Family Ministry Resources 12+

PCI Resources

• Faith in your Teens
  Video and discussion material to stimulate conversation among parents about aspects of how to raise faith in teenagers.
• Family-friendly Youth Ministry
  Video resource exploring how parents and youth leaders can partner together to support the spiritual development of young people.
• Close to Home
  A seven-session video and Bible study resource exploring what it means to pass on faith as an intergenerational church 

PCI Podcasts

• 046 – Let’s talk about the parents as disciple makers
  Dr. Gareth Crispin (Cliff College, England and father of 3) and Gillian Spiers (mum of 4 from First Dromara Presbyterian) are in conversation with Graeme Thompson (PCI Youth Development Officer) about how parents can disciple their young people. They discuss the privileges and challenges of parenting, the daily patterns and habits of Christian families and how they can partner with the church in this critical process.
• 052 – Renewing our all-age worship
  Children’s Director Nicky Bradley (Knock Presbyterian Church), Kidzone Leader James Cousley (Bloomfield Presbyterian) and Schools Ministry Manager and former children’s worker Mark Moorhead (SUNI) join Ruth Bromley to discuss thinking about why we do all-age worship and also some great ideas about how to include all ages in worshipping together and being challenged in our faith.
• 068 – Parenting teenagers today
  Being a parent of a teenager has never been easy, but many parents are seeing additional challenges and stresses for their young people and may wonder how to do the best job of supporting them at this time. Graeme Thompson is in conversation with people from three different perspectives about what is going on for young people these days from educational, emotional, relational, and spiritual perspectives.

Ministries to inform and invite

• Love for life
  Offer resources and can deliver programmes in churches which engage parents, leaders and young people in discussion about relationships and sex.
• Legacy fathers
  Deliver programmes for dads and kids to join in together to enable faith and fatherhood to thrive as well as offering other resources.
• Center for Parent Youth Understanding
  Resources for churches and parents to nurture children and teens into a lifetime of biblically-faithful, whole-life Christian discipleship.
• Axis
  Biblical resources to help parents disciple their teens.
• Care for the Family
  Resources to help parents survive and thrive.
• Rooted parenting
  Practical advice for parents in discipling your teenagers.

Books for parents with teens

• 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager: Making the Most of Your Conversations and Connections
  (2021 – Baker Books) Kara Powell & Brad M. Griffin
• 99 Thoughts For Parents of Teenagers
  (2011 – Baker) Walt Mueller
• Growing With: Every Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers and Young Adults Thrive in Their Faith, Family, and Future
  (2017 – Baker) Kara Powell and Steven Argue
• Why Is My Teenager Feeling Like This?: A Guide for Helping Teens through Anxiety and Depression
  (2020 – Crossway) David Murray
• Raising Confident Kids in a Confusing World: A Parent's Guide to Grounding Identity in Christ
  (2023 – Good Book Company) Ed Drew
• Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
  (2016 – Crossway) Paul Tripp
• Parenting Teens for a Life of Faith
  (2022 – BRF) Rachel Turner

Other podcasts, videos and downloads

• Legacy podcast
• Axis – Culture translator podcast
• Rooted – Parents podcast
• Faith in kids – Parents podcast

Videos

• Rooted – Ministry videos

Digital downloads

• How to help my teen by Care for the Family
  Series of short and practical videos that tackle tough issues that can affect our teenagers and that parents can find complicated and confusing to deal with.
• Raising teens off-script by Care for the Family
  Video series of episodes that help parents address live teenage issues of sex and pornography, drugs and alcohol, aggression and violence.
• Parent guides by Axis
  Inform and prepare parents to have confident conversations with their teenagers about big topics.
• Conversation Kit by Axis
  Topical video series offering a weave of Scripture and culture for parents and teens to watch and discuss together.
• Rooted blog
  Articles providing a glimpse into God’s Word and practical advice about discipling your teenagers.
• Parent prompt by Center for Parent Youth Understanding
  Prompts for parents to spark biblically-centered conversations with teenagers about the issues they face in today’s youth culture.