We believe that the Next Generation Matters.

As Parents, it's our responsibility to raise our children with the knowing the hope and love of Jesus Christ. We hope the resources below will help you start gospel conversations and disciple your children through every walk of life.

We’re excited to also offer our Continuing the Conversation Guide as another resource to further aid in discipling your children.

REMEMBER — NO BOOK OR RESOURCE CAN EVER REPLACE THE BIBLE.

All humans are fallible and subject to error—no matter how famous, studied, or acclaimed they are. This means we do not affirm every aspect of every resource, and inclusion on this page doesn't equate to a full endorsement of all an author's works. We encourage you to read the Bible as your primary source for truth.

Continue The Conversation

  • Week 1

  • This week find a time to continue the conversation with your child/teenager based on what we learned in the Homework series. Here are a few questions to help jump start that conversation.

    1. When you grow up, what do you want to be known for? (Not necessarily what they want to do, but the type of person they want to become.)
    2. How could Mom and Dad support you and let you know that we are always there for you? (This is a great time to discover how they feel about “performance acceptance”.)
    3. How could we as a family grow together in our understanding of who God is and His plan for our lives? (Use this time to guide your family toward a more consistent time praying together, studying the Bible together, or continuing to talk about what is being discussed at church.)

    HOMEWORK: This week select a night for the family to make dinner together. Divide all the roles and have everyone contribute. This could be a fun night to not only share this experience together but to continue the conversation over dinner!!

  • Week 2

  • This week find a time to continue the conversation with your child/teenager based on what we are learning in the Homework series. Have this conversation in the car, while eating dinner together or possibly praying together before going to bed. Here are a few questions to help jump start that conversation.

    1. Who is a person you look up to? Why do you look up to them? (This is a great time to discover the type of person your child/teenager looks up and potentially wants to emulate.)
    2. Have someone read Proverbs 13:20. “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”
    3. What do you think this verse means? What is the result if we hang out and spend time with wise people? What about if we hang out with unwise people? (Help them to understand that the people closest to us influence us and the choices we make and even what we hold to be true.)
    4. How does it make you feel when Mom or Dad have to discipline you? Why do you think it’s important for us to discipline you? (Discipline is for correction, not punishment)
    5. How can Mom and Dad do a better job of encouraging you? (Ask for ways that you can speak encouraging words to them to build them up.)

    HOMEWORK: This week's homework is GAME NIGHT as a family. Select a game that everyone can participate in and enjoy some friendly (hopefully) competition. It can be a board game, card game or video game. NOTE FOR SUPER COMPETITIVE PARENTS: Tonight is all about the fun. Not winning!

  • Week 3

  • This week find a time to continue the conversation with your child/teenager based on what we are learning in the Homework series. Have this conversation in the car, while eating dinner together or possibly praying together before going to bed. Here are a few questions to help jump start that conversation.

    1. When you hear the word “love”, what does that mean to you? (Help them to see what we discovered in the sermon about the definition of love.)
    2. What does it mean to love Jesus more than any treasure on this earth? (People and things will attempt to gain our affection, but experiencing Jesus’ love is the only thing that brings life.)
    3. Why is loving Jesus first important in helping us love each other? (How He loves us is how we should love others.)
    4. Read 1 John 4:19 - “We love because He first loved us.” - How should this impact how we really love each other?

    MARRIED PARENTS: This week's HOMEWORK is to go on a date night. During the night we want you to have a conversation around what it looks like to invest in your marriage and both being on the same page with that. Ask the other how you can invest into them to make your marriage thrive!

    SINGLE PARENTS: We would love for you to take the time to go out on a date with your children/teens? Go out to their favorite restaurant and ask the questions above!

General Parenting

  • Bibles

  • ESV Childrens Bible (Ages 5-10)

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    ESV Big Picture Bible (Ages 5-8)

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    Jesus Storybook Bible

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    ESV Student Study Bible

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  • Family Devotional

  • Dear God, I Have a Question: Honest answers to kids’ questions about faith

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    Talking to Your Kids about Jesus: 30 conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have

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    Family Worship: In the Bible, in History and in Your Home

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    Indescribable: 100 Devotions for Kids About God and Science

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    The New City Catechism

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  • Special Needs

  • Eat, sleep, save the World: Words of Encouragement for the Special Needs Parent

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    The Life we Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs

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    Like Me: A Story About Disability and Discovering God’s Image in Every Person

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  • Cultural Issues

  • 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You

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    The Pro-Child Life: Three Ways We Love the Tittlest

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Kids

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