The Reason for God - Absolutely a Must-Have Book

  

Many grandparents/ parents find themselves in a place where they are needing to answer questions relating to why they should believe God is real, the Bible is true, God and science go together, and God is good from their grandchildren/grown children/children. While some may know the answers, many do not. This is why today I am so very happy to share with you a book which answers these very questions - and does so with excellent, thoughtful answers. Tim Keller is the author of The Reason for God and this is a must-have book for every grandparent/parent - please recommend it to the parents/grandparents in your church.

Start Today to Equip Grandparents & Make a Significant Difference

For the past three and a half months I've been posting about how essential it is for our churches to equip, empower, encourage grandparents so they are able to hand down confident faith. Clearly I believe this is a vital part of our Children's Ministry and ministry of the church, yet in far too many churches they do little, if anything, to connect with the grandparents.

We Must Act Now

 

The past two years have had their challenges, but these challenges have given us the opportunity to open our eyes and see the truth which has been before us - more and more families are experiencing significant change as their grown children and grandchildren are walking away from faith. 

Be Part of the Answer

Today I am going to share with you a true account about real people I know and how the church - Children's Ministry in particular - must step up to be part of the answer.

Children's Ministry Matters & So Does Getting It "Right"

Children's Ministry matters. I believe everyone reading this blog agrees with this statement. Children's Ministry matters, so it matters for us to get it right. I believe you all agree with this statement as well.

So, how do we know if we are, "getting it right"? Consider the following questions . . . 

The Other Part of Effective Children's Ministry . . . Part Two!

So when it comes to equipping parents and grandparents, what can and should the church do to help them? Equipping them involves training them and this is a vital – sadly often ignored – area of critical ministry the church is in the unique place to offer to parents and grandparents, both from the church as well as the community. The church can impact church families by offering classes to help them in the following areas:

Help the Grandparents

How are you supporting, encouraging, and equipping grandparents during this post-covid time? Most churches are offering Children's Ministry again, but many grandparents find it difficult to get their grands to return, so what are you doing to support them? I'm asking because if you have grandparents in your church who are the only ones who are handing confident faith to their grandchildren and who are the ones who bring their grandchildren to your church, it is very possible they are seeing far less of their grandchildren and have fewer opportunities to connect and hand down confident faith. They need your help, because while time and distance may make the heart grow fonder, it is also able to cause a break which may leave the children feeling less attached to your church. If this happens, the grandparents may be feeling even more alone when it comes to handing down confident faith.

Today is the Final Day to Get Your Kindle Copy of Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren for Just .99 Cents

Today is the final day for you to get the Kindle Copy of Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren for just .99 cents, so I thought I'd share another "look" at the book . . . 

In Our Post-Christian Culture, Provide Reasons, Relationships & Rhythms

Certainly the grandparents and parents of the children in your ministry want them to make the choice to believe in God, trust His Word and follow Jesus. This is why they hand down confident faith - or why we need to equip them to learn how to hand down confident faith. We know as they look at their lives and the scope of things where they are able to spend their time, handing down confident faith is what truly matters - and equipping the parents and grandparents to hand down confident faith is absolutely one of the best uses of our time as people who serve in Children's Ministries.

It IS Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren - Get Your Kindle Copy for Just .99 Cents Through Monday

We grandmas are often accused of the impossible as, It IS impossible to spoil grandchildren! Before you disagree, what do you do when something is spoiled in your refrigerator? You of course throw it away, and we would NEVER throw our sweet grandchildren away - SO it is impossible to spoil grandchildren!

Take a Peek at Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren & Get the Kindle Copy for Just .99 Cents!

For the past few days I've been posting about how you are able to get the Kindle copy of my book - Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren for just .99 cents - you have until 8pm edt on Monday the 17th when the special pricing ends. Today I am very happy to share with you a bit of the first chapter of my book -

What are You Doing? How Do You Need to Change?

As you read this post, picture the families in your church's Children's Ministry. Think about the children who come to church with their parents - likely most of the children in your church are in this group. Think about children from the neighborhood around your church who come to church on their own - or possibly in your church bus if you have a Bus Ministry. Think about the children who come to church with their grandparents. Most, if not all, of the children in your ministry will fall into one of these three groups.

Get Your Own Kindle Copy of Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren for Just .99 Cents!

You are now able to download your Kindle copy of my book; Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren  for just .99 cents! This book is filled with my own stories about my grandsons as well as with Scripture and ideas to use with your grandchildren as you hand down confident faith; such as this one from Chapter Four - We All Want to Be Found . . .

Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren - Kindle Copy is Available for Just .99 Cents

Please share this with the grandparents and parents in your ministry - 

I am very happy to say, Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren is available on Kindle for just .99 cents! This book is my book - I'm the author, and yes, the three adorable boys on the cover are my three, sweet boys! Today I'm going to share with you what my book is about and why I wrote it.

Get the Kindle Copy of Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren for Just .99 Cents!

One important thing you are able to do to help grandparents in your ministry is to let them know about resources which will equip them to hand down Confident faith. Don't Worry: It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren is one such resource and October 13-17this the perfect time for them to get a copy! Please share this with them -

It is Time for Another Change

 

I have shared with you about studies from the Barna Group. Gen Z - the generation which includes many of the young adults in our church - are turning away from their faith in double the numbers of previous generations. These children/teens/ young adults have a basic understanding of the Bible - likely from Sunday school - and yet are turning to Atheism. They are listening to people on-line who are angry and bitter, filled with hate for God, and are receiving a warped and utterly wrong view of God. We - parents, grandparents, churches, publishers - did not realize we needed to teach apologetics to the ones we love and now, while they have a basic understanding of the accounts in the Bible, they do not know why they are able to believe God is real and trust Him with confidence.

Today, October 10, 2022 is the Last Day to get Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith for Just .99 Cents!

If you did not yet get your Kindle copy of  Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith today is the day to do so as it is the last day you are able to get it for just .99 cents! So, besides being able to get the Kindle copy for just .99 cents, why should you get this resource? Consider the following . . . 

Get Your Kindle Copy of Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith for Just .99 Cents!

Please share this with the parents/grandparents in your ministry and get a copy to use in your Children's Ministry as well.

If you do not already have a copy of  Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith you are still able to get your kindle copy for just 99 cents today and tomorrow! For the past few days I've been writing about how you are able to use  Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith to pass on a heritage of confident faith to the children you love. Resources like this are tools to help you pass on confident faith and today I want to share the goals of this book with you . . .

Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith - Just .99 Today & Try a Free Sample Lesson!

 

Please share this with the parents and grandparents in your ministry - and get one to use in your Children's Ministry as well!

Don't forget . . . today through Monday, the 10th, you are able to get Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith in the Kindle version for just .99! You will find it at this link. So, what will you find in this book? Well, it is filled with 52 Bible lessons, fun activities (science projects, crafts, recipes, etc.) games, guided prayers, and some of the "whys" - why we are able to believe God is real, the Bible is true, God and science DO go together, and God is good! Check out this sample lesson . . . 

Don't Let Another 20 Years Go By - Help Parents & Grandparents Now

Nearly twenty years ago a Barna study showed 85 to 96% of parents believed it was their responsibility to hand faith to their children, but beyond taking their children to church, parents did not do anything else at home. The study says; "The survey data indicate parents generally rely upon their church to do all of the religious training their children will receive. Parents are not so much unwilling to provide more substantive training to their children as they are ill-equipped to do such work. According to the research, parents typically have no plan for the spiritual development of their children; do not consider it a priority, have little or no training in how to nurture a child’s faith, have no related standards or goals that they are seeking to satisfy, and experience no accountability for their efforts.

Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith! Get Your Kindle Copy for Just .99!

My grandsons love science projects . . . one reason I included science projects in my  curriculum - Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith! They are such an engaging, "hands-on" and a memorable way to help my grandsons learn important things. 

In this day and age it is especially important for grandparents (and parents) to be focused upon passing confident faith to the children they love, but it is often a challenge to find resources to help us do this. Generations Quest - Cultivate the Faith! was written for this reason and provides 52 weeks of lessons grandparents/ parents will be able to use to engage our grandchildren/children in learning how to love, know, and walk with God!

Escape - Avoiding the Traps of Modern Christianity - Get Your Kindle Copy for just .99!

About a month or so ago I shared with you about a new book written by a friend - Chasing Whales. I highly recommend it! (You will find my review at this link.) Today I want to let you know about another book Michael Chanley which you are able to pre-order as a kindle copy for just .99 and will release to print copy next month - Escape: Avoiding the Traps of Modern Christianity.

I have to say I have not yet read this book, but will be receiving it when it releases, so today I want to share with you what this book is about and I am absolutely confidently able to say, since Michael wrote it, it is certain to provide insight to the questions we all have been asking as we watch where the church is at this point in time - and it will encourage and challenge us to walk the walk.

This Christmas Impact & Inspire with the "Life on the Goldilocks Planet" Curriculum & Book Series

  

Please share this with the parents and grandparents in your church - Christmas 2022 is just over two months away and is one of the special times of the year when we grandmas (and grandpas/parents, too) have an opportunity to impact and inspire the ones we love. Today I am sharing some excellent reasons for you to give the gift of confident faith with the "Life on the Goldilocks Planet" curriculum/ book series to children, parents, and grandparents on your gift list this year . . .

Equip and Back Them Up

As people who serve in a Children's Ministry, we are clearly people who care about reaching children with the truth of who God is and how they are able to trust and believe in Him. This is a core part of any Children's Ministry. But, there are other vital, core things for us to focus upon as well and if we do not, we will continue to see the children we care about grow up and leave the church. 

Do You Help or Make Things More Difficult?

When you read through the Bible it is clear to see God's plan for handing faith to the next generation is for grandparents and parents to work together to hand confident faith to the children He has entrusted to them. When they work together as a team to do this, they are able to make a big impact on the children. And, when the church comes alongside the grandparents and parents to support and encourage them and reinforce what they are doing with the children, it makes this team even stronger.