1. Encourage parents to do these simple faith-building activities
with their children.
- Pray daily with and for your
children.
- Memorize one verse together as
a family each week.
- Review Sunday school take-home
papers. Do the activities together. Talk through the recommended
discussion questions.
- Be with your children daily --
talking, listening, and applying Bible truths to your lives and theirs.
- Read Scripture together. It doesn't have to be much, but it has to be clear that God's Word is an important resource and part of daily life.
2. Provide faith-building connections between homes and your church.
- Give a copy of your
curriculum's scope and sequence to each family so parents know what Bible
personalities and stories children are studying in Sunday school.
- Create a prayer room at your
church where entire families can go and pray together.
- Organize family outings such as day trips, outreach opportunities, and service projects.
3. Recommend these parent-partnering resources to parents.
- 52 Fun Family Prayer Adventures by Mike and Amy Nappa is a creative mixture of
ideas for families to use as they pray together.
- Collect-N-Make Crafts for Kids by Susan Lingo includes questions that drive home
the point of the craft.
- Family Night Tool Chest Series by Jim Weidmann and others brings families
together for an evening of learning and fun.
- Not-So-Quiet Times: 240 Family
Devotions by Tracy Harrast is a
book of devotions based entirely on Jesus' words and lessons.
- Praying the Bible With Your Family by David and Heather Kopp includes
100 kid-friendly prayers with Scripture and devotions.
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