10-15-20 This Week in Faith

Children’s Church and Nursery- SUNDAYS [during the 8:30 service]

We have begun to offer Children’s church and baby nursery during the 8:30 service! Kids will leave after the children’s sermon.

This is a video of how the process works.

And this is a link to sign up to help.

October Memory for Kids

We have been choosing our memory verses from different CD’s produced by Seeds Family Worship. The music is a great way for kids [and parents] to get Scripture stuck in their heads. Getting God’s Word into the heads and hearts of our kids is one of the most valuable things we can do for them. This year, we are using their CD I Believe. They are also producing an online family devotional for these verses that you can find HERE. If you don’t already do family devotions, this might be a great place to start. 

CD’s are in! If you would like an I Believe CD, or a code to download the album for FREE, find me or Stephanie Atkinson this Sunday at church. We’d love to give your family one!

Scripture Memory- Ephesians 2:4-5

New City Catechism- Question 25 and Question 26

Student Ministry Schedule

Right now we are studying the book of Exodus in small groups.

Middle School- Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30PM at Faith [in the Plaza]

High School- Sundays from 6:00-7:30 at Faith [in the Plaza]

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15 Christian Parenting Quotes by Paul David Tripp

Every parent needs encouragement- I know I do! And these quotes from Tripp’s book Parenting were just that. I hope they leave you encouraged and reminded that you are not alone in parenting your kids.

Click here to read the article by Selena Frederick.

Five Questions to Ask Your Teenager About His or Her Anxiety

Knowing how to help our anxious kids can be a huge challenge. We might not feel like we know what to say, or even when the best time is to say it. This article has some simple questions to help get the conversation started with our kids- to help us crack what often seems like an impenetrable shell. One part of the article I appreciated is thinking about when and where is best to start these conversations. Timing can be everything, so these factors are important to consider when trying to set these conversations up for success.

Click here to read the article by David Murray.

Three Ways to Know if your Kid is Dealing with Loneliness

As parents, we all have times where we see in a change in our kids but aren’t sure how to interpret it or what to do with it. This article offers a way to identify loneliness in our kids by looking out for some key factors. If we think this might be something our child is dealing with, it can be the first step in knowing what to talk to them about and how to help them. Sometimes it opens the door for us to have helpful conversations with them about what has changed. Other times, it reveals the need to get a counselor involved to help them sort through what they are feeling and how they can cope with it in a healthy way.

Click here to read the article by Tim Elmore.

FREE ONLINE PARENTING CONFERENCE: Parenting Pivot Challenge

This is a free online conference with multiple speakers over the course of 14 days. If you sign up, I believe you can watch the talks whenever you get a chance. I don’t know all the speakers that will be talking but it could be a great chance to hear from different people on some of the most pressing issues facing students [and parents!] today. If you decide to participate, let me know and we may be able to get a group together to discuss is afterwards.

Click here to find out more about the conference from Axis Ministries.