Ministry To Parents Blog

I can still picture pulling into the parking lot with our family that day. Our church had organized a packing event to assemble hygiene kits for families in Ukraine. For weeks, the news had been filled with images and stories...

A few years ago, I was at a conference, and one of the speakers was talking about a specific area of family ministry. As he described what to build and how to make it become a real part of the...

Years ago, a couple moved into a house in our neighborhood, and the corners of our backyards connected. One day, I was out doing some yardwork when their dog wandered over, soon followed by one of our new neighbors. We...

February is upon us, and the world is bursting with hearts and flowers. It’s also that time of year when the spotlight is on love. When we love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind, it naturally flows...

During my young adult years, I learned a concept that I readily embraced. My personality was perfectly suited to take this idea and weave it into everyday life. In a lot of ways, holding onto this philosophy has served me...

At this point in my life and career, I find myself in a lot of conversations with parents where they are looking for help and seeking advice. Part of this is because I’m old, part of it is because I’ve...

As a fourth grader, my youngest came home one day singing a song I was unfamiliar with. Although not explicit, the lyrics weren’t exactly appropriate for a nine-year-old. Since it wasn’t music my husband or I listened to, I couldn’t...

If you serve in ministry long enough, you start to notice something about parents and what they’re looking for. Most parents don’t come to church looking for experts; they come looking for relief. They need relief from feeling behind. They...

When she was 8 months old, I dropped our first daughter on her head. It was actually more of a gentle bump on the carpeted floor since I managed to get a hold of her by the legs before impact,...

I was recently sharing with a group of parents in a seminar at a church, and a mom asked to talk to me privately. She has three kids, all under the age of nine, and she is really struggling in...

Over the last several years, my wife and I have had a lot of meaningful conversations with our young adult kids as we’ve reflected on their childhood. They have their own stories and interpretations, some accurate, and some not so...

It was a Sunday morning, and I was walking down the hallway of our church in between services. I ran into a couple that I knew fairly well. They have three sons, and one of them was my son’s age...