What does it mean to have a multi-generational mentality in discipleship and raising children?

Jason Dohm shares insights from Deuteronomy 32:7, emphasizing that discipleship should be a multi-generational endeavor. This means wisdom is not confined to a single generation but can be found across different generations, which is significant because if discipleship only happens within one generation, we miss out on the wisdom of those who came before and will come after us. Every generation should avoid the misconception that they are the sole containers of all wisdom and should rather seek wisdom from other generations.

The next point Dohm highlights is the importance of the younger generation seeking wisdom from their elders. While parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents should impart wisdom to their descendants, it is also the responsibility of the younger generation to seek out and pull this wisdom from their elders. This helps balance the responsibility of wisdom transfer and encourages the younger generation to have an appetite for wisdom from those who have more life experience and have 'been through the wars'.

Proverbs 1:8-9 (NKJV): 'Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.'