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Parenting Ministry
The Parenting Ministry is families helping other families with parenting issues that we all face. We encourage and equip parents to raise their children in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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Receommended Reading:
Age of Opportunity by Tedd Tripp
Are you hoping merely to survive your teenagers? With compassion, wit, and wisdom, Tripp uncovers the heart issues affecting families during the often-chaotic adolescent years. Gain assurance of God's provision for parenting success and discover ways to seize the countless opportunities to deepen communication, learn, and grow with your teens. Study guide included
Shepherding A Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
Many parenting books are based on hit-or-miss theories steeped in secular thinking. This one draws from Pastor Tripp's seasoned experience as a father -- and from God's holy Word! Grounded in the Bible's divine plan for parenting, this guide defines your goals as a parent and provides the scriptural methods for accomplishing them. Covers infancy through the teen years.
The Heart of Anger by Lou Pirolo
Do you have an angry child? Do you know someone who does? In today's age of rage, it is critical that you recognize and address this concern before a child becomes habitually motivated by hostility. Priolo, an experienced
counselor, offers practical, biblically based help for correcting or preventing the development of unhealthy external behavior.
Instructing a Child’s Heart by Tedd and Margy Tripp
Instructing a Child's Heart is essential to Shepherding a Child's Heart. The instruction that you provide for them not only informs their mind; it is directed to persuading their hearts of the wisdom and truthfulness of God's ways. Impress truth on the hearts of your children, not to control or manage them, but to point them to the greatest joy and happiness that they can experience -- delighting in God and the goodness of his ways
Lost in the Middle By Paul David Tripp
Lost in the Middle can help all who are confronted with life in
this broken world and have lost their way. The God who seems so distant to you in this moment is actually near and active. Lost in the Middle is written to give you eyes to see him, to see yourself more clearly, and to find the real hope that you need to carry on. You do not have to be paralyzed by regret, defeated by aging, and discouraged by the passing of your dreams. This time of life, which can seem like the end of many things, can actually welcome you to a brand new way of living. As is so often the case in your walk with the Lord, this moment of pain is also a moment of grace. Because of this, we all need to occasionally step back, slow down, and consider where we are going. Lost in the Middle will help you to do just that.
Everyday Talk by John Younts
God first gave specific instructions for being a parent in Deuteronomy 6. He instructs parents to talk to their children everyday about God and His ways. Everyday Talk offers practical, creative ways to do that. Learn how to use ordinary conversations to show your kids the goodness and wisdom of God. With clear biblical teaching, John Younts illustrates how to lead your children into a greater awareness of the presence and glory of God.
God's Word teaches, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" (Proverbs 4:23). With this understanding, we believe successful parenting is not constraining behavior, but shepherding a child's heart.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
David & Tracy York
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Robert & Robin Lombardi
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Sherry Ciccone
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