JANUARY parent resources
Happy New Year! We can’t wait to get started on a new year of ministry with you and your teenager.
A 4-WEEK SERIES FROM NEHEMIAH ON WISDOM
SERIES OVERVIEW:
We all have goals! Whether your goal is to raise your grades, learn a new skill, get TikTok famous, change the world, or all of the above, there are things you want to do, accomplish, and become. But let’s be honest — it’s not always easy to achieve our goals. Sometimes it difficult to even know which goals to set in the first place! That’s why, in this 4-week series, we’ll explore the story of a guy with a seemingly impossible goal and the steps he took to make his goal a reality. His name is Nehemiah, and because of his example we can learn a lot about goal-setting, decision-making, leadership, and trusting God. Through Nehemiah’s story, we’ll see that big difficulties can inspire God-sized goals, you are designed for God-sized goals, God gives us strength to pursue God-sized goals, and God-sized goals require God-sized gratitude.
SERIES OVERVIEW:
We all have goals! Whether your goal is to raise your grades, learn a new skill, get TikTok famous, change the world, or all of the above, there are things you want to do, accomplish, and become. But let’s be honest — it’s not always easy to achieve our goals. Sometimes it difficult to even know which goals to set in the first place! That’s why, in this 4-week series, we’ll explore the story of a guy with a seemingly impossible goal and the steps he took to make his goal a reality. His name is Nehemiah, and because of his example we can learn a lot about goal-setting, decision-making, leadership, and trusting God. Through Nehemiah’s story, we’ll see that big difficulties can inspire God-sized goals, you are designed for God-sized goals, God gives us strength to pursue God-sized goals, and God-sized goals require God-sized gratitude.
TIP OF THE MONTH
We probably tell our kids that they can change the world, but do we mean “someday” or “today”? And are we actually giving them the tools they need to become the leaders we say they can become? Here are a few things we can do to help every teenager learn to lead right now: 1. Let them lead (and serve) now. 2. Give them responsibility. 3. Help them develop leadership skills. 4. Celebrate their efforts.
We probably tell our kids that they can change the world, but do we mean “someday” or “today”? And are we actually giving them the tools they need to become the leaders we say they can become? Here are a few things we can do to help every teenager learn to lead right now: 1. Let them lead (and serve) now. 2. Give them responsibility. 3. Help them develop leadership skills. 4. Celebrate their efforts.
RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
Raise your hand if you’re a procrastinator! How about your teenager? One of our biggest obstacles to achieving our goals (the God-sized goals and the normal-sized goals too) is procrastination. Take a few minutes to check out this TED TALK on procrastination today — it will help you and the teenager you’re parenting too!
Raise your hand if you’re a procrastinator! How about your teenager? One of our biggest obstacles to achieving our goals (the God-sized goals and the normal-sized goals too) is procrastination. Take a few minutes to check out this TED TALK on procrastination today — it will help you and the teenager you’re parenting too!
