:: The Crest - Student Ministry ::

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer
the sacrifices of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. ECCLESIASTES 5:1

- Great WEBSITES for Parents -
   Center for Parent/Youth Understanding
      www.cpyu.org - Understanding today's youth culture
   Focus on the Family
      www.family.org - Articles and information helpful to families
   Plugged In
      www.pluggedinonline.com - Movie Reviews by Focus on the Family
   Youth Builders
      www.youthbuilders.com - Encouraging Parents; Building Families
   Heritage Builders
      www.heritagebuilders.com - Helps to train and equip families to pass on a Godly heritage

- Great BOOKS for Parents -
   Effective Parenting in a Defective World by Chip Ingram
   The 10 Building Blocks For a Happy Family by Jim Burns
   Parenting With Kingdom Purpose by Ken Hemphill & Richard Ross
   What a Daughter Needs from Her Dad & How a Man Prepares his Daughter for Life by Michael Farris
   Raising a Modern Day Knight by Robert Lewis
   Seven Keys to a Healthy Blended Family by Jim Smoke

- The POWER of a Parent's Love -
Teenager's faith lives are strongly affected by their relationship with their parents. Dr. Robert Laurent, author of Keeping Your Teen in Touch with God, list seven factors parents can work on to strengthen family bonds:

1) Renew your own passion for Christ.
2) Verbally express your love for your teen.
3) Learn to keep their confidences and take them seriously.
4) Be vulnerable and admit when you are wrong.
5) Never embarrass your teenager.
6) Forgive and forget.
7) Give your teenager your time and attention.

God calls on you, the parents to facilitate true transformation and equip and reinforce Biblical truths in yor student's life (Deuteronomy 6:1-9). Use the information in the crest booklet or website to shepherd your student, moving them from a basic knowledge level of Biblical truth to a deeper, personal level of understanding that they embrace and make their own.