Talk #2 from Feb 2026 Gendered Education Saturday Seminar

Practical Guidance: How to Raise Boys to Be Good Men and Girls to Be Good Women | Christian Parenting | Wade Thomas

How do you actually do it? In this practical session from our Saturday seminar on Christian parenting, Associate Pastor Wade Thomas of Christ the King Church (Fort Thomas, KY) delivers 21 concrete, actionable tactics for raising masculine sons and feminine daughters in the home.

Where Pastor Michael Clary laid the theological and cultural foundation — explaining what to do and why it matters — Wade Thomas gets into the trenches. This is the "how" session: real, specific parenting practices that shape your children's instincts, identities, and affections as boys and girls.

In this session you'll learn:

• How to identify and address the hidden sins and weaknesses that Satan exploits in your home
• Why homeschool families face unique social risks for both boys and girls — and how to account for them
• How to let your daughters experience the full beauty of femininity and domestic life without rushing them
• How to give your sons the freedom to take risks, fail, and grow into responsible men
• Why laughter builds more loyalty than lectures — and how to leverage it in your home
• How to use your family tree, reading lists, and daily rhythms to form your children's masculine and feminine identities
• Why your marriage — including how you delight in each other — is one of your most powerful parenting tools
• How to raise children who are Spirit-dependent, not merely method-dependent

This is the practical companion to Pastor Clary's foundational session, linked below. Followed by a full panel Q&A.

Key Scriptures: Genesis 1–2 | Proverbs | Ephesians 5–6 | 1 Peter 3

Recommended Reading Mentioned: Robinson Crusoe, Pilgrim's Progress (Parts 1 & 2), Confessions (Augustine), Paradise Lost, Autobiography of Hudson Taylor, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings

Topics: biblical parenting, how to raise boys, how to raise girls, raising godly sons, raising godly daughters, Christian masculinity, biblical womanhood, Christian fatherhood, Christian motherhood, homeschooling, classical Christian education, complementarianism, Christian family, gender roles, Reformed Baptist, practical parenting, family discipleship, Christian marriage