Parent Resources

PARENT RESOURCE CORNER

 

Kids learn the amazing truths of Jesus each week in our ministry and we know these truths will be even more impactful if they dive into His word at home. To fuel your efforts as a parent we provide resources that we believe will help support and equip you to be your child’s primary spiritual leader.

Books for Parents

Shepherding a Child’s Heart

Written for parents with children of any age, this insightful book provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child's heart into the paths of life. Shepherding a Child's Heart gives fresh biblical approaches to child rearing.

Parenting Your… Book Series

The Parenting Your… book series is made of individual phase guides from birth to 12th grade. Each guide is based on hundreds of hours of research and countless interviews with child development experts, professional counselors, teachers, and parents.

5 Love Languages for Children

Now discover how to speak your child’s love language in a way that he or she understands. Discover your child’s love language, assist your child in successful learning, use the love languages to correct and discipline more effectively, and build a foundation of unconditional love for your child.

Parenting Beyond Your Capacity

Discover a bigger story in which to involve your family, one in which multiple influential voices combine in order to tell kids the same thing: that a relationship with God really matters.

Books for Families

Core 52 Family Edition

In just a year, Core 52 Family Edition takes children aged 6 to 12 from biblically curious to spiritually confident and competent. Best of all, it’s a journey you’ll take with them!

52 Uncommon Family Adventures

Give your family the gift of lifelong memories while having fun, connecting spiritually, and speaking each other’s love languages. Enjoy all the benefits of the quality time you dreamed of without all the pressure of advanced planning.

Dinner Table Devotions

This devotion book helps families start where they are already gathered together on a daily basis―around the dinner table. The result is a meaningful daily discussion in which every family member can participate, drawing the whole family closer to God . . . and each other.

52 Creative Family Time Experiences

This book provides 52 experiences for families to share time together with lasting benefits. Each experience includes a short Scripture reading, games, activities, and guided discussion that will draw families closer together and closer to God.

Books for Kids

Wow! The Good News in Four Words

The gospel is often called “the Good News,” and that’s because it’s the best news ever! Wow! tells the Good News using four words: Wow! Uh-Oh. Yes! and Ahh. Bright, joyful illustrations and rhymes walk kids through God’s whole story―and show kids that God’s story is their story.

Story Book Collection

A great collection of The Creation Story, The Easter Story, and The Christmas Story for your Preschooler. Told through an engaging, easy-to-understand rhyme.

No Matter What: A Foster Care Tale

From best-selling author Josh Shipp comes a mostly autobiographical tale about finding home. With hilarious illustrations and a heartwarming message, No Matter What is sure to have your own family laughing out loud and holding each other tight.

God Made Me Unique

God Made Me Unique, a beautifully illustrated picture book, helps parents and caregivers teach children that God creates every person in the image of God and each individual has tremendous value, regardless of his or her appearance or abilities.

Podcasts for Parents

Raising Boys and Girls

In each episode of this podcast, they share some of what they’re learning in the work they do with kids and families on a daily basis at Daystar Counseling Ministries. Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding, a little more practical help, and a whole lot of hope.

The Intentional Parents

Do you long to be intentional about raising your kids to be passionate Jesus followers? Do you wish for a thriving marriage? A thriving life? Each week Phil and Diane Comer, along with Brook and Elizabeth Mosser, bring biblical hope and practical help in the how of life, marriage, and parenting.

Parent Cue Live

Parent Cue Live is a weekly podcast featuring parenting experts designed to help parents do family better.

The Bible for Kids

The Bible for Kids Podcast is co-hosted by Mike Nawrocki (VeggieTales co-creator and voice of Larry the Cucumber) and author and home-school mom Sarah Humphrey. On the podcast we strive to help you discover resources from many publishers and ministry partners to help your children gain biblical insights.

We believe each of us has a gift from God for the sake of the church — it’s simply about finding where your gift and passion meet.