Parents Parents Parents

We just had our fall parent meeting and I am reminded of how it important parents our to the ministry I lead. I would even go so far as to say that Edge is a ministry to parents just as much as it is a ministry to students. If we don't value parents in this ministry, we wouldn't have students in this ministry...bottom line. The reason is that parents play a vital role in the lives of their kids. As a matter of fact, parents are way more influential on their kid's lives than any youth pastor or small group leader. Because this is true, it's my job to help. It's my job to partner with parents. Our leadership team has to come along side the parents to point their kids to Jesus Christ. Sometimes, we say the same things as the parents, but because we are not the parents, student's listen. This year, my staff and I have decided to beef up the parent aspect of our ministry. We are adding 2 things to help:

1. This blog will serve as a tool for parents. I will be posting 1-2 times per week with follow up outlines to my talks, recent culture news, middle school trends, valuable parenting resources, and more. My desire is to see this as a way that parents can join me in this ministry (really, I am joining parents).

2. This year, we are also going to record all of my teaching talks from Wednesday nights so that parents have access to them if they are interested in hearing what I talked about. This will help parents follow up with their sons/daughters more effectively. I start the conversation and my desire is to see the parents continue it.