Family Discipleship at Pathway

This episode of Friday's are for Families focuses in on the birth of Jesus. How do we talk to our kids about Christmastime? How do we talk about the birth of Jesus? What do our kids understand about His birth? Why did Jesus come in the way He did?

We invite you to join Jenna and Ben as they talk about this Advent season and specifically talking in your home about the birth of Jesus.

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This week we interviewed Pastor Jason for our Fridays are for Families focus. He shares what their journey of discipleship has been like as he and Elisa have been navigating how to disciple 8 kids ranging in age from a college senior to a first grader.

Today we continue our theological conversation from the Gospel Project, talking about Jesus as King. We don't talk much about kings and queens, or kingdoms, unless we are talking about the King of England or playing some sort of game or watching a video that involves those things. Kings don't make it all that often into our regular conversation.

And yet.

Jesus is the King of kings. What does that mean? And why does it matter for the discipleship of our families? We talk about that and more in this week's episode of Fridays are for Families.

This week we interviewed one of our elders, Morris Book, about what family discipleship looked like as he and his wife raised their kids. Now a grandparent, Morris provides a helpful perspective for us as we navigate the tensions of time, work, parenting, and more as we try to disciple our families well.

What is a priest? What does it mean that Jesus is our High Priest? We talk about that and what all of it actually means and why it matters as we do family discipleship at home.

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR KIDS:

Do you know what a priest is?

What are stories of priests you know from Scripture?

How does knowing that Jesus is our mediator change the way we should live?

What does family discipleship look like in the Hart home? We'll talk about that, as well as what discipleship things they have fallen into, what they have done intentionally, and some challenges that come having kids in various ages and stages of growth and development.

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This is the second part of our new Fridays are for Families focus this season. We will spend time each month talking through the Big Question from the Gospel Project curriculum and how to talk theology with our kids at home.

Theology is the study of the nature of God. Theology matters because what we believe about God matters. We pass on what we believe about God to our kids in the way we talk and teach them. Theology matters!

That's why we believe in these conversations and seek to come alongside you to disciple our kids well.

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR KIDS:

How can we praise and adore Jesus daily, even away from the crowds? What might that look like in our home?

How does knowing Jesus fulfills prophecy increase our trust in God?

What about this is hard to believe?

We are beginning season three of our Family Discipleship series, Fridays are for Families. This season we are excited to bring you new content in a new format: interviews and conversations! We are kicking off with an interview between Jenna Hannum, Children's & Women's Director, and Ben Marshall, Pastor of Student Ministries, as they talk about what family discipleship is, why they do it, and how it looks unique in each of their families.

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Summer is a natural time to celebrate change, and specifically milestones. It is a time when our kids move up to the next grade, we take vacations together, and often experience unique and different things as a family.

Summer is an awesome time to reflect on the past year and to identify and celebrate God’s faithfulness, and make and mark milestones. How? That is the topic of today's Friday's are for Families episode.

Our kids change quickly – both in their moods in a given day AND in how soon they grow up from this little baby into this gangly, awkward, awesome teenager.

It’s when we make the most of those quick moments that we make consistent and lasting change in the lives of our kids. How can we maximize those moments? That is the topic of today's Friday's are for Families episode.