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Parents want to connect with their kids and pass along their faith as part of those connections. Timothy Smith gives the ideal tool to parents making this possible using as little as 20 minutes a week. This book provides 52 experiences for families to share time together with lasting benefits. Each experience provides a list of materials needed, a warm-up discussion, Scripture reading, an activity involving the entire family, and suggested discussion points to reinforce the main point of the experience. Smith also provides ideas for adapting the activities and discussion for younger children and teens. This book is divided into three sections; informal moments, intentional moments, and milestone moments including rites of passage and holidays and is useful for a variety of family settings. Start a tradition of sharing love, laughter, and learning with your family each week using creative ideas that bring faith home.
What is it about peanut butter that makes it so popular? Most homes in North America always have a jar in the cupboard. I think peanut butter is so popular because it is tasty, nutritious, easy-to-use, and affordable. But one characteristic about peanut butter stands out--it's sticky. Just for fun, watch a You Tube video of a dog eating peanut butter. It's hilarious! In fact, watch it with your kids. What would happen in our families if we had peanut butter faith--tasty, nutritious, simple, and sticky? Did you know that at least fifty percent of the children who are active in their faith and church involvement stop being involved as older teens or in their college years? What made the difference for the minority of kids who retained their faith? What made their faith sticky? One of the factors for the young people who retained their faith was that they talked about faith at home. I think the problem is that parents have outsourced spiritual formation to the church or the Christian school. The solution is for Christian parents to bcome the primary trainers of spiritual formation for their chidren and teens, and have the church serve a secondary and supportive role. Of course, the issue is that most parents don't know how to do this. But that is the purpose of 52 Creative Family Time Experiences--to train parents to have formal and informal conversations and experiences with their children about faith. Talking about faith at home is very biblical: "Write these commandments that I've given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are sitting at home or walking in the street, talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night. Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder. Inscribe them on the doorposts of your homes and on your city gates." (Deut. 6:5-9)
Part One Informal Moments; Introduction; Peanut Butter Families; Part Two Intentional Moments; Starting Out; 1. Why Famililes; 2. We Need Reminders; 3. Family Traditions; 4. Sand Castles or Monuments; 5. Love Doesn't Quit; 6. Family Is Still A Good Idea; 7. The Worry-Hurry Connection; 8. Escape from Hurry At Work and School; 9. It Takes Time to Grow Up; 10. Learning Contentment; 11. The Power of Not Giving Up; 12. WWF - World Wrestling Families; 13. Why We Rush; 14. Sold Out; 15. Heart Guard; 16. Don't Break My Heart; 17. Heart Training; 18. The Last Word; 19. They're Family; 20. Live Long and Prosper; 21. The Endangered Species; 22. Rest Is a God Idea; 23. A Day of Rest; 24. Only One Thing is Needed; 25. The Luxury of Sitting; 26. Favorites; 27. Be Wise; 28. Audience of One; 29. Recharge; 30. Who's Kingdom; 31. May I Serve You?; 32. Holding Things Loosely; 33. Love Is On the Inside; 34. Life Is Worship; 35. Bringing It Home; 36. No Fear; 37. A Peaceful Family; 38. A Truthful Family; 39. Heroes At Home; 40. Our Family Brand; Part Three Milestones Moments - Rites of Passage and Holidays; 41. Back to School; 42. Halloween/Harvest Season; 43. Thanksgiving; 44. Christ-Centered Advent; 45. A Christmas Gathering; 46. A Family New Year's Eve; 47. Valentine's Day; 48. Palm Sunday; 49. Easter; 50. Independence Day; 51. Mother's Day; 52. Father's Day; Conclusion; Materials List

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Publié par	Randall House
Date de parution	11 septembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781614840671
Langue	English
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2012 by Timothy Smith
Published by Randall House
114 Bush Road
Nashville, TN 37217
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Scripture quotations marked ESV are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version , Copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version , Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version, Copyright 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publisher. Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation. Copyright 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from The Message. Copyright by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 13: 978-0-8926-5678-3
Table of Contents
PART ONE: I NFORMAL M OMENTS
Introduction
Peanut Butter Families
PART TWO: I NTENTIONAL M OMENTS
Starting Out
1. Why Families? (Deuteronomy 5:7-10)
2. We Need Reminders (Deuteronomy 6:6-9)
3. Family Traditions (Deuteronomy 8:2, 11-16)
4. Sand Castles or Monuments? (Joshua 4:4-7)
5. Love Doesn t Quit-Finding Nemo movie (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
6. Family Is Still a Good Idea (Deuteronomy 7:9)
7. The Worry-Hurry Connection (Philippians 4:6-7)
8. Escape from Hurry At Work and School (1 Thessalonians 2:7b-8)
9. It Takes Time to Grow Up (Ephesians 4:11-13)
10. Learning Contentment (Philippians 4:11-12)
11. The Power of Not Giving Up-UP! movie (Philippians 4:13)
12. WWF-World Wrestling Families (James 4:1-3)
13. Why We Rush (1 Corinthians 9:24)
14. Sold Out (Deuteronomy 6:5)
15. Heart Guard (Proverbs 4:23)
16. Don t Break My Heart (Colossians 3:21)
17. Heart Training (Ephesians 6:4)
18. The Last Word (Malachi 4:5-6)
19. They re Family-Protect Your Family-The Blindside movie (Psalm 91:14-16)
20. Live Long and Prosper (Ephesians 6:1-3)
21. The Endangered Species (Psalm 23:1-3)
22. Rest Is a God Idea (Genesis 2:2-3)
23. A Day of Rest (Exodus 20:8-10)
24. Only One Thing Is Needed (Luke 10:38-42)
25. The Luxury of Sitting (John 12:3)
26. Favorites-Toy Story movie (James 3:16-17)
27. Be Wise (James 3:13-16)
28. Audience of One (Matthew 6:1-4)
29. Recharge (Luke 5:15-16)
30. Who s Kingdom Is It? (Matthew 6:9-11)
31. May I Serve You? (Acts 20:35)
32. Holding Things Loosely (Matthew 6:19-21)
33. Love Is On the Inside-Shrek 2 Movie (1 Samuel 16:7)
34. Life Is Worship (Matthew 6:32-33)
35. Bringing It Home (2 Corinthians 8:11)
36. No Fear-Soul Surfer movie (2 Timothy 1:7)
37. A Peaceful Family (John 14:27)
38. A Truthful Family (Ephesians 4:15)
39. Heroes at Home-The Incredibles movie (Joshua 1:7)
40. Our Family Brand (Psalm 78:5-7)
PART THREE: M ILESTONES M OMENTS : R ITES OF P ASSAGE H OLIDAYS
41. Back to School (Proverbs 10:17)
42. Halloween/Harvest Season-Despicable Me movie (Deuteronomy 31:6)
43. Thanksgiving (Psalm 136:1-5, 25)
44. Christ-Centered Advent (Acts 20:35)
45. A Christmas Gathering (John 8:12)
46. A Family New Years Eve (Deuteronomy 8:10-16)
47. Valentine s Day (John 15:13-15)
48. Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:8-9)
49. Easter (Matthew 28:1-7a)
50. Independence Day-July 4 (John 8:32)
51. Mothers Day (Proverbs 31:28-29)
52. Fathers Day (Ephesians 6:1-3)
Conclusion: Tale of Two Families
Materials List
Appendix: Resources, Endnotes
Endnotes
Part One
I NFORMAL M OMENTS
Introduction
It s epic out there! said my friend Tom as he shook the water from his ears and set his surfboard on the grass at The Point in Ventura. The northwest winter swell brought frigid water temperatures and an eight-foot swell. I caught a right all the way from Stables to past the Point! Yeah, it was epic!
Epic -We surfers use the word, but only to describe conditions, waves, and experiences that are worth talking about. We call it talking story. It s the surf culture s narrative tradition. In the evenings, as we gather, we swap stories about the day: who caught the best wave, who had the worst wipe-out, who did the most-lame thing on land, etc. But only the biggest and best stories are reserved for the adjective- epic .
As I thought about talking story, it occurred to me that this was exactly what God wants us to do with our children at home and as we walk on the way with them. Take time to talk about HIS story. God s story is epic!
Your kids are Generation iY-the younger half of a generation highly influenced by the Internet, iTunes, iPhones, instant info, and the immediate reward of moving up a level in a video game, or instantly ordering their urge du jour online. All of these I s add up to a very I-centered child.
Engaging our children, especially around spiritual issues and topics, can t be done in a lecture. I like what Dr. Tim Elmore writes in his book Generation iY-Our Last Chance to Save Their Future . 1
A lecture isn t enough anymore-or at least we cannot begin with a lecture. If we want to be heard, we must engage iYers interest with an experience that captures their imagination. They want to do or see something. They want action and interaction. So instead of asking, What do I want to say? we should ask ourselves, How can I say it creatively and experientially?
I would add, How can we learn to ask questions instead of lecture? Gen iY is more likely to respond to talking story and having a conversation than a lecture-especially preteens and teens. Recent research on what makes faith stick with adolescents and young adults supports this. Researchers and authors, Drs. Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark write:
Throughout our research process, parents have repeatedly told us that their best conversations with their kids occur in the midst of everyday life-when they are in the minivan together talking about soccer practice, or when their kid is stressed over finding a prom date. Those times of crisis or debriefings of the day s events are often the best springboards for deeper conversations . . . One of the most important pieces of Sticky Faith communication advice we can share is this: never explain something to your kid if you can ask a question instead. 2
The Bible expects parents to be the primary influencers of spiritual formation with their children, with the church and other ministries in a supportive role. But what does it mean to be a spiritual leader in the home? Do we have to light candles? Have organ music playing? Sing Gregorian chants? How can we as parents influence our Gen iY children?
The good news is that parents are usually the most important influence in their children s lives. Dr. Christian Smith, from the University of Notre Dame found, in a survey of more than three thousand teens and their parents that the most important social influence in shaping young people s religious lives is the religious life modeled and taught to them by their parents. 3 He also said, on a panel that I heard, When it comes to kid s faith, parents get what they are . 4
You get what you are. What are your kids picking up from your passion and example? What are you passing on to your kids? Are you talking story? Are you talking about God s story, or are you outsourcing spiritual growth to the church, the youth group, or the Christian school?
So how do we connect in an epic way with our kids? Remember that this generation wants an experience before an explanation. Futurist Leonard Sweet describes today s culture and Gen iY as EPIC - Experiential, Participatory, Image-rich and Connected. 5
Experiential -Our kids want to engage their senses to see, touch or do something, not simply hear about it.
Participatory -Gen iY wants to express themselves online, with Tweets, Facebook posts, and texting their votes for their favorite on the singing and dance competition shows on TV.
Image-rich -Spending nearly eight hours a day in front of a screen, this is a visually oriented crew. Images, icons, and brands may be their language more than words.
Connected -Teens don t see their phone as a tool as much as an appendage. It is always with them and they need it to stay connected with their friends and the emerging news and social events.
52 Creative Family Time Experiences is designed to set up three kinds of epic moments with your kids:
1. Informal -daily moments when you can impress faith.
2. Intentional family times -that you schedule weekly, or every other week.
3. Milestones -holidays and rites of passage when you affirm spiritual growth.
My hope and prayer is that you would strategically and intentionally plan epic conversations and experiences with your children that generate experiencing God together. Don t worry about doing it perfectly. Sometimes the failures and flubs make the biggest impressions. Something is better than nothing. Apply grace where needed.
Enjoy the epic journey,
Timothy Smith
www.ParentsCoach.org
Peanut Butter Families
What is it about peanut butter that makes it so popular? Most homes in North America always have a jar in the cupboard. I think peanut butter is so popular because it is tasty, nutritious, easy-to-use, and affordable. But one characteristic about peanut butter stands out-it s sticky. Just for fun, watch a You Tube video of a dog eating peanut butter. It s hilarious! In fact, watch it with your kids.
What would happen in our families if we had peanut butter faith -tasty, nutritious, simple, and sticky?