Christian Parenting and Family: 35+ Resources
Almost nobody feels qualified. Most of the people raising children in your church are doing it the way they were raised, or deliberately not that way, and hoping the difference works out. Scripture speaks to this more directly than many parents expect.
This page gathers RENEW.org's teaching on parenting and family life: discipling children at home, the practices that shape a household, the conversations no parent looks forward to, and what a church owes the families in it.
Bible Verses on Parenting
Why this matters: Parents reach for Scripture at the moments they feel least sure of themselves. This is where to start.
Raising Children to Follow Jesus
Why this matters: Discipleship at home is not a program. It is mostly what children absorb from watching how their parents actually live.
- Renée Sproles"Discipling Children: Planting the Seeds (Part 1)"
- Renée Sproles"Discipling Children: Providing for the Plant (Part 2)"
- Renée Sproles"Discipling Children: Protecting the Future (Part 3)"
- Gordon Thompson"3 Keys for Training Your Kids for Lifelong Faithfulness"
- Kurt Buhr"Christian Parenting Is the Passing On of an Inheritance"
- Emily Richardson"Good Parenting Goes Beyond Keeping Kids Happy"
- Bobby Harrington"What Your Kids Really Want"
- Andrew Branham"Your Kids Are Watching"
- Debbra Stephens"Do You Know What You're Asking for Your Kids?"
Faith Practices at Home
Why this matters: Households are formed by what they repeat. These resources treat prayer, worship, and Scripture as ordinary family habits rather than special occasions.
- Joel Singleton"Practicing Spiritual Disciplines as a Family"
- Darren Williamson"Family Worship: 6 Ways Connecting with God Together Will Bless Your Family"
- Andrew Branham"5 Ways to Pray with Your Kids"
- Jeff Randleman"Making the Case for Scripture Memorization"
- Renée Sproles"Help! I'm Stuck at Home Teaching My Kids!"
- Jim Frech"Bless Your People"
The Family's Priorities
Why this matters: Most families never decide against their faith. They let a calendar decide for them. These resources are about the trade-offs parents actually face.
Hard Conversations
Why this matters: Sexuality, doubt, deconstruction, and adult children who walk away are not hypothetical situations. Parents need something better than silence or panic.
- Ellen Radcliff"When to Teach Your Kids About Sexuality and Gender?"
- David Young"Is it my fault my adult children don't believe?"
- Daniel McCoy"Who Is to Blame When a Faith Deconstructs?"
- Cody McCully"Helping Our Students Navigate Doubt, Deconstruction, and Faith"
- Chad Ragsdale"Review of 'The Anxious Generation' by Jonathan Haidt"
- Tyler Richter"Preparing Students for College: Intimate Relationship with Jesus"
Grandparents and the Long Game
Why this matters: Grandparents often have more time, more credibility, and more patience than they realize, and a discipling role no one else can fill.
The Church and the Family
Why this matters: Families cannot do this alone, and churches often organize as though they should. These resources are for leaders building around households rather than only around age groups.
- Bobby Harrington"The Present & Future State of Family Discipleship"
- RENEW.org"Family Discipleship? The Tools Your Church Needs."
- Jay Austin"How Churches Can Engage in Family Discipleship: Q&A with Jay Austin"
- Daniel McCoy"Jesus Loves the Little Children—and the Church Must Too."
- Adam Jones"Revitalized Churches Embrace Spiritual Parenting"
- Daniel Koch"Want to Do Something Eternal? Do Kids Ministry."
- Jim Frech"Want to Learn About God? Volunteer to Help Kids."