From potty training to training wheels to table manners to driver’s education, the journey of parenting is one sprawling training ground after another. In all of those, there is no area of our child’s development more crucial than the maturing of their spiritual lives. At this month’s DadU, we will take a look at the key role we play as dads in training up our children in the “discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). We will seek to remove some of the mystery from spiritual discipleship and equip you with the tools necessary to help you to be faithful with your God-given role as the spiritual leader in your home. To view resources on this podcast, visit: https://www.watermark.org/message/6864
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DadU: Leading Your Family Through Uncertainty |
DadU: A Conversation about Discipline |
DadU: The Serious Business of Having Fun |
DadU: Trusting the Heart of Your Father |
DadU: Pray In Faith |
DadU: Train Them Up - Our Role in the Spiritual Development of our Children |
DadU: Tackling Your Greatest Parenting Challenge |
DadU: Competitive Parenting - Moving from Comparison to Contentment |
DadU: Leading Your Family Through The Summer |
DadU: Teach Us to Pray |
Spiritual Disciplines for Yourself and Your Kids |
Podcast: Keeping Your Marriage a Priority |
DadU: Parenting in Community |
DadU: How Your Marriage Raises Your Kids |
DadU: "It Takes a Village" - Keys to Parenting in Community |
DadU: Disciplining for a Harvest of Righteousness |
DadU: Beyond Piggybanks & Allowances To Biblical Stewardship |
DadU: Disciplining for a Harvest of Righteousness |
DadU: Technology’s Place in Today’s Family |
DadU: Raising Boys and Girls in a Gender Confused World |
DadU: Competing for Time - The Role of Sports & Activities in Family Life |
DadU: Technology's Place in Today's Family |
DadU: Spiritual Disciplines - The Simplicity of Being a Great Dad |
DadU: The Value of Trust - How to Build It, Break It, and Restore It |
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As we seek to put these principles into practice, here are a couple of ways you can take a small step of obedience:
1. Family Discipleship Plan -- Continue discussing with your family the Family Discipleship Plan, specifically focusing on the TRAIN section. Questions you'll want to ask as you process this section would be things like "What is our plan for spiritual training in this season?", "Who are our kids and what are their unique strengths and weaknesses that we see and want to consider in our training?" and "When are the times of day we have opportunities to redeem for spiritual training?"
2. Watermark Kids & Student Resources -- Make a point of utilizing the Watermark Kids & Student ministry resources made available each and every week. These resources provide simple, lay-up discipleship moments for you to use at home, unique to each life stage: Preschool Blog, Elementary Blog, Wake (6th-8th grades) Curriculum, and the Shoreline App (9th-12th grades). (TIP: You can subscribe to receive the Preschool and Elementary blog in your inbox).
RESOURCES
In addition to the Watermark resources, there were a number of other resources mentioned in today's talk centered around various spiritual disciplines. Here are a few you may want to check out.
Bible Reading:
* The Jesus Storybook Bible
* The Action Bible
* The Action Bible Study Bible (ESV)
* The ESV Student Study Bible
Scripture Memory:
* Seeds Family Worship (Scripture set to music) -- available on iTunes, Spotify, etc.
* Fighter Verse App
Prayer:
* Pray the Word Podcast
DadU equips all men – from expecting fathers to dads parenting young adults – for the high calling of biblical fatherhood.