Parent Resources

Family Conversation Starter

We want to help you start a conversation with your kids today about what we learned in church. Every week, you can find an overview of what we learned and discussion questions here. On the way home from church or around the table this week, use these questions to start a conversation together as a family.

In this week’s Bible story from 1 Samuel 11–13. Saul was chosen as Israel’s first king, and he started out with courage—leading the people and rescuing them from danger. But as time went on, Saul stopped trusting God and started doing things his own way. His leadership didn’t last.

Kids learned that people will sometimes let us down—but Jesus never will. Jesus is our forever King. He’s faithful, trustworthy, and He always does what’s right. While Saul’s rule came to an end, Jesus’ Kingdom will never end.

Can you think of something you started really strong but didn’t finish well?

Why do you think we can always trust Jesus as our forever King?

Right Now Media

This resource has thousands of faith based videos for kids as well as teaching videos on parenting. Send us an email and we will send you an invitation to have unlimited access to this resource.

Learn more about Right Now Media.

Parent & Child Dedication

Parent & Child Dedication is a ceremony in the church where parents bring their children to the Lord and dedicate themselves by making a public commitment to disciple their children in the Christian faith. Let's start the process of having your child dedicated.

Focus On The Family

This incredible organization has been helping families for years. One of the great resources that they provide are their magazines for families and teens/kids. View all their resources at focusonthefamily.ca.

Family Life

Family Life has been committed to helping people find biblical help for their marriage and family relationships. They provide transferable, biblically-based help for you at every stage of your marriage and family life.

Spiritual Resources

Studies show that the majority of children accept Christ into their life at home. Focus on the Family provides excellent resources for raising children and promoting spiritual growth. See How to Talk to Your Child About Following Christ.

Enjoy this short e-book on Spiritual Parenting.

Water Baptism

There is not a perfect age to be baptized, however, as children get older the more deeply they will understand what baptism means and be able to remember their baptism for their whole life. We recommend kids be in grade 5 or older before they start exploring the opportunity to be baptized. If you believe your child is ready to be baptized please contact Pastor Danae at [email protected].

To talk to your child about water baptism, here are some helpful tips on How to know your child is ready for baptism.

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