritual journey, whether you’re just beginning or well down the road.
...give more than just quick fixes to deep problems, but potential pathways that will lead your family to intimacy with each other, and with God.
...give you simple, concise tools to help your children develop Godly wisdom.
...help families get a vision of how God wants to use them to bring His love and generosity to your community together.