{"id":505,"date":"2014-09-12T21:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T21:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=505"},"modified":"2014-09-12T21:24:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T21:24:00","slug":"working-together-raising-your-children-from-within-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2014\/09\/12\/working-together-raising-your-children-from-within-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Together- Raising Your Children from Within the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"working<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all heard that \u201cit takes a village to raise a child\u201d and \u201cchildren are our future,\u201d but is there any truth to those statements? I would say, \u201cAbsolutely!\u201d As parents, we\u2019re responsible for our children\u2019s academic, emotional, social, and spiritual growth and development, according to Deuteronomy 6. So we begin that process at birth\u2026teaching them to communicate, walk, love, eat, pray, and much more. (My father-in-law says that we spend the first year or two of our kids\u2019 lives teaching them to walk and talk, and the rest of the time telling them to sit down and be quiet!) But it\u2019s our job, and it\u2019s a big one. Thankfully, the Lord never asks us to do something that He doesn\u2019t also equip us to do, and He doesn\u2019t ask us to do it alone. He gives us His wisdom and His body. We do well when we take advantage of both.<\/p>\n

Raising kids to love God and love people (the two greatest commandments) is certainly not child\u2019s play. We all benefit from the help of immediate and extended family, friends, and hopefully, our churches. While parents can never ask the church to take over the responsibility of overseeing our children\u2019s spiritual growth and development, we sure can ask for help. That\u2019s what\u2019s happening when we bring our kids to church, whether they sit with us in \u201cbig church\u201d or go to a class with other kids.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig Church\u201d and \u201cKids Church\u201d are led by fellow believers who have offered their time, energy, and knowledge of being a follower of Jesus. They have offered themselves to partner with parents in doing what God has asked us to do, and by bringing our kids we are taking advantage of their offer\u2026their partnership. What a beautiful idea God had!<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019re a parent, the next time you take your kids to church, tell someone \u201cThank you\u201d for caring enough to partner with you as you do your job. And if you\u2019re one of those faithful leaders who are loving and teaching those kids, know that you are a treasured member of the \u201cvillage\u201d making a valuable investment into the future!<\/p>\n

\"Ellen<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Ellen (Eby) Moore serves as the Consultant for IPHC CHildren\u2019s Ministries, as well as the Children\u2019s Pastor at The Ark Church, in Conroe, Texas.\u00a0 An Oklahoma native with a rich IPHC heritage, Ellen earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Oral Roberts University after receiving her undergraduate and masters degrees in Education from Central State University (now the University of Central Oklahoma).\u00a0 After years in public and private education she now enjoys serving kids, parents, and volunteers in her local church by creating environments where kids are connected to Jesus and encouraged and equipped to follow and serve Jesus for the rest of their lives.\u00a0 Ellen is convinced that God has incredible plans for every child\u2019s life right now, not just for when they grow up, and they are changing the world.\u00a0 Ellen has been happily married to her childhood sweetheart, Phillip, for over 25 years, and they\u2019re about to enjoy the \u201cempty nest\u201d as both of their children, Joshua and Meagan, will soon be in college.\u00a0 When she has free time, you\u2019ll usually find her in the kitchen.<\/em><\/p>\n

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