What is it about parenting that makes it such a touchy topic in our churches? Insipid lyrics and the evangelistic merits of another gingerbread house night are all open for discussion; there will be healthy debate and a few scratches but you will live. Parenting on the other hand, and any suggestion that someone might be wrong in their parenting ‘style’, is genuinely dangerous. It’s an important topic and begs the question: when volunteers are called and everyone steps back, who should be left standing to teach and admonish and encourage godly parenting?
We have children’s ministers for children, we have youth ministers for youth, we have ministers for adults, but who teaches and encourages parents?
In our rush to embrace a homogeneous ministry model we didn’t notice the rather large holes appearing in how we support the family or mitigate the negative consequences. Here are three holes just for starters....
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