About The Course

Half of Christian high school students walk away from their faith after graduation. But parental involvement is the most influential predictor of a child’s spirituality throughout their lives. How do we parent our kids in ways that lead to lasting faith?

In this course, Sarah Cowan Johnson unpacks how parents can have an active discipleship role in forming their children’s faith, with age-appropriate insights and strategies for different developmental stages. She shows how we can identify God moments, facilitate spiritual encounters, clarify emerging beliefs, and encourage new faith habits in our children.

Filled with exercises and activities for families to do together, this course is an essential resource for discipling children with confidence and creativity.

The course is based on the book Teach Your Children Well (InterVarsity Press) available for purchase at ivpress.com or at Amazon.com.

Lesson Plan

Teach Your Children Well (Trailer)

Teach Your Children Well (Trailer)
Introduction (Teach Your Children Well)

Introduction (Teach Your Children Well)
1 - The Bad News

1 - The Bad News
2 - Activate the Parents

2 - Activate the Parents
3 - The Good News

3 - The Good News
4 - Responsive Discipleship

4 - Responsive Discipleship
5 - Leading Our Kids through God Moments

5 - Leading Our Kids through God Moments
6 - Proactive Discipleship

6 - Proactive Discipleship
7 - Stages of Spiritual Development

7 - Stages of Spiritual Development
8 - The First Path Guide

8 - The First Path Guide
9 - Cascade of Change

9 - Cascade of Change
10 - Following Through

10 - Following Through

Teaching This Course

Sarah Cowan Johnson

Sarah Cowan Johnson is a ministry trainer, consultant, and coach who works with church planters, pastors, and ministry leaders across the United States.

Bio
Sarah Cowan Johnson is a ministry trainer, consultant, and coach who works with church planters, pastors, and ministry leaders across the United States. She leads seminars for parents on family discipleship to help their children walk in the way of Jesus. She served with the Evangelical Covenant Church as the executive pastor for Sanctuary Church in Providence, Rhode Island, and previously was a staff trainer and an area director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Sarah is the author of the book_Teach Your Children Well: A Step-by-Step Guide for Family Discipleship_.

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From students to seasoned pastors and lifelong learners, Seminary Now offers the tools and insights to deepen your faith or enhance your ministry.

Seminary Now is a great resource to have in your church or organizational toolkit. The courses are thoughtfully designed in short, easy-to-digest videos for a well-paced learning experience. Imagine the rich conversations that your team can have when you are learning together from some of the most qualified and engaging Christian voices today!

Carmen Joy Imes
Author; Associate Professor of Old Testament, Biola University

Pastors have very busy lives and Seminary Now is perfect for building theological and biblical knowledge and sharpening ministry and cultural engagement skills in a manageable and affordable way. And the fact that Seminary Now is constantly adding new courses means that there is a ready-made context for becoming a lifelong learner. What a gift!

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