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Parent Resources

The purpose of this page is to equip parents with biblical resources for navigating the teenage years. For many, this can be a challenging season. Here are some starter materials accessible at home.

As always, if families are experiencing a difficult time, we would be honored to offer our support throughout this season.

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Rites of Passage Experience (ROPE)

Your teenager is made up of three things: Body, Mind, and Soul.

We see a lot of parents of teenagers doing an amazing job encouraging their teenager physically.  The emphasis on sports and fitness in our society is amazing. We see a lot parents of teenagers doing an excellent job setting their teenagers up for success academically.  They are focused on sharpening the mind of their teenager.

When it comes to the teenager’s soul, we see a lot of parents who want to see their son or daughter become who God has called them to be but just don’t know how to help get them there.

Deuteronomy 6 spells out our goal for parenting to teach children to love God and learn his ways.

“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”

From this passage we see that the parents are the primary spiritual leaders in the life of a teenager and that it is to be taught in the regular rhythm of your home.

The Student Ministry wants to help in this process of passing down your faith with a plan called the Rites of Passage Experience (ROPE for short).

The Rites of Passage Experience is an annual activity for you and your teen that will maximize your influence as a parent. For each Rite of Passage, we will provide preplanned, creative, and fun activities to help you and your student learn from the experience being highlighted that year.

  • 6th Graders – Preparation of Adolescence
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    You will spend five nights throughout the year together discussing the changes that will happen in your teenager’s body, mind, and soul over the next few years.
  • 7th Graders – Purity Weekend
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    Get away with your student for a weekend and share with them your dreams for them in the area of sexual purity.
  • 8th Graders – Blessing Ceremony
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    Gather friends and family to honor your student and help them understand their transition out of childhood into adulthood.
  • 9th Graders – Driving Contract
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    In preparation for the driver’s license, you will work with them on the idea that they will be getting more than the keys to the car; they will be getting your trust.
  • 10th Graders – Money Matters
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    Spend an evening investing in your teenager by helping them understand God’s plan for handling money.
  • 11th Graders – Family Tree
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    Give your teenager an understanding of who they are by teaching them where they came from.
  • 12th Graders – Manhood or Womanhood Ceremony
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    Unleash your teenager into adulthood with a biblical understanding of who they are as a man or woman of God.