Comments on: For The Kids http://headsparks.com/2008/06/18/for-the-kids/ //in the glow, then it fades Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: daniel so http://headsparks.com/2008/06/18/for-the-kids/#comment-2919 daniel so Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:44:55 +0000 http://headsparks.wordpress.com/?p=339#comment-2919 Mia -- I think it's great that you're resourcing parents to take the lead in their kids' spiritual formation. As part of the priesthood of all believers, I would love to see the role of vocational pastors move from being "the pros" to coming alongside people and empowering them to walk with God in the everyday. * * * Sigh. Yes, the senior pastor issue. Actions definitely speak louder than words, and the way pastors interact with their families says more than proclaiming the importance of "family ministry" from the pulpit. Mia — I think it’s great that you’re resourcing parents to take the lead in their kids’ spiritual formation. As part of the priesthood of all believers, I would love to see the role of vocational pastors move from being “the pros” to coming alongside people and empowering them to walk with God in the everyday.
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Sigh. Yes, the senior pastor issue. Actions definitely speak louder than words, and the way pastors interact with their families says more than proclaiming the importance of “family ministry” from the pulpit.

]]> By: Mia http://headsparks.com/2008/06/18/for-the-kids/#comment-2918 Mia Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:06:20 +0000 http://headsparks.wordpress.com/?p=339#comment-2918 "What an amazing thing it would be to see parents joyfully take responsibility for the spiritual growth and formation of their children —" Yes yes yes yes. I think for us (Jundo's, Pastors) it's so easy to have that responsibility be a natural thought in our every day lives. But for parents who do not minister the gospel as a living... it's something they do not take up. *sigh* that is the struggle. @YN we're still trying to get the parents to be more involved. right now i've come to the conclusion, that the majority agree that they would like to be/shoudl be the spiritual authorities in their homes but don't have the 1) TIME nor 2) Confidence. re: #2 we're trying to help parents by providing resources such as family worship, family dvd's and family devotional guides. It's #1 and the priority of school and other life events over spiritual teaching that is the biggest problem.., It looks like it starts with the senior pastor. If the senior pastor makes it a priority teaching and models it thus so... but that's rare. *sigh* “What an amazing thing it would be to see parents joyfully take responsibility for the spiritual growth and formation of their children —”

Yes yes yes yes. I think for us (Jundo’s, Pastors) it’s so easy to have that responsibility be a natural thought in our every day lives. But for parents who do not minister the gospel as a living… it’s something they do not take up.

*sigh* that is the struggle. @YN we’re still trying to get the parents to be more involved. right now i’ve come to the conclusion, that the majority agree that they would like to be/shoudl be the spiritual authorities in their homes but don’t have the 1) TIME nor 2) Confidence.

re: #2 we’re trying to help parents by providing resources such as family worship, family dvd’s and family devotional guides. It’s #1 and the priority of school and other life events over spiritual teaching that is the biggest problem.., It looks like it starts with the senior pastor. If the senior pastor makes it a priority teaching and models it thus so… but that’s rare. *sigh*

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