What Makes Great Faith-Based Parents? (pt 3)
Seeing and Approaching Our Kids Like Jesus Last week we explored how our faith and relationship with Jesus can help us escape the pressure and expectations we face today as parents. Escaping the pressure at bay is essential if we want to keep our kids’ hearts close to us and encourage a faith that lasts.
What Makes Great Faith-Based Parents? (pt 2)
Escaping Pressure and Expectations as Parents Great faith-based parents are able to Escape Pressure and Expectations. This may be counter to what we have heard or believe. We have been told that high expectations lead to higher achievement. Is this true when living under pressure and a list of expectations increases stress, decreases patience, and […]
What Makes Great Faith-Based Parents?
We desire to raise kids that listen, learn, and stay in the faith, but how? By Jeff Schadt — Revive Family Founder What makes us great faith-based parents? That is a question we should all ponder. Now take a few minutes to consider it and then write down 3 to 5 short bullet points that […]
Changing Kids’ Hearts, Love and Spirit. (pt 3 of Focus on Progress Rather Than Destination)
Parents I get it. Letting go of the traditional meaning of discipline and choosing to focus on progress is scary enough. But….when you add the thought of having only one rule, to Love One Another with hormone crazed adolescents, it takes it to an entirely different level of faith to get there. This is where […]
Handling Issues Through Love (pt 2 of Focus on Progress Rather Than Destination)
Right now, when it comes to your children you may not see how “handle with love” can make for good results. Last week we explored why we need to focus on our kids’ progress rather than the destination or the desired outcome in their lives. As parents it is easy to slip into the mindset […]
Focus on Progress Rather Than Destination! (pt 1)
Over 1,000 families signed up for our Influential Parenting Academy in just over four weeks. As a result I have been receiving more phone calls from parents related to their kids. Many of these calls come from parents who have finished the class and are about to begin the implementation process or have taken the […]
Parenting with Love (pt 1)
A rare voice from Heaven Only twice in the New Testament does God the Father speak audibly to mankind; once at the baptism of Jesus and secondly on a mountain when Jesus was revealed in glory to Peter, James and John. All of the first 3 gospels record the events. Not to be disrespectful in […]
Essential T’s of Family Connection: Transparency (pt 5)
The Vital Nature of Transparency The family that came for Revive’s family camp could not have anticipated the change that would begin with just one week of time, fun and transparency. The importance of transparency cannot be overstated when it comes to family connection and togetherness. Transparency is a delicate topic and can strike fear […]
Essential T’s of Family Connection: Time (pt 4)
When Stephen Covey wrote his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” his second habit was “Begin with the End in View.” That applies to the first blog post in this 5-part series, being Together, or Togetherness. If our GOAL is togetherness we need to visualise more than simply physical proximity, which we can […]
Essential T’s of Family Connection: Trust (Pt 2)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart…“. So begins Proverbs 3:5. And over a hundred times the Bible talks about trusting God. “Sure” you say, “God presents Himself, and is presented as totally trustworthy. He does not lie and is holy and without flaw. Trustworthiness flows out of His perfect character. So that means […]
Healing Our Hearts: From Hurt to Healing to Health (pt 5)
Prior to my journey of heart healing I had intellectually forgiven the sources of the stuffed issues and pain within me. Yet without having turned and dealt with the harm within, it was not a full forgiveness. As the negative beliefs I had adopted came to the forefront and the sources of those beliefs were identified, […]
Healing Our Heart: Healing Only Comes When the Heart is Opened (pt 4)
Given that our culture is not a culture of grieving it seems only natural that we would learn to stuff our feelings only to reach a point where our hearts shut down because of unresolved issues with our parents, others or things outside our control which lead to the amount of pain we carry inside.
