Building Faith at Home and in Community
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Studies have shown that children who are regularly exposed to the gospel, guided by mentors, and actively participate in kids' church and Sunday school, along with parents who are dedicated to teaching and modeling their faith, are more likely to continue their Christian journey into adulthood." [43:31]
2. "If you've ever genuinely looked at the gospel message, what Jesus has called us to do with our lives, those habits and patterns are easier to learn as a child than as an adult. It is simply harder for an adult to get to a point in their life where they are willing to completely surrender everything to Jesus if they have no prior exposure to what that actually means than it is for a child to learn the importance of their decision to follow Jesus." [46:46]
3. "The Christian life was never designed to be walked alone. God is all about relationship. It's why we were created in the first place. Every story that we read in the Bible ties back to relationship. And God even sent his son to die to break down the barriers to our relationship with him." [01:00:14]
4. "John Maxwell said, one of the ways that we can ensure the next generation can stand on our shoulders and do better is by giving them our best today. Our best is found in our time and our effort, being open to mentoring and engaging with the younger people that we see each week." [01:02:00]
5. "These kids deserve our best efforts to keep their eyes on Jesus. These are the kids who sit downstairs on the verge of tears because their friend has declared they don't believe God is real and they don't want to go to church with them anymore. These are the kids who want to know why there are people that still don't believe God loves them when he is so awesome." [01:02:00]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Home is where the bulk of a child's spiritual growth and development will occur, but it doesn't exclude the teaching they receive at church. Home is where those ideas that they hear about on a Sunday morning are either reinforced or torn down." [42:02]
2. "But without the parents reinforcing these lessons at home, they don't have the impact that they need to. So each week, we also try and equip the parents with the tools that they need to continue the lessons at home. We have these great things that we make called Make It Stick. These are designed for parents to use during transition times. Those are the moments between activities, and they have been shown to be the most common spaces for parents to engage their child's faith in conversations." [48:48]
3. "Part of reinforcing faith habits in kids lives is the influence of the adults around them. The book Sticky Faith talks about a five to one ratio of adults who regularly pour into the lives of a child. So when other adults from within a church community make an effort to ask how a child is doing. Ask them what they learned in Sunday school. Ask them what they need prayer for that week. Offer to pray with them and for them. And just engage them in their faith. It creates what the book calls a sticky web of relationship." [53:18]
4. "When a child is dedicated in the church, we as a congregation make a promise to the parents to help support them in raising their child in faith. This is what we mean by that. Having adults willing to be active in faith conversations and modeling to the children of the church." [56:52]
5. "The book also says to be explicit with your children about the web you are creating. Ask for their input about adults they feel connected to and adults they feel safe with. Tell them that you are creating a network of people around them to help encourage their faith and help them grow. This is not a covert operation. We are helping them form a community. A community with people more mature in faith. A habit that all of us should have." [55:37]
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1. "Studies have shown that children who are regularly exposed to the gospel, guided by mentors, and actively participate in kids' church and Sunday school, along with parents who are dedicated to teaching and modeling their faith, are more likely to continue their Christian journey into adulthood." [43:31]
2. "If you've ever genuinely looked at the gospel message, what Jesus has called us to do with our lives, those habits and patterns are easier to learn as a child than as an adult. It is simply harder for an adult to get to a point in their life where they are willing to completely surrender everything to Jesus if they have no prior exposure to what that actually means than it is for a child to learn the importance of their decision to follow Jesus." [46:46]
3. "The Christian life was never designed to be walked alone. God is all about relationship. It's why we were created in the first place. Every story that we read in the Bible ties back to relationship. And God even sent his son to die to break down the barriers to our relationship with him." [01:00:14]
4. "John Maxwell said, one of the ways that we can ensure the next generation can stand on our shoulders and do better is by giving them our best today. Our best is found in our time and our effort, being open to mentoring and engaging with the younger people that we see each week." [01:02:00]
5. "These kids deserve our best efforts to keep their eyes on Jesus. These are the kids who sit downstairs on the verge of tears because their friend has declared they don't believe God is real and they don't want to go to church with them anymore. These are the kids who want to know why there are people that still don't believe God loves them when he is so awesome." [01:02:00]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Home is where the bulk of a child's spiritual growth and development will occur, but it doesn't exclude the teaching they receive at church. Home is where those ideas that they hear about on a Sunday morning are either reinforced or torn down." [42:02]
2. "But without the parents reinforcing these lessons at home, they don't have the impact that they need to. So each week, we also try and equip the parents with the tools that they need to continue the lessons at home. We have these great things that we make called Make It Stick. These are designed for parents to use during transition times. Those are the moments between activities, and they have been shown to be the most common spaces for parents to engage their child's faith in conversations." [48:48]
3. "Part of reinforcing faith habits in kids lives is the influence of the adults around them. The book Sticky Faith talks about a five to one ratio of adults who regularly pour into the lives of a child. So when other adults from within a church community make an effort to ask how a child is doing. Ask them what they learned in Sunday school. Ask them what they need prayer for that week. Offer to pray with them and for them. And just engage them in their faith. It creates what the book calls a sticky web of relationship." [53:18]
4. "When a child is dedicated in the church, we as a congregation make a promise to the parents to help support them in raising their child in faith. This is what we mean by that. Having adults willing to be active in faith conversations and modeling to the children of the church." [56:52]
5. "The book also says to be explicit with your children about the web you are creating. Ask for their input about adults they feel connected to and adults they feel safe with. Tell them that you are creating a network of people around them to help encourage their faith and help them grow. This is not a covert operation. We are helping them form a community. A community with people more mature in faith. A habit that all of us should have." [55:37]
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