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Parents should start thinking about and talking about their kids’ faith long before dropping them off at the university dorm.
Key Points:
- Parents should start thinking about and talking about their kids’ faith long before dropping them off at the university dorm.
- Our goal as parents is to get our kids to go “full circle” as followers of Jesus. They should trust Jesus for salvation, honor God with how they live their lives, and help others to pursue God. This will help your kids have a faith in Jesus that will go the distance.
- Encouraging kids to be in student groups can help your kids help others others pursue God. Without real, relational engagement with others, many people become “consumer Christians.”
- “Consumers” often don’t end up internalizing their faith and truly following Jesus Christ. Christians need to pursue God for themselves and help others do the same.
- Helping others pursue God is an untapped resource in inspiring current believers to grow and mature in the Christian faith.
- One big reason so many Christian kids fall away from faith in college is because they are not truly rooted in Jesus Christ. By taking ownership of their faith as teens, your kids will be better equipped to weather the challenges that come on university campuses and in the working world.
Quote This:
Proverbs 22:6 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- “One big reason so many Christian kids fall away from faith in college is that they are not truly rooted in Jesus Christ.” Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement.
- Have you ever thought about or talked about how your kids are going to live out their relationship with God as they continue to grow and mature? What are some decisions you’ve made or potential challenges you see on the horizon?
- Do you think your kids’ faith will weather the storms of a university campus or the working world? What can you do now to start preparing them?
- In what ways does helping others pursue God grow and mature us as believers? How can it help your kids grow and mature as believers?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
