“disciples are handmade not mass produced” – david kinnaman
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“Disciples are handmade not mass produced” –
David Kinnaman
ChallengesO Loss of church engagement and for
some faith in our young people
O Generational ministries which are siloed
O Lack of parental engagement and ownership of faith development
• 0-30 = 1 marble per week = 1560 marbles per young person in your church
2 Big Ideas on the Solution Side
1. Generational Alignment2. Partnering Parents
Generational AlignmentO ACTIVITY – finish this sentence, at
30 I want my young adults to be / have / ………..
O 4 ways to bring practical alignment:1. Transitions2. Rows to Circles 3. Shared Outcomes4. Sharing Resources
Generational AlignmentO ACTIVITY
O What is one thing you can align across your team this week?
O What is one thing you can improve upon this year?
O What is one thing that you need to talk with your Generational team about working on aligning that seems impossible……..
Partnering ParentsO Parents are the Primary DisciplersO Duet 6 = 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the
LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Partnering ParentsO Sticky Faith
O Orange
O Developmental Assets
Partnering ParentsO Stages of Parental Engagement
O AwareO InvolvedO EngagedO Invested
Partnering ParentsO Build Awareness
O Create Opportunity
Partnering ParentsO ACTIVITY – Look at your ministry
and context, what you are already doing. Put a parent lens on it and see what changes/ tweeks you can make to begin/ advance your partnership with parents and families.
Helpful Resources O Orange
O Think OrangeO Parenting beyond your capacity
O Sticky FaithO Kara PowellO Research, sporadic email
O Sharon WittO TeenTALK – Being a parent of
teenagers book